Category: Pakistan
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MQM-P holds consultation on budget strategy, urban Sindh development
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) held a consultative meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui to discuss the party’s proposals for the recently passed Federal Budget 2026-27 and its political strategy, according to a party spokesperson. The meeting was attended by former Sindh governor Kamran Tessori, senior party leaders Dr Farooq Sattar…
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Pakistan downs four Afghan Taliban drones along Balochistan border
The Pakistani military has downed four drones launched by the Afghan Taliban along the Balochistan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the military’s media wing said that the Taliban regime had launched the “rudimentary” drones as part of their patronisation and support of terrorist outfits operating from inside their…
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Climate minister casts Indus Waters Treaty dispute as global test of ‘water justice’
Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik delivered an impassioned address this week, framing the unravelling of the Indus Waters Treaty as a defining test case for water rights of downstream nations worldwide. Malik opened with the story of Iqbal Solangi, a Pakistani farmer whose family had worked the land for seven or eight generations before…
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Pakistan rejects India’s preposterous statement on strikes against Afghan terror infrastructure
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s statement on Islamabad’s military strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan, calling it “baseless and preposterous”. “Pakistan rejects the baseless statement on its legitimate, targeted and proportionate actions against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, in a statement issued on X. “This preposterous statement has been made…
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Iran invites NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq to attend condolence ceremony for Khamenei
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has invited National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to attend a condolence ceremony being held in Tehran for the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, according to the National Assembly Secretariat. In a letter addressed to Ayaz Sadiq, Ghalibaf invited him to participate in the ceremony, which is…
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Amid colossal deficit, PR approves Rs365 million cash awards for officers, staff
Pakistan Railways has approved the distribution of cash awards worth Rs365.15 million to its 420 officers and employees in recognition of what has been described as their ‘annual performance’. According to available information, the cash awards were approved by the Ministry of Railways which will be distributed among officials ranging from Grade 22 to Grade…
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PMD forecasts monsoon rains across Pakistan in early July
Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread monsoon rainfall across the country during the first week of July. According to the Met Office, most parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and Sindh are expected to receive rainfall between 1 and 6 July. The PMD stated that a westerly…
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‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar’ programme achieves another milestone
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister’s ‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar’ (My Roof, My Home) programme has achieved another significant milestone, with 166,000 interest-free housing loans disbursed to eligible applicants. According to the programme spokesperson, more than Rs215.76 billion has been released to support the construction of homes across the province. So far, 105,594 houses have been completed,…
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Finance Act 2026–27 Gazette notification issued, new tax measures to take effect from July 1
The Pakistan government has issued the official Gazette notification for the Finance Act 2026–27, formally giving legal effect to the new fiscal year’s federal budget. Under the notification, all new tax measures will come into force nationwide from 1 July. According to official details, the government has completed the legal process required to implement the…
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IHC judges’ two-month vacations begin
Two-month summer vacations in Islamabad High Court (IHC) will begin from tomorrow (Wednesday), Which judges will be available during summer vacations? A schedule has been issued with the approval of the Chief Justice. According to office order, Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar will not take leave and will be available during the holidays. Justice Sardar Ijaz…
