Skardu: The Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has completed hearings on election objections and requests for vote recounts in seven constituencies and has reserved its decision, which is expected to be announced later today. The hearings were conducted by Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shehbaz, who reviewed petitions challenging election results as well as applications seeking…

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Islamabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is scheduled to meet today to sight the moon marking the beginning of Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH, the first month of the Islamic calendar. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the meeting will be held at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad,…

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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has welcomed the reported understanding reached between the United States and Iran, describing the development as a significant diplomatic achievement and expressing hope that it will contribute to lasting peace and prosperity in the region. In a statement shared on social media platform X, Dar…

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Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has formally inaugurated the construction of the Ring Road PDA Toll Plaza Hayatabad Underpass Project in Peshawar, a major infrastructure initiative aimed at improving traffic flow and easing congestion in the provincial capital. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, the chief minister said that the underpass would be built…

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to participate in the upcoming ceremony marking the signing of a landmark agreement between the United States and Iran, according to official sources. The event is scheduled to take place in Geneva and is being viewed as a significant development in regional and international diplomacy. Sources revealed that…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said that the ongoing unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was damaging both the Kashmir cause and Pakistan’s reputation as clashes between proscribed committee members and police left multiple people dead and dozens injured. “The situation [in AJK] was providing an unnecessary opportunity…

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At least seven people died, and 33 others were injured in incidents caused by strong winds, lightning and rainfall across parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Sunday. The deceased include two children, four men, and one woman, as the incidents were reported from Bannu,…

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ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders on Sunday rejected the federal budget, accusing the government of ignoring economic realities, burdening citizens with taxes and failing to address rising poverty. “They [rulers] are deceiving themselves,” Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said while addressing a budget seminar in Islamabad, criticising the government’s claim that a person earning Rs280…

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LAHORE: Jamaat Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday rejected the federal budget and announced to launch a protest movement against it. Talking to media Hafiz Naeem said that the people have paid over 8,000 billion rupees for the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) during last 25 years. He said that this levy being used to…

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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior politician Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has criticised the government, stating that it is increasing the tax burden on the public through additional borrowing. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addressing a press conference, said that continuous reliance on indirect taxation is disproportionately affecting ordinary citizens, who remain the most impacted segment of society.…

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