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Describes CBS report as ‘misleading, speculative, and disconnected from factual context’ Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Thursday said Pakistan remains committed to constructive engagement, dialogue and diplomatic solutions for regional peace, while rejecting “misleading international media reports” and addressing recent security…

Documents also showed a major increase in allocations for development of local communities affected by projects ISLAMABAD: The construction cost of the Mohmand Dam and Dasu Hydropower Project has increased by a combined Rs1.607 trillion, pushing the total estimated cost of the two mega hydropower projects from around Rs800 billion to nearly Rs2.4 trillion. According…

LAHORE: The JUI-F will not become part of any joint movement with the TTAP till past misgivings between them and the PTI are not addressed, said a party official, as contrasting positions emerge from the Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) and the JUI-F on joint movement. Two meetings – one informal interaction in parliament and another…

Children of abducted sailors make emotional appeals for return of fathers, uncles and relatives before Eidul Azha A picture of the crew members of the Honor 25 oil tanker released by Somali pirates. Photo: Express The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed deep alarm over the continued captivity of Pakistani crew members aboard…

ISLAMABAD: Main opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a renewed national political consensus to safeguard the Constitution, urging all political stakeholders to come together in the spirit of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The call came at a press conference held on the occasion of Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan joining the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP), an opposition…

Attorney General argues jail superintendent has authority to decide which facilities a prisoner be given and not Bushra Bibi addresses PTI supporters alongside K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur and Opposition Leader Omar Ayub. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking family meetings with former prime…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Lahore Bar Association’s (LBA) petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment and the subsequent transfer of three Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges to different high courts. It is learnt that the Supreme Court registrar’s office returned the petition to the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) without issuing a written order….

Govt launches nationwide Hepatitis C drive focused on screening, prevention and free treatment The Ministry of National Health Services, in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday launched the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme aimed at eliminating the disease by 2030. Under the initiative, Pakistan has set a target of reaching 1.6…

Demand govt action for safe recovery of 10 Pakistani crew members held by pirates Families of Pakistani crew members abducted by Somali pirates protest at Native Jetty Bridge in Karachi on Wednesday. SCREENGRAB Families of Pakistani crew members abducted by Somali pirates expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the lack of government action even after…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Minister for Climate Change Musadik Masood Malik in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Malik on Wednesday to bolster preparations for the upcoming monsoon season. In late April, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had warned that the…