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Cops flag poor facilities ahead of long march

Complain of inadequate toilets, water and stale food while seniors stay in luxury RAWALPINDI: Around 32,000 police personnel brought from distant districts of northern Punjab and deployed at different points in Attock district to stop the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) long march are reportedly facing a shortage of facilities, severe lack of washrooms, inadequate drinking water … Read more

Dar warns against altering East Jerusalem status

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting to review wheat stocks in the country on Thursday. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Ishaq Dar on Saturday expressed concern over the continued violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and attempts to alter the historical and legal status quo in Occupied East Jerusalem. He reiterated Pakistan’s … Read more

Pakistan seeks more investment, trade with Portugal

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and Ambassador of Portugal Paulo Domingues on Saturday discussed ways to enhance bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation, with particular focus on textiles, agriculture, information technology, pharmaceuticals and Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The SIFC hosted the ambassador for a wide-ranging discussion focused on strengthening economic, trade and investment … Read more

CCOE weighs debt reduction

The cabinet committee told the Power Division to seek all organizational ways to improve financial performance through better operational efficiency ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has said that the reduction in financial allocation by K-Electric has caused an increase in circular debt in the power sector. The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) recalled that the Cabinet … Read more

SC’s dower ruling

. For decades, the contractual and financial rights of women in Pakistan have been systematically taken for granted, reduced to mere ceremonial formalities rather than legally binding safeguards. Despite explicit Islamic tenets declaring haq-mahr i.e. dower a mandatory legal right incumbent upon the husband at the very inception of marriage, societal customs have distorted this … Read more