PM Shehbaz calls for effective measures to create jobs for youth

Directs special attention be given to creating employment opportunities for young people in Balochistan, K-P Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a progress review meeting on the implementation roadmap of National Youth Employment Policy in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the government to ensure coordinated and effective measures to create employment…

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PPP won’t stay silent, Punjab leader warns

Says PML-N’s performance limited to ‘a few roads and photo-op projects’, has no concrete policy for relief General Secretary PPP Punjab Syed Hassan Murtaza addressing a press conference in Lahore. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: PPP Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza has said that while the PPP is an ally of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, it is…

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SC seeks details of Imran’s meetings with sisters, orders release of full medical record

SC seeks details of Imran’s meetings with sisters, orders release of full medical record ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday sought a complete record of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s meetings with his sisters over the past three years and ordered authorities to provide his full medical record, as Justice Shahid Waheed questioned…

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Senate panel wants two dozen ministries axed

ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s oversight body on implementation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment on Monday directed the federal government to close about two dozen ministries and departments and transfer another one dozen bodies to the Council of Common Interests (CCI) within two weeks. The sub-committee of the Senate’s Functional Committee on Devolution also instructed the federal…

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Medical board urges concessions for Imran

ISLAMABAD: A medical board that examined former prime minister Imran Khan at Adiala Jail has recommended that he be allowed one hour of walking and relaxation, along with more frequent interaction with his immediate family and spouse. It also recommended access to newspapers, magazines, television and reading material to help control the 73-year-old PTI founder’s…

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Imran’s vision has returned to ‘almost normal’ after treatment, Adiala SP tells SC

PTI Founder Imran Khan. Photo: File The report submitted by the Adiala jail superintendent of police (SP) to the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday included a summary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s medical consultations and check-ups, highlighting concerns over the former premier’s blood pressure (BP) and recommending increased interaction with family members to…

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FO rubbishes India’s ‘baseless assertions’ linking Pakistan to arrests of terror suspects

Says unfounded Indian insinuations cannot divert international attention away from India’s state-sponsored terrorism Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing in Islamabad. — SCREENGRAB The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rubbished what it said were “baseless assertions” by the Indian home minister linking Pakistan to the recent arrests of terror suspects….

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ISPR rejects ‘highly dramatised, factually inaccurate’ Indian documentary on Operation Sindoor

DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addresses press conference. Photo: Screengrab The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday rejected an Indian documentary on so-called Operation Sindoor, accusing Indian content creators of distorting history and presenting a “highly dramatised, coloured and factually inaccurate” account of the military operation. In a statement, the military’s media wing…

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