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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader Siraj Munir, his wife, and their four children were killed after a fire engulfed their house in the Tehkal Payan area here on Thursday. Rescue 1122 officials said emergency teams recovered all six bodies during a search operation after extinguishing the blaze. Preliminary investigations suggest the victims died from smoke inhalation […]

The UN Security Council Wednesday discussed the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Sudan’s Darfur region, with Pakistan calling “deeply troubling” the atrocities in the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a rebel paramilitary group. “The RSF must halt its assault on civilians and comply […]

A delegation of officers of the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) undertook a two-day visit to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as part of Chief Justice of AJK Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan’s vision to enhance institutional capacity and strengthen professional cooperation between judicial institutions. “During the visit, the delegation met Chief […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan here on Thursday said that the provincial government was working to ensure financial stability and strengthening economic base. Speaking on the province’s financial performance during a press conference along with CM aide on fiance Muzamil Aslam, Shafi Jan said the current provincial government had, on […]

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has reshuffled several senior bureaucrats, transferring and appointing secretaries across key departments to meet administrative requirements, according to an official notification issued on Thursday. Under the changes announced by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD), Syed Shahid Mohiuddin Qadri was transferred from the post of Secretary for […]

Pakistan on Thursday became a founding member of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar signed the agreement establishing the organisation in Shanghai, China, the Foreign Office (FO) said. “Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar signed the agreement on the establishment of the WAICO […]

The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has declined a review petition against its earlier findings in Complaint No. 02924/LHR/ST/2026 after holding that no error apparent on the face of the record existed to justify review. At the same time, the Ombudsman has directed the Inland Revenue authorities to undertake a comprehensive examination of a separate issue […]

The District and Sessions Court of Islamabad on Thursday rejected the post-arrest bail applications of four suspects accused of involvement in the illegal purchase and sale of human placenta. The decision came after detailed arguments from both the prosecution and defense. Prosecutors told the court that more than 1,000 human placenta samples were recovered during […]

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday disposed of the intra-court appeals filed by the Punjab government, Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), and Punjab Ring Road Authority regarding the Rawalpindi Ring Road service area case. A division bench comprising Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and Justice Sardar Akbar Ali passed the order after the petitioner […]

A sessions court on Thursday sentenced four accused, including former wife of the deceased, to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of murdering an Ichhra resident, Javed Akhtar. Additional District and Sessions Judge Saifullah Hanjra awarded life imprisonment to Bilqees, Shams Rasool, Abdul Rehman and Khadija Azhar. The court also imposed a fine of Rs […]