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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday rejected Zalmay Khalilzad’s misleading remarks about the killing of a Daesh-Khorasan commander in Punjab, saying the former US envoy had created a false impression about the group’s presence in the province. Khalilzad wrote on X on Sunday night: “Good news from Pakistan: Reportedly a senior [Daesh]-K commander Burhan, also known as Zaid, was killed in Patak part of Akhtarabad city in Punjab.”   The ministry’s official fact-check account said that the incident being referenced actually occurred at Habibabad, Kasur, on March 5,…

Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar has taken notice of the spread of a “fake” video aimed at journalist Benazir Shah, describing the act as “totally unacceptable and highly condemnable.” In response to Benazir’s post on X, Tarar said that no one has the right to produce or circulate false content or try to intimidate journalists through defamation. The matter came to light when the journalist revealed that an X account, followed by Minister Tarar, had made and uploaded an AI-video of her. “But as we’ve said before, we’ll say it…

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly has successfully passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, replacing him with Raja Faisal Rathore. The no-confidence motion was supported by 36 lawmakers, including those from the PPPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Two members opposed the motion. PPP’s candidate for the premier’s slot, Rathore, received 36 votes, with two against. Overall, Rathore is the 16th AJK PM and the fourth of the current assembly. Those who have served in the top post during the incumbent assembly’s tenure, apart from…

ISLAMABAD: Following an invitation from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Moscow from November 17-18, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday. According to the Foreign Office, the meeting will be attended by the heads of government of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, alongside the vice president of Iran and the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India. Representatives from…

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Sunday defended the federal government, saying only Parliament holds the exclusive right to amend the Constitution, responding to Supreme Court judges’ criticism of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. His statement came after two top court jurists, Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, tendered their resignations following the enactment of the 27th Constitutional Amendment earlier this week. Not only the top court, a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge, Shams Mehmood Mirza, also resigned a day ago, saying he was “not inclined as a matter…

President Asif Ali Zardari awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan’s highest civilian award, to Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein for promoting regional and global peace, and his role in enchanting bilateral ties. A special investiture ceremony was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President’s House), after President Zardari hosted the Jordanian king for a luncheon, which was also attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, state-run PTV reported. The Jordanian king also conferred the Wisam al-Nahdah al-Mursa (Bejewelled Grand Cordon of Al Nahdah,…