PML-N, PPP unite to oust AJK PM Anwarul Haq

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will back the Pakistan People Party (PPP) in bringing a no-trust move against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, but it won’t be part of the new government. The decision was announced by PM’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah while addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad on Monday, alongside PPP central leaders Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Qamar Zaman Kaira, and others. “PML-N’s parliamentary party lacks trust in the incumbent [AJK] government,” said Sanaullah, adding: “PML-N will support PPP in the…

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In letter to PM, Kundi urges ‘uninterrupted wheat supply’ to KP

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take immediate action to ensure an uninterrupted supply of wheat to the province. In a letter to the prime minister, Kundi raised concerns over the restrictions on the supply to KP, which, he said, was a wheat-deficient province and depended “substantially on inter-provincial inflows” to meet its requirements Terming the restrictions unconstitutional, the KP governor said that Article 151 of the Constitution guaranteed freedom of trade among the provinces. His letter follows the federal government’s…

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DGIP rejects rumours of alteration to Pakistani passport

The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) on Monday dismissed social media rumours suggesting alterations to the Pakistani passport, describing the claims as false. In a clarification, the department said that no modification has been made to the front cover page of the national passport, adding that the images being widely shared online in this context are “fake”. The directorate urged citizens to act responsibly and avoid paying attention to false information being spread on social media platforms. It further stated that no change has been introduced in the…

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