Iranian and Pakistani flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 18, 2024. — Reuters Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has officially declared the Taftan border railway station a land customs station for import and export operations, a step expected to streamline rail-based trade, lower transport costs and strengthen formal commerce between Pakistan and Iran, The…

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OKARA: Police found the bodies of a woman and her three minor children in a home in Jandraka village, in the vicinity of Okara, police said on Saturday. A Ravi Police team found the bodies of woman Faiza (42 years, and her three children, twins Dawood and Junaid (7 years) and daughter Dua Fatima (10),…

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that 22 Iranian crew members of a tanker seized by the United States had arrived safely in Karachi, with arrangements under way for their return to Iran. In a post on X, Dar said Pakistan had remained in close contact with US and…

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KARACHI: Three Pakistan Rangers personnel were martyred and four others injured after heavily armed terrorists launched a bomb and gun attack on a Rangers camp in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area on Sunday, prompting a fierce gun battle, the military said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack targeted the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Camp in…

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday announced its candidates for the July 27 elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, fielding nominees across constituencies in Mirpur, Bhimber, Kotli, Bagh, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley and refugee seats. The party’s announcement comes as political parties intensify preparations for the AJK polls, which…

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LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has officially extended the duration of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme from four to five years across all dental colleges in Punjab, aligning the curriculum with global dental education standards. The UHS issued a formal notification announcing that the new five-year integrated BDS curriculum will take…

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ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a high-alert warning for the mountainous regions, cautioning that rapid glacier melt could trigger severe flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outbursts. The National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC) of the NDMA said that accelerated glacial melting is highly likely to cause sharp surges in river flows…

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that citizens cannot be subjected to travel restrictions without lawful authority and due process, declaring the inclusion of a person’s name on the Passport Control List (PCL) without following the prescribed legal procedure to be unlawful. In a detailed judgement, the court ordered the removal of citizen…

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ISLAMABAD: The sister of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Aleema Khan, has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), alleging that her brother is being held in unlawful solitary confinement at Adiala Jail. The petition, filed through Barrister Salman Safdar, names the superintendent of Adiala Jail, the inspector general of prisons, the National Accountability…

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ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Friday handed over five suspects to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a four-day physical remand in a case involving the illegal sale and purchase of human placentas. Earlier in the day, officials stated that the FIA had dismantled an alleged international human placenta smuggling network…

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