Political leaders, activists and journalists have severely criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urging Muslims to refrain from playing a role in the victory and defeat of any political party. According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Thursday, in a recent media interview, Modi had asked the Muslim community to do self-introspection. The …

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said the new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to the security of Chinese nationals will be crafted and it will be implemented in letter and spirit. Talking to the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong here in Islamabad on Thursday, he vowed to bring the perpetrators involved in the Bisham …

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz today greenlit funds for the Roshan Gharana Program, aimed at bolstering solar energy usage among low-consumption households in the Punjab province. During a meeting chaired by Nawaz in Lahore, it was decided that households consuming under 100 electricity units per month will receive 1kv solar kits, comprising two solar plates, …

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Ambassador of Ethiopia Jemal Beker Abdula, while referring to successful operations of Ethiopian Airlines which has been flying four times a week from Karachi, stated that keeping in view the enhanced people-to-people and business-to-business linkages between the two countries, efforts were being made to further expand flight operations of Ethiopian Airlines to daily basis from …

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Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin in a statement on Thursday assured the public of the province’s robust wheat stock, indicating it is more than sufficient to meet the year’s requirements. Yasin noted a significant decrease in the price of 20 kg flour bag, with a reduction of Rs1,000 over the past month, making it available …

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Foreign Office (FO) has rejected the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) report as faulty and non-reflective of ground realities in Pakistan. At her weekly news briefing here in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the report is based on unsubstantiated allegations. She said Pakistan believes that USCIRF’s annual exercise …

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Various lawyer associations declared on Thursday to observe a complete strike and stage a rally in protest against a recent police crackdown on their colleagues. The decision came in response to the police’s actions on Wednesday, which saw officers resorting to force, including baton-charging and teargassing, and making multiple arrests outside the Lahore High Court …

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday that there is neither forgetfulness nor forgiveness for the perpetrators of last year’s May 9 violence in the country. In a message in connection with last year’s May 9 mayhem, issued on Thursday, Maryam labeled the incident a dark chapter in Pakistan’s history, orchestrated by individuals driven …

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