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Gilani urges need for collective, sustained efforts to address environmental challenges

ISLAMABAD – Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, on the occasion of World Environment Day, emphasized the urgent need for collective and sustained efforts to address environmental challenges and preserve natural resources for future generations.

#YousafRazaGilani #ClimateChange

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MNAs call on PM; overall political situation discussed

ISLAMABAD – Members of the National Assembly Gul Asghar Khan and Raja Osama Sarwar on Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here.

#ShehbazSharif #Politics

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Why rape victim married to same person, federal court rejects petition

ISLAMABAD – The Federal Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Saima Shehzadi, a woman who alleged that she had been subjected to rape.

#FederalCourt #LegalCase

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High courts autonomy must be respected, rules Federal Constitutional Court

ISLAMABAD – The Federal Constitutional Court has ruled in a significant judgment that the country’s high courts are neither subordinate to the Supreme Court nor to the Federal Constitutional Court, emphasizing that each high court enjoys the statu…

#HighCourt #Judiciary #Legislation

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Northern parts of country on edge as NDMA signals weather fury

ISLAMABAD – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert for the next 12 to 24 hours, warning of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, hailstorms, flash flooding, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and landslides across …

#NDMA #WeatherUpdate

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Iran says Strait of Hormuz to be managed jointly with Oman under international law

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that Iran and Oman will jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz in line with international law.

#StraitOfHormuz #Oman #Iran

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Lightning strike claims three lives in Kurram

PESHAWAR – At least three people were killed after a lightning struck Chamakni Gandao area of Central Kurram on Thursday, according to rescue officials.

#Kurram #Lightning

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India’s heatwaves kill 3,400 in a single day: Study

ISLAMABAD – India is among the world’s most heat-exposed nations, with a single day of severe heat potentially causing about 3,400 deaths and a five-day heatwave causing nearly 30,000 deaths nationwide, according to the academic journal Frontiers …

#India #Heatwave

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Punjab expands farm mechanisation as CM Maryam orders 20,000 more tractors for farmers

LAHORE – Punjab has expanded its agricultural mechanisation programme through a series of initiatives aimed at increasing farmers’ access to modern machinery, including subsidised tractors, combined harvesters and interest-free financing for advan…

#MaryamNawaz #Punjab #KissanCards

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Dar welcomes Sri Lanka’s National Defence College delegation

ISLAMABAD – Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister (DP/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday welcomed a delegation from the National Defence College of Sri Lanka who paid a call on him, here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

#IshaqDar #SriLanka #NationalDefenceCollege