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ISLAMABAD: A petition was on Monday filed in the Supreme Court to block the passage of the constitutional package the government was planning to pass from parliament. In the petition, Abid Zuberi, Shafqat Mahmood, Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, Munir…

ISLAMABAD: Despite hectic efforts, the government failed to garner support for the passage of the constitutional package from parliament. PML-N leader Irfan Siddiqui told media in Parliament House that the sessions of the Senate and…

FLORIDA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Several Secret…

WASHINGTON: Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh chaired a daylong conference of consul generals of Pakistan at the embassy. The conference was held to deliberate on key issues related to community engagement, improved service delivery, consular…

ISLAMABAD: Parliament could not hold its extraordinary session to take up a constitutional package envisaging changes to more than 20 articles of the constitution of 1973 later this night, and postponed the sitting till Monday afternoon.…

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa on Sunday witnessed the transaction system of Benazir Income Support Programme in Taxila. Leading a delegation from the bank, Asakawa was briefed by BISP Director General…

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) has appointed renowned actress and social activist Sarwat Gilani as its brand ambassador. Ms Gilani, recognized for her commitment to child rights and advocacy for social…

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the statement of Khyber Pakthunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to hold direct talks with the Taliban regime of Afghanistan was ridiculous. Speaking in a Geo TV…

TEL AVIV: Thousands of people took to the streets in the Israeli capital city of Tel Aviv against their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his failure to bring back the hostages from Hamas captivity alive. The protesters were chanting…

ISLAMABAD: A delegation from European Union, led by its special envoy Frans van Daele met Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq here on Saturday. The two sides discussed matters related to bilateral ties in different fields. Talking…