PESHAWAR: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Peshawar has postponed all papers of the Matric Annual Examination-II 2026 scheduled for October 7 to 10 in view of the political situation in the province, a board spokesperson said. The postponed papers are part of the Oriental Languages Examinations 2026, the spokesperson said. Controller BISE…

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Lahore High Court Registrar Raja Qamar-uz-Zaman has been made an officer on special duty and posted as OSD at the Sessions Court, Rawalpindi. Sessions Judge Abdul Rahim has been appointed as the new registrar of the Lahore High Court. Abdul Rahim previously served as director general of the Directorate of District Judiciary. The notification was…

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MQM-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar has alleged irregularities in the MDCAT examination, claiming that Karachi’s students are being subjected to injustice and their educational future is being compromised. Farooq Sattar said that only two examination centres had been established for around 12,000 students in Karachi, while the examination fee had also been increased. He further alleged…

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) will hold the Mufti Mahmood Conference in Multan on Oct. 15 as the party prepares for the next phase of its anti-government movement, JUI spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said. Ghauri said Multan, the heart of South Punjab, would host JUI’s next major political activity and the conference would prove to be a milestone…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has warned the authorities that imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) could create serious law and order problems across the country. Speaking to the media in Swat on Monday, Gohar said the PTI’s planned long march would remain peaceful. He said participants would…

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RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Traffic Police have issued a traffic plan for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka T20 series and the upcoming three-nation cricket series, with more than 315 personnel to be deployed during the matches and practice games. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play their first practice match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, October 6.…

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ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the PML-N on Monday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of using the “Pashtun card” and deliberately sabotaging talks with the government, saying its 13 years in power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) had brought terrorism, smuggling and little else. The co-ordinator to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Information & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs, Ikhtiar Wali…

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MUSCAT: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif received the 2026 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award on Monday for the province’s flagship “Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar” housing programme, which aims to expand access to safe and affordable housing for low-income families. The award was presented at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat during the…

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that three remaining Pakistani crew members of the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25 have been rescued and flown to Addis Ababa, completing the recovery of all surviving Pakistani crew members after more than five months in captivity. “The three sailors — Imran…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership will travel to Riyadh on Monday for a meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) set up under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, as the three-nation alliance moves from paper to practice amid rising regional tensions. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar,…

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