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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces have targeted key military installations of the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia through effective airstrikes, security sources confirmed early Friday. Pakistan has taken control of five Afghan posts in the Paktia region of Afghanistan, opposite South Waziristan, and raised the Pakistani flag, security sources state. Two of the captured posts are located in Shawal, two in Angoor Adda, and one in Zarmelan. The Pakistan Army also destroyed the Afghan terminal at Angoor Add. Additionally, security sources state that the Afghan Charlie post and Afghan…

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday warned that 22 terrorist organisations are regrouping in Afghanistan, saying Pakistan currently stands as “a wall between terrorists and the world”. The remarks came as Naqvi led Pakistan’s delegation at a six-country interior ministers’ conference on illegal immigration and human smuggling held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. He briefed participants on the evolving situation along the Pak-Afghan border and called for enhanced international cooperation to tackle transnational threats. Interior ministers from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, along with Finland’s state secretary, attended…

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday said that the first 200 megawatts (MW) electricity transaction under the newly launched Competitive Market Operations Date (CMOD) regime is expected to be completed by June this year, marking a significant milestone in Pakistan’s transition towards a competitive power market. Addressing the CMOD declaration ceremony, the minister said the reform journey, originally envisioned decades ago and initiated in 2016-17 in its practical form, had finally entered the implementation phase after years of deliberations and institutional groundwork. Reflecting on…

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ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday informed the Senate that PTI founder Imran Khan was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a follow-up medical examination, where a four-member board of specialist doctors conducted a detailed assessment and administered the prescribed second dose for his eye condition. Responding to points raised during the Senate session, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the former prime minister was shifted to PIMS with his consent and examined by a medical board comprising both government and private specialists. He stated that the…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held what he described as a “warm and productive” meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, with discussions spanning bilateral cooperation and the evolving regional situation. In a statement posted on X after the meeting, the prime minister said he had an “excellent meeting” with the Qatari leader and underscored the desire of both sides to transform their “brotherly fraternal bonds” into “mutually beneficial economic relationships”. “I was also joined by DPM/FM Senator Ishaq Dar and CDF…

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ISLAMABAD: Since its creation, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has consistently asserted its judicial supremacy over the Supreme Court of Pakistan. On Tuesday, FCC’s Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, while hearing a case, expressed displeasure at a lawyer for not giving priority to the FCC and choosing instead to appear before the SC. Justice Rizvi made it clear that the FCC is the apex court of the country. He also warned that if a lawyer fails to appear before the FCC, the case may be dismissed. Several lawyers confirmed that a…

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ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday attempted to speak at the rostrum of Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar’s court, but the chief justice left for his chamber without hearing him. Speaking to the media outside the court, Afridi said that since a meeting with Dogar had not been possible through other channels, he had attempted to address him in open court. He approached the rostrum and greeted the chief justice, but his greeting was not returned. After waiting for an hour and fifteen minutes, the chief…

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