RAWALPINDI: A medical team from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including an eye specialist, has completed a detailed medical examination of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan at Adiala jail, sources said on Sunday. The team led by PIMS doctor Arif Khan also included an ophthalmologist, other specialist doctors…

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ISLAMABAD: The government has effectively stepped out of electricity procurement as Pakistan begins the transition from a single-buyer model to a competitive electricity market, Federal Minister for Energy Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said on Sunday. The Power Division has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Pakistan’s first electricity wheeling auction under the Competitive Trading…

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LAHORE: Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, was detained by Lahore police outside her home on Sunday, with the party confirming her arrest and accusing the government of abducting her. Later, Lahore Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Ijaz issued a 30-day detention order against Aleema Khan and PTI’s…

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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that protests, strikes and sit-ins could disrupt Pakistan’s economic progress and result in estimated losses of around Rs120 billion a day, urging all sides to resolve their differences through dialogue. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Aurangzeb said that marches, strikes and sit-ins were beyond comprehension…

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that no political party has the lawful right to occupy public roads, highways, interchanges, toll plazas or buildings, in its detailed verdict on a petition against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned long march to Islamabad on September 27. The 37-page verdict was issued by an IHC larger bench headed…

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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday warned that the government would stop anyone from marching on Islamabad “in every possible way”, holding those bringing protesters to the capital responsible for any loss of life during the demonstration. The security czar’s warning came shortly after the Islamabad High Court (IHC), in its 37-page detailed verdict,…

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The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate registration of FIRs upon receiving information about a cognisable offence, warning that officials responsible for delays could face legal and departmental action. The directives were issued in a seven-page judgment authored by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar while dismissing a jail petition filed by convict Ali Raza in a 2012…

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Pakistan has called on Yemen’s Houthis to immediately cease attacks on merchant ships and seafarers in Bab al-Mandab, condemning the group’s attempt to weaponise the waterway. Speaking at a UNSC Arria-Formula meeting, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, stressed the need to protect freedom of navigation and the safety of commercial…

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ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed at least 11 India-backed terrorists in separate operations in Balochistan under Operation Raddul Fitna 3, security sources said on Saturday. Five terrorists were killed during an operation in the Gowargo area of Panjgur district, the sources said, adding that a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the…

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TANK: Asfandyar Ahmad, a judicial superintendent of South Waziristan Upper, was abducted from his home in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Saturday. The district police officer (DPO) said the incident took place at around 2am when armed assailants abducted the judicial superintendent from his residence in Tank. Police said that the suspects…

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