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Pakistan to host SCO national coordinators meeting from Sept 28
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the first meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of National Coordinators (CNC) under its 2026-27 chairmanship in Islamabad from September 28 to 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. Pakistan formally assumed the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for the 2026-27 term…
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ARI & NARI FOUNDATION HOLD “QUIT SMOKING, LIVE BETTER” AWARENESS SESSION IN DISTRICT SUKKUR
Sukkur, Sindh: The Alternative Research Initiative (ARI), in collaboration with NARI Foundation Sukkur, organized awareness sessions under the theme “Quit Smoking, Live Better – Make Pakistan Smoke-Free” with women and girls and male smokers in rural and urban communities of District Sukkur. The sessions focused on the harmful health, social and economic impacts of tobacco…
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PIA imposes new restrictions on air hostesses
PIA issued a circular stating that air hostesses can possess only one packet of cigarettes during flight duty. The circular further clarified that an air hostess is allowed to have only twenty cigarettes during a single flight duty. Legal action will be taken against air hostesses who violate the new restrictions. Under such legal action,…
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Driving licence and test mandatory to receive ‘Pink Scooties’, Says Sharjeel Memon
The transport minister of Sindh, Sharjeel Inam Memon, says women will have to hold a full driving licence and pass a driving test to qualify for the provincial government’s electric scooter scheme. Speaking to the media, Sharjeel Memon said women holding only learner licences would not be eligible to receive the scooters. He said over…
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Ishaq Dar urges ECO member states to promote peace
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has expressed deep concern over the prevailing security situation in the region and the Middle East, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law. Ishaq Dar underscored the need for Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Member States to harness…
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US President Trump shares PM Shehbaz’s speech on social media
Supporting Pakistan’s principled stance on unprovoked aggression by India, US President Donal Trump on Saturday shared excerpts from a speech made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the 81st meeting of the United Nations’ General Assembly on social media. The prime minister, in his speech, had said that India invented an excuse to attack Pakistan.…
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CDA member faces contempt proceedings over failure to appear in IHC
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has initiated contempt of court proceedings against Capital Development Authority (CDA) Member State Muhammad Zaman Wattoo for allegedly failing to appear before the court in person in connection with a case. Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar on Saturday issued a contempt notice to the CDA Member State and sought his…
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Under-18 accused considered child under law, says LHC
The Lahore High Court has set aside a sessions court’s decision that declared an accused an adult on the basis of a medical board’s assessment, directing the trial court to reconsider the accused’s age in accordance with the law The high court directed the trial court to hear all parties and issue a fresh order…
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi slams KP govt over Police Act
Raising questions over the KP Police Act, 2026 passed by the provincial cabinet on September 23, Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said that under the law, seeking KP Assembly speaker’s permission was necessary before arresting an MPA. In a post uploaded on X platform, Mohsin Naqvi said that the law made it binding…
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JI launches 20 million public signature campaign against petroleum levy
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has called on the government to reduce fuel prices, abolish the petroleum levy and cut state expenditures, otherwise JI would continue its protest march till the acceptance of their public demands. Talking to media at JI Mansoora office in Lahore, Hafiz Naeem said middle-class families were hit hard with…
