ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed five terrorists and recovered 23 abductees during an operation near Kalat along Balochistan’s N-25 highway, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists belonging to Fitna-al-Hindustan had established a checkpoint on the Chaman-Karachi N-25 highway during the night of September 18-19 in an…

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KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday led the party’s “Super Long March” from Karachi against the petroleum levy, warning that the protest could turn into a movement to oust the government if the levy was not abolished. The march began with a public rally at Karachi Cantonment Railway Station, from where the…

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On the directives of SSP District South Mahzor Ali, operations against drug dealers are continuing across District South. Clifton Police conducted an operation in the Clifton-DHA area and arrested a suspected drug dealer. The arrested suspect was identified as Haris, son of Mumtaz Hussain. According to police, the suspect was present in the area allegedly…

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Karachi: Darakshan Police, during a routine patrolling operation, arrested a suspect allegedly involved in motorcycle theft. The arrested suspect has been identified as Kaleemullah, son of Habibullah. Police recovered a stolen motorcycle from the suspect’s possession, which had been reported stolen within the jurisdiction of Sir Syed Police Station, District Central. Details of the Recovered…

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Karachi (Report: Pir Bux Noonari)Karachi Junior doctors at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) have expressed serious concern over the non-payment of their salaries for nearly two and a half months, saying that the prolonged delay has pushed many young doctors into severe financial and mental stress.The doctors stated that despite working day and night…

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PESHAWAR: A terrorism case has been registered over the suicide attack and subsequent assault on the old Police Lines in Kohat, where 23 people including 17 police personnel were martyred and more than 100 injured, while security forces killed eight attackers during a prolonged clearance operation. The case has been registered at the Counter-Terrorism Department…

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RAWALPINDI: A medical team from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including an eye specialist, has completed a detailed medical examination of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan at Adiala jail, sources said on Sunday. The team led by PIMS doctor Arif Khan also included an ophthalmologist, other specialist doctors…

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ISLAMABAD: The government has effectively stepped out of electricity procurement as Pakistan begins the transition from a single-buyer model to a competitive electricity market, Federal Minister for Energy Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said on Sunday. The Power Division has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Pakistan’s first electricity wheeling auction under the Competitive Trading…

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LAHORE: Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, was detained by Lahore police outside her home on Sunday, with the party confirming her arrest and accusing the government of abducting her. Later, Lahore Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Ijaz issued a 30-day detention order against Aleema Khan and PTI’s…

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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that protests, strikes and sit-ins could disrupt Pakistan’s economic progress and result in estimated losses of around Rs120 billion a day, urging all sides to resolve their differences through dialogue. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Aurangzeb said that marches, strikes and sit-ins were beyond comprehension…

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