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LHC’s Justice Raheel Kamran resigns as judge
LAHORE: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh resigned as a judge on Thursday, saying he wanted to pursue legal scholarship, policy research and comparative judicial practice. He sent his resignation letter, dated Sept 3, to President Asif Ali Zardari under Article 206 of the Constitution. In the letter, seen by Dawn, Justice Sheikh said…
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NCCIA issues fresh notices to Momina Iqbal, PML-N MPA Chadhar after new evidence emerges in harassment case
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Thursday issued fresh notices to television actor Momina Iqbal and PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar after new evidence emerged against them in the case pertaining to Iqbal’s alleged harassment. Iqbal publicly accused Chadhar of online harassment, cyberbullying and threats earlier this year. Her allegations, initially made through…
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No thaw until Kabul acts against terrorists: FO
• Acknowledging diplomatic progress, Islamabad stands firm on its demand for concrete and verifiable action against TTP, BLA etc• Outgoing spox Andrabi insists recent US-Iran escalation ‘not a failure of mediation’• Urges India to implement Indus treaty, says New Delhi can’t treat international law as ‘matter of convenience’ ISLAMABAD: Despite recent diplomatic developments suggesting a…
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Security forces kill 15 terrorists trying to cross into Pakistan through Afghan border: ISPR
Security forces have killed 15 terrorists who were trying to infiltrate into Pakistan through its border with Afghanistan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists had tried to cross into Pakistan’s North Waziristan district on the night between August 31 and…
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PM Shehbaz vows to boost bilateral trade with Kyrgyzstan to $200m
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed his resolve to boost bilateral trade with Kyrgyzstan to $200 million within next two years, calling for greater engagement between the two countries. “Our present day bilateral trade hovers around $16 million which is not a patch on our friendship, our brotherhood and our very strong relations,” the…
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SHC dismisses plea seeking JIT to probe Mir Raza’s murder
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe Mir Raza Ali’s murder. A two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza, announced its verdict today, which it had reserved on Monday, on the plea filed by…
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Sukkur: Martyred Police Constable Gul Muhammad Taneo Still Awaits Justice Four Months After Killing
Sukkur,Kandhra More than four months have passed since the killing of police constable Gul Muhammad, also known as Gulan Taneo, of Kandhra Police Station, but his family is still waiting for justice as no significant progress has been reported in the murder case. The delay has raised serious questions over the performance of the police, while…
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At least 21 die in bus accident in Egypt’s South Sinai
At least 21 people were killed in a bus accident on Egypt’s Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai on Wednesday, the health ministry said. A number of Jordanians were on the bus and initial information indicated some were killed and injured, Jordan’s foreign ministry said. The area along the Red Sea coast is popular with tourists.…
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Mirpurkhas: Anti-Encroachment Operation Begins on High Court Directives
An anti-encroachment operation has been launched in Mirpurkhas on the strict directives of the Sindh High Court Circuit Court Mirpurkhas. The operation began from the State Life Building Chowk, where illegal encroachments established on roads and footpaths are being removed. The operation is being conducted under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Ghulam Hussain Kanhiyon and…
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Mirpurkhas: Students and Villagers Protest Over Teachers’ Absence
Students, parents and villagers staged a protest and sit-in outside the Mirpurkhas Press Club against the alleged absence of teachers from Government Primary School Haji Allahyar Shar in Hingorno, Taluka Sindhri, for the past eight months. The protesters, led by Hingorno Town Committee Chairman Rukhsana Shar, Abdul Hameed Shar and school students, raised slogans against…
