A resolution has been submitted in the Punjab Assembly seeking urgent measures to protect the health, life and fundamental rights of PTI founder Imran Khan and calling for implementation of the Supreme Court’s August 18 order regarding his medical treatment. The resolution was moved by MPA Imtiaz Mahmood. It demanded an immediate, complete and independent…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated the nation on Moody’s decision to upgrade Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating from Caa1 to B3, calling it a reflection of growing international confidence in the government’s economic policies and reforms. The prime minister welcomed the rating improvement and appreciated the efforts of the government’s economic team in stabilising…

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday approved a wide range of own-source revenue (OSR) development projects across several divisions of the province, covering roads, sewerage and drainage systems, solarisation, sports facilities, street lighting and urban beautification. The projects were approved at a special meeting chaired by the chief minister to review OSR-funded development…

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Awami Pakistan Party chief and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former finance minister Miftah Ismail met Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday to discuss the country’s political situation and challenges facing the public. The leaders exchanged views on the prevailing political scenario, public issues and broader political and democratic matters. During…

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The Punjab government has divided the Lahore prisons region and established a new Gujranwala region comprising five jails, according to a notification issued by the Home Department. The notification was issued following approval of a summary moved by the Home Department on the orders of the Punjab governor. Under the new arrangement, Central Jail Gujranwala,…

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The Supreme Court has not approved the federal government’s request for an early hearing of its review petition in the PTI founder’s hospital transfer case, sources said on Monday. The government’s review petition has been allotted case number 2033/2026 and will be fixed for hearing according to the court’s regular scheduling policy, the sources said.…

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Inspector General of Police Sindh Javed Alam Odho Monday directed police to adopt heightened security measures across the province, with particular focus on Karachi, foreign nationals and upcoming Rabi-ul-Awwal gatheringsl. The directives were issued during a high-level meeting on law and order held at the Central Police Office, attended by additional inspectors general, deputy inspectors…

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President Asif Ali Zardari held a farewell meeting with outgoing Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malkiy at the President’s Office and appreciated his contributions to strengthening the longstanding brotherly and strategic relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, President Zardari praised the ambassador’s services and cooperation in promoting bilateral ties, particularly…

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Forty-six newly elected members of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly took oath during a session in Muzaffarabad on Monday afternoon. AJK Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar administered oath to the newly-elected members. Thirty-one MLAs were belonged to PML-N, 14 to PPP and one member was of Awami Dasto Bazu. Awami Dasto Bazu’s MLA…

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Former Balochistan governor Lt-Gen Imranullah Khan has breathed his last at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi after a prolonged illness. The Namaz-e-Janaza and burial will take place in his native village in Charsadda today. Serving in the Pakistan Army, he took part in the 1965 war as a captain and in…

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