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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday fixed January 11 as the final date for the inauguration of the first segment of the Malir Expressway project running from Korangi Causeway to Shah Faisal Colony. This decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by CM at the New Sindh Secretariat, where the…
THE new year has not brought much hope for an end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians since it began in October 2023. The Zionist regime has intensified its bombing of the enclave, targeting what remains of health facilities in Gaza and killing dozens more amid a renewed…
• PTI negotiators dissatisfied after meeting party chief in jail, demand ‘unsupervised access’• Lawyer Gohar downplays need for written demands, asks govt to move forward• PTI founder files court challenge against jail administrator’s denial of basic facilities ISLAMABAD: Amid lack of progress in talks between the government and opposition, PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister on…
The patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said Tuesday that the Western world despises Russia and its “alternative path of civilized development.” Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons…
A Lahore accountability court on Tuesday charged former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi with allegations of corruption in development plan funds. In December 2023, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a corruption complaint with the Lahore accountability court against Elahi, his son Moonis and 11 others, alleging receipt of Rs 1.23 billion in bribes…
As the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Tuesday took up hearing on appeals against the decision to try civilians in military courts, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said executives cannot play the role of the judiciary. On December 13, the Constitutional Chamber of the SC conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts on 85 civilians…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the e-office module for inter-ministerial communication in the federal government, and has directed all institutions to ensure its speedy adoption, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Minister. E-office infrastructure was introduced in all 40 ministries and divisions of the…
A total of 379 missing persons cases were submitted to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED) in 2024, it emerged on Tuesday. The commission was created in 2011 to locate missing people and determine the responsibility of the people or organizations responsible. Figures released on Tuesday showed that 427 cases were eliminated in…
The bears continued their stampede on the trading floor on Tuesday as shares on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell by more than 200 points. The benchmark KSE-100 index fell 768.80 points, or 0.66 percent, to 115,486.32 points at 11:04 a.m. from the previous close of 116,255.12. Finally, the index closed at 116,052.68 points, 202.44…
Women who do not obtain permission from their husbands or fathers will not be able to perform the Haj, a statement from the Ministry of Religious Affairs said on Tuesday. This year, the Saudi government has allocated a total Haj quota of 179,210 pilgrims to Pakistan. According to the ministry, some 89,602 people will perform…