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Lawyer, two others shot dead in Jhang

TOBA TEK SINGH: Former Jhang District Bar Association president Mehr Muhammad Munir Sadhana, his driver and a passer-by were killed while a shopkeeper was injured when two unidentified persons riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on the lawyer’s car on Gojra Road of Jhang on Saturday morning. Jhang Satellite Town police said the attackers managed...

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Veteran Journalists and Human Rights Activists Condemn Fabricated Case Against Matiullah Jan, DigiMAP Calls for Immediate Quashment of False FIR

Veteran Journalists and Human Rights Activists Condemn Fabricated Case Against Matiullah Jan, DigiMAP Calls for Immediate Quashment of False FIR Islamabad, The Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP), along with veteran journalists and human rights activists, has strongly condemned the fabricated and concocted case of drug trafficking registered against senior investigative journalist Matiullah Jan, calling...

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Pakistan Navy ship seizes drugs worth nearly $1bn in Arabian Sea

Pakistan Navy ship Yarmook seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement issued on Tuesday from the naval network overseeing the operation. The Combined Maritime Force (CMF), a naval partnership that includes the United States, said the Pakistani naval vessel intercepted two different dhow sailing boats...

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Govt says action to continue against TLP leaders

• Four cabinet members urge observing Friday as a ‘day of gratitude’ after Palestine ceasefire • Naqvi says TLP kept changing demands during talks, sought release of prisoners • SIC leader warns against targeting Barelvi groups ISLAMABAD: Four cabinet members have said that the crackdown on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) office-bearers would continue. Taking serious note...

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Rulers little concerned about ordinary citizens: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah

LAHORE: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, on Saturday deplored that successive governments in Pakistan had shown little interest in improving the lives of ordinary citizens, saying policymaking remained trapped in “elite capture”. “Everything that is done is elitist to satisfy or protect industry or perhaps pressure groups, but...

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NCHR’s “Hackathon for Justice” concludes with an exciting finale

Islamabad, 9 October 2025: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and financed by the European Union (EU) under the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project, concluded the first-ever “Rewiring Rights: Hackathon for Justice” with an exciting finale on Thursday. The four-day programme, organized with support from Accelerate Prosperity...

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National Seminar “Pakistan 2030: Challenges, Opportunities and New Paths” held at Rifaa International University

ISLAMABAD, September 24, 2015: Speakers at a seminar in the Riphah International University here on Wednesday called for creation of more provinces in the country with the aim of improving administration service delivery. The seminar titled “Imagine Pakistan 2030: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward”, was organised by the All Pakistan Private Sector Universities of...

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Flood scare fades in south Punjab as rescue efforts go on

LAHORE: While water levels have begun to recede significantly in some areas of south Punjab, with the Jalalpur Pirwala and Alipur tehsils of Multan declared safe after a major flood wave passed through Head Panjnad, officials said evacuation and relief efforts continued from low-lying areas along the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers. As many as...

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Muslims of America and NUST Sign MoU to Sponsor Underprivileged Pakistani Students

Washington, D.C. – September 13, 2025 — In a major step toward promoting educational opportunities for underprivileged youth in Pakistan, Muslims of America and the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Washington, D.C. The partnership aims to fully sponsor 20 deserving students from underprivileged families...