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Cites gains on BISP, tax relief, and FBR curbs

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Demands release of party founder Imran Khan

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PTI's Salman Akram Raja concludes arguments in support of SC's July 12 ruling

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Inquiry flags serious lapses in financial oversight and transparency

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Site unofficially becomes a symbolic 'photo-op point' for flood assessment

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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, shielding him from arrest in any active cases until further details are submitted to the court.

Defence ministers attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting on Thursday failed to reach a consensus on a joint statement due to India’s refusal, while Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif reaffirmed the country’s commitment to combating terrorism and promoting regional peace and security within the SCO framework. The SCO is a 10-nation Eurasian security and political grouping whose members include China, Russia, Pakistan, India, and Iran. Their defence ministers’ meeting was held as a precursor to the annual summit of its leaders set for the autumn. Addressing the session, Asif condemned Israel’s recent 12-day war against Iran and stressed the importance of collective efforts to address evolving global and regional security challenges, state broadcaster PTV News reported. “Terrorism is a common threat. Pakistan calls on all states to desist from politicising the joint effort of the International Community to fight the means of terrorism to deflect attention from their internal failures...

The Federal Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Thursday officially announced the commencement of the Islamic New Year, following the sighting of the Muharram-ul-Haram moon.