Pakistan

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.

The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced that the Muharram moon has been sighted in the country, hence the first of Muharram will fall on June 27 (Friday). Accordingly, the Ashura — Muharram 10 — will be observed on July 6 (Sunday). Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also a month of mourning, observed in particular by Shia Muslims worldwide, commemorating the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where, amongst many, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), Imam Husain, was martyred, and other family members were martyred or subjected to humiliation. A notification by The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said, “In pursuance of the decision of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, in its meeting held today at Quetta, the Federal Government in the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Islamabad, hereby announces that the moon of Muharram-ul- haram 1447 AH has been sighted.” “Therefore, the 1...

Punjab government allocates Rs18 billion for 51 public sector universities

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WASA MD, DC lead field inspections; major roads cleared

Suspects arrested after video surfaces on social media

Court directs fair fund release; bars NAB from arresting PTI leader in Kohistan probe