Category: Pakistan
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Cop martyred, 4 terrorists killed as operation continues in Swat’s Matta: security sources
SWAT: A policeman has been martyred and four terrorists have been killed during an ongoing operation in Swat’s Matta tehsil, police and security said on Wednesday. An initial statement issued by Swat police spokesperson Nasir Iqbal Karimi said Elite Force Constable Gulfam had embraced martyrdom while “bravely fighting the terrorists” on Tuesday night during the…
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Govt aims to provide citizens access to all public facilities under single digital ID: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government’s vision for national digitalisation aims to provide citizens access to all public facilities under a single digital identity. Chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on the implementation of a national-level integrated digital policy framework, PM Shehbaz said that implementing this vision in line with modern-day…
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Re-polling demand, Form-47 jibe and doomsday talk — PPP, PML-N continue to trade barbs over Mirpur election results
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari continued his tirade against the PML-N — an ally of his party in the Centre — on Wednesday, reiterating his allegations in the first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections and demanding re-polling. Addressing a PPP workers’ convention in Muzaffarabad, he called on the Election Commission to hold re-polling in Mirpur if…
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HRCP, Amnesty call for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into Rawalakot unrest
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Amnesty International have expressed concern over reports of violence in the Rawalakot area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Poonch district, and called on the authorities to probe the incidents. Clashes took place between protesters and law enforcement personnel in Rawalakot on Monday and Mirpur on Tuesday,…
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NCCIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor over allegedly spreading ‘false information’
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday issued a summons notice to journalist Asad Ali Toor for an inquiry into alleged dissemination of false information by him. The notice, available with Dawn, named the state as the complainant against Toor for “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information”. It was issued on…
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Senate panel restricts Islamic banks from compelling female employees to wear abayas
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday restricted Islamic banks from imposing abayas on their female staff, and called for following a modest national dress code for all irrespective of gender. A meeting of the panel, presided over by Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla, took up complaints regarding dress code instructions at…
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22 revenue estates in Punjab’s Multan district partially submerged under floodwaters
LAHORE: At least 22 mouzas (revenue estates) in Multan district have been submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move to safer places, while standing crops over large tracts have also been damaged, according to the district administration’s latest flood situation report. The report compiled by the…
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Security forces kill 32 terrorists during operations in KP, Balochistan: ISPR
Security forces have killed 32 terrorists during operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the last 24 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement released on Wednesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said “comprehensive joint operations” were carried out in various parts of the two provinces, in continuation of action against the…
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CDF Munir, Kuwait FM discuss regional security and steps to boost bilateral cooperation
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and the visiting foreign minister of Kuwait discussed regional security and steps to boost bilateral cooperation on Wednesday, the military’s media wing said. Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who landed in Pakistan last night on an official…
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Awareness Seminar on Workplace Harassment Law Held in Badin
BADIN: The Regional Office of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh in Badin organised an awareness seminar at the Laar Institute of Paramedics and Allied Health Sciences to educate students and staff about the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 (Act IV of 2010). The seminar aimed to raise awareness among students, teachers,…
