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MUZAFFARABAD: Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary, president of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), urged the international community on Wednesday to effectively resolve the lingering Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions for regional and global peace and security. In his annual address to the Legislative Assembly (LA), he expressed concern regarding the grave violations of human rights in the Illegally Indian …

What’s The Last Dish To Become Standard? Indian food is well-known all over the world, but only a few dishes have recently become mainstream. There is a debate sparked by this Twitter thread. Updated by Vaishali Kapila: April 9, 2023, 17:20 ISTReading Time: 2 minutes What Will Be the Last Dish to Gain Popularity? A Twitter thread about mainstream Indian …

In accordance with the instructions issued by the Supreme Court, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented a bill on Monday in both houses of parliament requesting the release of funds for the holding of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Supreme Court set the date of May 14 for the elections in Punjab and ordered the federal government to give …

Governing body, chief will not comply with decision; • Legal team tasked with “repulsing” judgment • Minister to write to apex court to take up reference against Z.A. Bhutto’s “judicial murder” ISLAMABAD: PM calls it “murder of justice” The National Assembly and the federal cabinet, which was dominated by members of the coalition in power, refused to follow the Supreme …

• Organized to make suggestions; Rest to be re-sent off in a fortnight • Gathering avoids faulting PTI system for psychological militants’ return • Serve says political decision was not on the plan at key security cluster ISLAMABAD: Friday, the top civil and military leadership reaffirmed their commitment to thwart terror threats and pledged to re-launch the National Action Plan …

The country’s ongoing political crisis is becoming ugly and chaotic. People’s remaining faith and hope in the state and its institutions are slowly being eroded. It has brought power elites to a point where they are busy crafting their own narratives while manipulating the economy, security, and Constitution. The government now routinely convenes meetings of the National Security Committee whenever …

ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, a six-member bench that overruled his order regarding a freeze on suo motu proceedings did not “constitute a constitutional court nor possessed with any jurisdiction,” according to a judicial note written by senior puisne judge Qazi Faez Isa. The six-judge bench upheld the registrar’s March 31 circular to ignore Justice Isa’s directive to halt cases under Article …

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced Gulzar Imam’s arrest on Friday, calling it a significant achievement in counterterrorism against the separatist insurgency in the volatile province and putting to rest months of speculation regarding his whereabouts. In a statement, the military’s media wing said, “Gulzar Imam alias Shambay was apprehended after an innovatively conceived, carefully planned, and meticulously executed operation, …

The PDM coalition may not be well-suited to the constitutional requirement for elections within 90 days of assembly dissolution, but the government—any government—must bow to the law. It is unlikely that the country or any of the parties involved will benefit from the recent campaign launched by the PML-N-led government and its allied parties to provoke a confrontation both with …

On April 10, one year has passed since the opposition’s successful attempt to oust PTI Chairman Imran Khan through a no-confidence vote ended his tenure as prime minister. Pakistan’s first prime minister to be removed by such a parliamentary vote was Khan. The head of the PTI has screamed at the top of his lungs for the past year, claiming …