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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been invited to join a newly announced US-led Gaza Board of Peace (BoP), a high-level international body tasked with overseeing Gaza’s reconstruction, transition governance and the disarmament of Hamas, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. Responding to media queries, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed that US President Donald Trump had extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to join the Board, underlining Islamabad’s continued engagement with international efforts aimed at peace and stability in Gaza. “Pakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace…

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RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi divisional convention of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) directive to install POS systems in doctors’ clinics, declaring that physical monitoring of clinics will not be accepted and that the struggle will continue until their demands are met. The convention, held on the PMA platform, saw participation from all major representative doctors’ organisations and a large number of physicians from both public and private sectors. Participants extensively discussed the discriminatory and humiliating treatment meted out to doctors by the FBR.…

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ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders on Monday once again approached Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, seeking early fixation of their appeals against convictions in the May 9 cases. The letter has been sent to CJP as well as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court by jailed PTI leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, Ijaz Chaudhry and Omer Sarfraz Cheema through their legal team. PTI Insaf Lawyers Forum Convenor Intizaar Panjutha confirmed that the letter had been dispatched to both chief justices. He said the first letter was…

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ISLAMABAD: A key policy governing transfers and postings of married civil servants is set to undergo fresh judicial scrutiny, as the Supreme Court has decided that the scope and applicability of the wedlock policy in service matters should be examined by a larger bench. A division bench of the apex court led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, while hearing an appeal filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against an order of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST), directed the court office to fix the matter before a…

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ISLAMABAD: Three judges who were included as additional members of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on an ad hoc basis were sworn in as permanent inclusions on Monday. The oath ceremony for Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, Justice Muhammad Asif, and Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas was held at the Common Room of the Islamabad High Court, where Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar administered the oath. The ceremony was attended by various dignitaries, including Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, judges from the high court and district courts, Islamabad High Court Bar…

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ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Monday said the party would decide on participating in future meetings of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) only after being allowed to consult incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, lamenting that no contact had been possible since the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, Barrister Gohar said that following the constitutional changes and the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the status of the Judicial Commission had fundamentally changed. He said PTI had already…

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PESHAWAR: An important jirga comprising elders and notables of Khyber tribal district was held at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar under the chairmanship of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. The meeting reviewed the overall law and order situation in Khyber district and discussed in detail the problems being faced by families displaced from the Tirah Valley. Addressing the jirga, the chief minister said the provincial government would not abandon the affectees of Tirah and would extend all possible assistance to them. He said the tribal people had made…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan, an agrarian economy, has immense and largely untapped agricultural potential and can transform its agri-sector within months – rather than years – by adopting modern technology, boosting productivity and strengthening cooperation with China. Addressing the Pakistan-China Agri Investment Conference in the federal capital, the prime minister noted that nearly 65 per cent of Pakistan’s population still lives and works in rural areas, with agriculture remaining the backbone of the national economy. He stressed the need to enhance per-acre yield through modern…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday departed for an official visit to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Conference 2026 from January 19 to 23. Read: Gul Plaza economic toll over Rs100b The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss-based non-governmental organisation that brings together leaders from the political, business, academic, and cultural sectors to discuss global issues. The annual conference, held in Davos, serves as a platform for world leaders and executives to address economic challenges, global policies, and innovative solutions. The prime minister is accompanied…

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