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US President Donald Trump has removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post, a White House official said on Thursday, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump had also reportedly grown frustrated that Bondi was not moving quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries whom he wanted to face criminal charges. In a social media post, Trump praised Bondi as a “Great American patriot and a loyal friend” and said she will move to a job in the private sector. Trump said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer, will lead the Justice Department in the interim. During her tenure as the top US law enforcement official, Bondi was a combative champion of Trump’s agenda and dismantled the Justice Department’s longstanding tradition of independence from the White House in its investigations. But it was repeated criticism over the Epstein files, including from Trump...

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on Thursday ruled that Afghan nationals residing in the region, even if subject to repatriation policies, could not be detained or deported without due process of law and directed the government to immediately establish a legal mechanism to regulate such cases. In a detailed judgment authored by Justice Syed Shahid Bahar, the court disposed of three identical constitutional petitions challenging the detention of Afghan nationals allegedly taken into police custody for repatriation. The petitioners had contended that despite possessing valid documents and residing lawfully in AJK for decades, they were taken into custody by police without lawful justification and faced imminent deportation. The government, in its reply, maintained that Afghan nationals were being taken into custody as a precautionary measure under a broader repatriation policy, though it conceded that no specific criminal charges had been levelled against them.  The court observed that ...

Pakistan on Thursday expressed optimism about ongoing efforts for US-Iran negotiations, despite rhetoric from any side, while highlighting the strong commonalities and widespread appreciation received by the five-point peace plan announced in Beijing and the seven-point summary of the quadrilateral talks held in Islamabad.

PM asks provinces to axe 'some' projects

Petrol price smashes records after Rs137 jump HSD surges by 55% to Rs520 per litre Petroleum levy reaches a reco

8 terrorists killed in North Waziristan

IRGC says it attacked Amazon cloud data center in Bahrain, Oracle data centre in Dubai Trump says Iran's biggest b

FO says cross-border anti-terror operation to continue

The National Assembly of Pakistan on Thursday passed the National Fund for Cultural Heritage (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with a majority vote.

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate phone calls with his counterparts from Egypt and Uzbekistan on Thursday to discuss regional developments and diplomatic cooperation.

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Warns of escalation if denied rally permission

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Warns Indian counterpart against provocations ahead of Pahalgam attack anniversary

Advisory body to meet on April 7 as rains boost water levels across major reservoirs

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Denies infringing upon citizens' privacy

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