CTD lodges case over Barkhan killings – Pakistan

QUETTA / GWADAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against unknown assailants involved in the Barkhan killing incident, where seven people were murdered. According to officials, the FIR was filed on the complaint of the Station House Officer (SHO) of CTD Loralai against unidentified individuals under various charges,…

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The façade – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

RECENTLY, there has been a flurry of legislation in Pakistan. The Constitution itself has undergone a major overhaul, after the passage of the 26th Amendment. The changes brought in are of such great benefit to the people that their contents had to be carefully guarded until their actual passage, so that no ordinary citizen could…

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IMF, Pakistan to open $1bn climate finance talks – Pakistan

• Official says mission due on Feb 24 for ‘review & discussion’• Sherry urges structured climate financing to tackle environmental crisis• Aurangzeb says bureaucratic hurdles continue to obstruct access to climate funds ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund mission will arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss around $1 billion in climate financing for Pakistan, an…

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Ukraine initiative – Newspaper – DAWN.COM

THOUGH Donald Trump has not been able to fulfil his promise of ending the Ukraine conflict “24 hours” after taking office, the American president is clearly not interested in pumping more US funds into this war. Moreover, his overtures to Russia — and use of scathing language to target the Ukrainian president — have sent…

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PTI workers freed in Nov 26 protest case – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The acting Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, on Thursday grant­­ed bail to more than 120 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers, who were taken into custody following the Nov 26 protest. The court ordered their immediate release, subject to certain conditions. While approving their request for bail, Justice Dogar directed…

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