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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…
• 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…
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…
NEW YORK: Pakistan is not under any pressure from Washington, and the country would not accept any pressure, even if it was applied, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday. Wrapping up his US visit, Mr Dar — who also holds the foreign affairs portfolio — maintained that relations between Pakistan and the United…
ISLAMABAD: The minimum amount for Sadqa-i-Fitr and Fidya this year is Rs220 per person, Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, the Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), said on Thursday. Dr Naeemi said in a statement that for those whose staple diet was wheat, the fidya rate would be Rs 220 — the price of…
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…
• Imran’s lawyer says army needs to specify which constitutional provision allows it to try civilians• Says National Assembly resolution not binding; law has to operate on its own terms• Justice Hilali wonders why only 105, out of some 5,000 May 9 suspects, were handed over to military ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench hearing cases against…
• Drivers stranded during ambush on convoy rescued, food supplies recovered• Govt asked to provide relief package for affected population• 57 booked for Feb 17 attack on convoy KURRAM: At least 30 miscreants and facilitators were rounded up during an operation launched by the security forces in Lower Kurram on Thursday, police said. Kohat Regional…
A representational image showing ambulances parked at an incident site. — Facebook@Rescue 1122 Punjab/File At least eight people died and two others sustained critical injuries when their van fell into a ravine in the Kasur district on Friday. The accident took place near Khara Morr on Raiwind Road. Rescue officials said the accident occurred as…
University of Malakand. — UoM/website/File MALAKAND: Police on Sunday arrested a professor for allegedly sexually harassing female students at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s University of Malakand, confirmed Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhibullah Khan. In a statement, the additional deputy commissioner said that a female varsity student lodged a complaint against the professor, claiming that the teacher had been…