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Judges push strict timelines, oversight mechanisms

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A lady health worker, part of a vaccination team for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign for girls, was beaten up by local women in Mandi Bahauddin on Thursday, police said. Speaking to Dawn.com, Kuthiala Sheikhan Police Station House Officer (SHO) Sabir Hussain Sindhu said that the incident took place in Chak No 38. “LHW Ghulam Sughra was beaten up by local women while the vaccination campaign was being carried out at a school,” he said, adding that the health worker was also thrown to the ground during the assault. He said that a first information report (FIR) had been registered on the complaint of the health worker but no arrests have been made so far. The FIR of the incident, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was registered at the Kuthiala Sheikhan Police Station under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code. In the FIR, Sughra stated that she was present along with the ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz reaffirmed her commitment to inclusive governance, stressing that equal development opportunities are being provided across all regions of the province.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued its detailed 55-page verdict in the high-profile case concerning judges’ transfer and seniority, authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.

The National Youth Summit 2025 was held on Thursday at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad.

Chairman of the Senate and Founding Chairman of the Interparliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC), Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, held a cordial telephonic conversation with Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi has sentenced an Indian spy, Saleem, to 114 years in prison on charges of possessing explosives and illegal weapons.