Govt to update list of banned groups with help of US: Barrister Aqeel

Advisor to Ministry of Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik addresses the press conference after the cipher case’s verdict on June 3, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News ISLAMABAD: The government will update its list of proscribed and banned organisations with the help of US agencies, such as the State Department, Minister of State for…

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OMAP raises concern over Ogra-proposed ‘take or pay’ clause

A representational image showing a large number of oil tankers parked at a site. — Online/File LAHORE: The Oil Marketing Association of Pakistan (OMAP) has expressed serious concerns over a proposed clause by the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) regarding the ‘Take or Pay’ condition in petroleum Sale, Purchase Agreements (SPAs). In a letter…

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Jirga agrees on ceasefire to end border tension in Torkham

A representational image shows members of a jirga sitting while an elder speaks. — AFP/File LANDIKOTAL: The first session of a Pakistan-Afghanistan grand tribal jirga was held at Torkham border with an agreement on a ceasefire, effective until March 11. Both sides pledged to halt all construction along the Torkham border while jirga members visited…

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Ex-nazim shot dead

A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/File PESHAWAR: A former nazim was killed by unidentified armed men in Budhni on Sunday. Police officials said unidentified armed men shot dead former nazim and elder Haji Hameed Gul and managed to escape. Meanwhile, a large number of villagers blocked the Motorway…

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Doctor killed in Burewala

A representational image of a man holding a bullet shell. — AFP/File BUREWALA: A veterinary doctor was on Saturday shot dead while his wife and nine-year-old daughter injured when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on their car near the Mujahid Colony bridge on the Lahore Road. According to police, the deceased was Dr Nemat Ali, a…

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Now PTI has split into 10 factions, claims Ata Tarar

Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addressing a press conference on February 7, 2023. — APP GHAKHAR: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reaped what it has sown into the society over the years that is nothing less than chaos, hatred, and…

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‘Kuttay Ji Qabar’ jurisdiction dispute sparks debate in Senate panel meeting

Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani presides over a meeting at the Parliament House on MArch 7, 2025. — Facebook@Pakistansenate ISLAMABAD: The dispute between the Sindh and Balochistan governments over the jurisdiction of “Kuttay Ji Qabar” Friday sparked a debate in the Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less…

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Two new mpox cases raise alarm

A representational image of a monkeypox patient in a hospital’s isolation ward. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its first locally transmitted case of Mpox after health authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) confirmed two new infections, bringing the total number of cases this year to five. Officials on Friday said the first local case involved…

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