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Islamabad, In a formal ceremony held at the Supreme Court today, Mr. Justice Munib Akhtar was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan. The oath was administered by Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi in the presence of fellow judges, legal representativ...

Multan, Polling for the NA-148 Multan-1 by-election commenced this morning at 8:00 am and will continue uninterrupted until 5:00 pm. Local residents are turning out in significant numbers early in the day to avoid the afternoon heat, casting their vot...

Islamabad, In a substantial operation targeting drug trafficking, the Islamabad Police arrested 15 individuals accused of peddling narcotics across various districts of the city. The arrests, part of the “Nasha Ab Nahi� campaign initiated by the polic...

New York, Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, announced that Pakistan is vying for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2025-26 term. In a virtual address to the Pakistan Students Assoc...

Srinagar, In recent elections in Indian-administered Kashmir, voter turnout was significant, as per a report by Al Jazeera, this does not indicate an endorsement of the Indian government's policies. The elections were marked by a complex dynamic where...

Astana, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar is set to represent Pakistan at the upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two-day conference will c...

Srinagar, The Jammu Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) has articulated strong opposition to the equivalence of Indian-administered elections with the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, emphasizing that these el...