MUZAFFARABAD: The Home Department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced the phased restoration of internet services across the region, beginning today. According to a notification issued by the department, internet services have been fully restored in Neelum district of Muzaffarabad Division. Internet services have also been completely restored in Haveli Kahuta district. The…

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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued an alert for the province’s upper districts amid the potential risk of increased glacier melting. According to the disaster management authority, rising temperatures and intermittent rainfall could increase the risk of glaciers melting, potentially raising water levels in glacial lakes. The PDMA warned that…

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal reportedly submitted his written resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif within hours of the deadly fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), but the prime minister did not accept it, according to highly informed sources. Sources said Kamal informed the Prime Minister’s Office of his decision shortly…

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SUKKUR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has questioned whether the country is prepared for the creation of new administrative units and provinces. Addressing a General Council meeting in Sukkur, the JUI-F chief criticised the current political system and said that power in the country had effectively continued to alternate between major political leaders.…

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MANSEHRA: An Irish tourist has gone missing while returning from Musa Ka Musalla, a 13,500-foot-high mountain peak in Mansehra, police said. According to police, the missing tourist has been identified as Alexander, a citizen of Ireland. He had travelled to the mountain with another foreign national who was accompanying him on the expedition. Police officials…

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s privatisation programme has suffered a major slowdown, with authorities failing to achieve the targets set for the first phase of the five-year plan. According to available details, the government had set an ambitious target of privatising 10 state-owned entities during the first year of the programme. However, even after two years,…

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ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that almost every section of Pakistan’s ruling elite has had to pay a price for its actions, while bureaucracy remained the only powerful segment that largely stayed beyond accountability. Khawaja Asif said that members of the ruling elite had faced action over various allegations, including corruption and mismanagement.…

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ISLAMABAD: A fire safety audit report of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has revealed several deficiencies at the hospital, with authorities previously directing the administration to take immediate corrective measures. According to details, the Fire Safety Wing had sent a report to the PIMS hospital administration on February 15, 2018, highlighting various shortcomings…

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KARACHI: Thousands of students have been deprived of education after a historic government school in Karachi was sealed following a court order, with official records pointing to prolonged administrative and legal delays by the Sindh government and the education department. The Delhi Government Primary and Secondary Schools in Karimabad, Federal B Area, have remained at…

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