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The petitions of 19 convicts involved in the May 9 cases have been accepted on humanitarian grounds, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced in a statement on Thursday. This development comes less than a month after military courts sentenced a total of 85 civilians involved in the riots of May 9, 2023. On December 21,…
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday expressed concern over the events that occurred on November 26 during the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) protest in the capital and decided to invite the inspector general and deputy inspector general of Islamabad police to the next meeting to receive detailed information about the incident. A meeting of the Standing…
JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes on the al-Bureij refugee camp and the town of Jabalia in central and northern Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians on the first day of the New Year, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Israeli military had no immediate comment, although in a post on He also said overnight that…
TEHRAN: Iran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on January 13 in Switzerland, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a Foreign Ministry official. “The new round of talks between Iran and three European countries will be held in Geneva on January 13,” said Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister for legal and international…
THE “homegrown” Uraan Pakistan five-year economic plan, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week, hopes to take advantage of the country’s nascent economic recovery to boost growth. The initiative is based on the ruling PML-N’s five-point development agenda, known as the ‘5E Plan’. It focuses on exports, information technology, environment and climate,…
• Meeting of political, religious leaders and tribal elders expresses concern over security situation• Seeks greater autonomy, control of resources and an end to the ‘master-slave’ mentality• Delegation to hold conversations with the Center on controversial issues QUETTA: Political and religious leaders, tribal elders and members of civil society have expressed serious concerns over the…
Aerial firing during New Year celebrations in Karachi injured 26 people who were rushed to several hospitals in the metropolis, officials said Wednesday. On Sunday, the Karachi Commissionerate issued a notification to impose Section 144 for 48 hours from December 31. On New Year’s Eve in Karachi, citizens conduct aerial firing and use fireworks that…
Bulls celebrated the new year on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with a fresh rally of 1,800 points on Wednesday, surpassing the 117,000 barrier. The KSE-100 index rose 1,544.18, or 1.34 percent, to settle at 116,681.01 points from the previous close of 115,126.90 at 11:53 am. Finally, the index closed at an all-time high of…
The annual inflation rate of Pakistan’s consumer price index was 4.1 percent in December 2024, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data showed on Wednesday. According to PBS, CPI inflation decreased to 4.1 percent “year-on-year in December 2024, compared to 4.9 percent the previous month and 29.7 percent in December 2023.” On a monthly basis (MoM),…
PESHAWAR: As the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief was hurriedly summoned to the provincial assembly for a closed-door briefing on the law and order situation, ruling PTI member from Bajaur tribal district Anwar Zaib Khan claimed on the floor of the house that terrorists from Afghanistan had captured 15 security checkpoints deep in their area. On…