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ISLAMABAD: Justice Ejaz Ishaq Khan of the Islamabad High Court has ordered the formation of a commission to investigate allegations that a group implicated hundreds of youth in blasphemy cases and then extorted money from them. The court…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced its reserved verdict, declaring Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Dasti’s academic credentials to be fake. The ECP has accepted two disqualification petitions filed…

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced a target to complete the privatization of the national airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), within the next two to three months. The privatization process has entered its final stages with…

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to drop another petrol bomb on the inflation-hit masses from tomorrow after jacking up the rate by Rs 8 to Rs 10 per liter a fortnight ago. According to sources, petrol prices may rise by Rs 6.60 per litre,…

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a simplified digital tax return form for salaried individuals, designed to make filing easier and more accessible. The new form is concise, user-friendly, and will also be available…

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced has that from January 1, 2026, Pakistani pilgrims will no longer be allowed to travel individually to Iraq without a special visa issued by the Iraqi embassy. Instead, all pilgrims will…

KIEV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has nominated the country’s current Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister. In a statement on social media, Zelenskyy announced that he had chosen Svyrydenko to lead the…

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has confirmed that at least 111 people, including 53 children, have lost their lives across Pakistan due to heavy monsoon rains between June 26 and July…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has issued the Frontier Constabulary Reorganization Ordinance 2025, transforming the Frontier Constabulary (FC) into a nationwide federal force called the Federal Constabulary. According to the…

LAHORE: In one of the largest crackdowns against electricity theft in recent years, Punjab Police have arrested more than 37,000 suspects across the province, registering over 55,000 cases under various sections of the law. According to an…