CJP seeks input on judicial reforms from PM, opposition leader – Pakistan

• Meets IMF team, emphasises judiciary’s independence• Forwards Imran’s letter to constitutional committee• Holds CJs responsible for fellow judges’ anxiety ISLAMABAD: Chief Jus­tice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has invited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub Khan to propose impro­v­ements to the justice system, which will be taken up in…

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IAEA chief Grossi pays ‘courtesy call’ to PM: PID – Pakistan

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Rafael Mariano Grossi paid Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a courtesy call on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Press Information Department (PID). According to the statement, the PM commended the IAEA’s positioning of nuclear energy as a solution to mitigate climate change and emphasised Pakistan’s commitment…

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Prince Rahim becomes the new Aga Khan – Pakistan

GILGIT: Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the new imam of Ismaili Muslims, has urged his followers to take action to protect climate. Prince Rahim, who formally assumed the mantle as the 50th hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims at the Takht Nashini ceremony in Lisbon on Tuesday, pledged to “dedicate [his] life” to the well-being…

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Land corruption inflicts Rs3tr loss in Karachi alone, says NAB chief – Pakistan

KARACHI: Expressing serious concerns about realty fraudulent practices across Sindh, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt has disclosed that in Karachi alone documents for 7,500 acres have been falsified leading to corruption amounting to Rs3,000 billion, according to a press release of the Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) on…

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