An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday extended the interim bail granted to PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi in different cases, including Jinnah House, Askari Tower attack cases, until November 6. The court directed the lawyers to give arguments at the next hearing.  Jail warrant papers of the PTI leader were presented in the…

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A new procedure has been established for extending the tenure of contract employees in Punjab. As per official document, contract extensions for any employee will now be granted based on performance.  The requirement for the Punjab Chief Minister’s prior approval in every individual case for contract extensions has been waived. Relevant appointing authorities will be…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has again offered talks to the Opposition, saying the PTI should abandon the path of sit-in protests and the government is willing to sit with it if the party calls off its long march. Addressing a ceremony in connection with the groundbreaking of Kashmir Chowk Underpass in Islamabad on Tuesday, PM…

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The Balochistan government has decided to launch the Quetta Integrated Security Project to modernise the security and policing system in the province. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting on security and policing chaired by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. 2,900 modern surveillance cameras would be installed across the city under the Quetta…

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met with Oman’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi in Muscat. Oman’s Minister Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi extended a warm welcome to Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Minister Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi congratulated Maryam Nawaz Sharif on receiving the UN-Habitat…

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued the list of 161 political parties registered in the country as per the official record.  The list does not contain the name of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s Awam Pakistan Party.  PTI is on the 79th position on the list; however, the party head’s name…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Islamabad on Tuesday and discussed a variety of issues with him. Discussions covered regional and global issues relating to peace and security, including Palestine, Jammu & Kashmir, Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, and the future of multilateralism. Ishaq Dar briefed the UN…

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The Lahore High Court adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking fixation of the wheat support price at Rs5,000 per maund after granting time to the federal government’s law officer to submit a reply.  Justice Ahmed Nadeem Arshad heard the petition filed by Kissan Board Pakistan President Sardar Zafar Hussain.   During the hearing, counsel…

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Police in Rawalpindi on Tuesday took former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s cousin, Qasim Zaman, who had come to meet him at Adiala Jail, into custody and shifted him to a checkpoint near the jail. Zaman was taken into custody from Gorakhpur checkpoint.  On Monday, Awais Younus Chaudhry Advocate had handed the jail…

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Federal government has announced the transfer and appointment of two officers with the Establishment Division issuing notifications. According to the notification, Shah Jahan Khan has been transferred from the National Commission for Human Development and appointed as Assistant Director at the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Assistant Solicitor at the Ministry of…

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