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Girls tell magistrate they did so out of own free will; parents say they are underage

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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday, reaffirming their shared commitment to ensuring the country’s stability, development, and prosperity.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali has said that the party’s movement, as announced by its founder, will reach its peak on August 5.

A Gujranwala court on Tuesday dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of an Ahmadiyya community member, who was arrested on blasphemy charges for distributing Niaz (free food and drinks) on the 10th of Muharram (Youm-i-Ashur). The first information report (FIR) against the suspect was lodged with the Satellite Town police station in Punjab’s Gujranwala city on the complaint of a Hafizabad Road resident under Section 298(C) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), which criminalises certain acts by members of the Ahmadi community, including calling themselves Muslims or referring to their faith as Islam. In the FIR, the complainant said the incident took place on July 6 at 4:30pm when he saw the suspect distributing free food and drink during Muharram, “posing as a Muslim”. The Ahmadi man was subsequently arrested and sent on judicial remand. Gujranwala Judicial Magistrate Sidra Gul Nawaz presided over a hearing for the man’s post-arrest bail plea today. The court order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, sa...

Lack of maintenance has compromised the quality of water

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Self-taught artisan empowers girls, defies industry odds

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Arrested man had injured citizen over personal dispute

CM orders comprehensive checklist for surveillance

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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to working together with each other for the country’s sake. A statement issued by the Presidency said the two held a meeting today at the President House. “The meeting involved discussions on the country’s political, economic, and security situation. The state of law and order in the country and measures against terrorism were also discussed. “The prime minister briefed the president on the government’s measures to improve the economy. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to work together for the country’s stability, development, and prosperity,” the statement said. The meeting was also attended by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and PM’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah. The meeting comes in the wake of growing speculation about the upcoming 27th constitutional amendment and it being ...