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PPP spokesperson Shazia Marri on Sunday criticized the PML-N-led federal government for not consulting the PPP on key decisions, including the establishment of the Pakistan Maritime and Ports Authority, saying the government’s survival depends on support of the PPP. Tensions between the federal government and its ally the PPP have deepened, with senior party officials…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson Advocate Muhammad Ali Saif on Sunday said peace in Kurram would be ensured “at all costs”, a day after Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javedullah Mehsud was injured when unknown assailants They shot at a convoy in which he was traveling near Bagan. The KP government said on Wednesday that both warring sides…
Thousands of people braved heavy snowfall in Seoul on Sunday to demonstrate for and against the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea’s political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation. As an arrest warrant against Yoon for alleged insurrection expired at midnight (1500 GMT) on Monday, multiple groups held demonstrations near his…
Australia claimed a fifth Test against India in Sydney by six wickets to seal a fascinating 3-1 series on Sunday and book their place in the World Test Championship final. India were dismissed 45 minutes into the morning session of the third day for 157, adding just 16 to their overnight 141-6 with the irrepressible…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed the country’s resolve to continue extending its full moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir for the realization of their right to self-determination. In a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the prime minister reported that January 5 has been celebrated annually as…
LOS ANGELES: The decorated Green Beret, who committed suicide in a burning Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigators said Friday, adding that they had found no links to ” terrorist groups.” Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a member of America’s elite special forces, shot himself on New…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the separation of two revenue collection bodies, the Customs and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a move strongly resisted by tax groups in the past. The prime minister gave his approval last month to the recommendation presented by the maritime sector reform task force. The committee had proposed…
When it comes to combating violent terrorism, the state’s efforts appear to suffer from a lack of focus. Political confusion at the top level was evident in comments made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a recent National Action Plan Apex Committee meeting. On one hand, Prime Minister Sharif seemed concerned about terrorist infiltration and…
GILGIT: People of Hunza continued their sit-in in Aliabad for the second consecutive day on Saturday, blocking the Karakoram Highway in protest against the 22-hour load shedding and demanding uninterrupted power supply in the area where temperatures have fallen to minus 20 degrees. zero. The protesters spent Friday night in a camp set up on…
KARACHI: Pakistan leads the world in terms of financial losses suffered as a result of outages and closures of internet and social media applications last year. Pakistan topped the charts with a cumulative financial impact of $1.62 billion. This was higher than the cost in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, which are devastated by…