ISLAMABAD: An 18-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad, police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Marwa, hailed from the Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Upon receiving information about the incident, a heavy contingent of police, led by Superintendent of Police (SP) City Dr Ayaz and accompanied by…

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In a locality tucked into the outskirts of the very constituency Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif represents, NA-123, fourteen children — none older than 12 — were buried this week not by fate, but by decades of official neglect.It happened in the late afternoon. A modest home, doubling as a tuition centre, was hosting more than…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in Tehran on Friday to attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei. The prime minister is accompanied by a senior delegation comprising Bilawal Bhutto…

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A massive fire broke out in a three-storey plaza located in Muslim Bazaar in Gujrat on Friday. According to details, ten out of the 12 shops in the plaza were engulfed in flames as it swept through the building. Soon after receiving the report, a heavy contingent of police led by Deputy Superintendent of Police…

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Dadu, Pakistan: A large protest rally titled “United and Strong Sindh” was held in Dadu for the 24th consecutive day under the call of the Sindhiyani Tehreek and Qaumi Awami Tehreek. Demonstrators protested against water shortages in Sindh, the Zulfiqarabad project, controversial plans on the Indus River, the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment, corporate farming, and…

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Thursday called for urgent prison reforms, emphasising that inmate rights are central to the country’s justice system. He urged provincial governments to improve prison conditions. Addressing a national conference on prison reforms in Islamabad, CJP Afridi said that true judicial reform requires effective execution rather than just…

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PESHAWAR: At least three children including a girl were killed and 10 others injured after a suspected quadcopter drone dropped an explosive device on a residential compound in Bajaur district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Thursday. The attack occurred late Wednesday night in the Shinkot area near Dama Dola, bordering Afghanistan, police said. The…

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The cashless payment system has been activated in passport offices across Pakistan that allows applicants to pay passport fees through digital payment methods instead of standing in long queues. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the nationwide implementation of the cashless passport fee system through a post on X, saying the facility has become effective…

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At least seven people were killed and 35 others injured in rain and lightning-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Balochistan, as authorities warned of looming flash floods, glacial lake outbursts and landslides in coming days. Amid scorching heat, heavy rain and wind turned weather pleasant in Lahore, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Sheikhupura,  Narowal, Jehlum districts and…

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punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan called on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday to discuss the provincial budget, ongoing development initiatives, and the broader political situation. During the meeting, the CM congratulated the speaker on smooth conduct of the budget session. In response, Malik Ahmed Khan thanked the chief minister for…

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