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Islamabad, In today's Senate session chaired by Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani at the Parliament House, Maulana Abdul Wasay and Faisal Wawda were sworn in as senators, marking their official entry into Pakistan's upper house of parliament. According to Mi...

Islamabad, In a forceful rejection, Pakistan has dismissed the 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices issued by the US State Department, labeling it as unfair and accusing it of being divorced from actual conditions on the ground. According t...

Islamabad, During the General Debate at the Financing for Development Forum (FFD) at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Pakistan highlighted the pressing need for global action to address increasing inequality and the resurgence of poverty. ...

Srinagar, In a series of intensified security measures, Indian forces conducted cordon and search operations (CASOs) in Baramulla district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of a local youth and separate mili...

Islamabad, In a significant move to overhaul Pakistan's electricity transmission and distribution framework, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved fundamental reforms and reconstruction plans for the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NT...

Srinagar, In a recent crackdown in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, APHC leader Firdous Ahmad Shah was arrested by Indian police. The arrest occurred during a house raid in the Abiguzar area of Srinagar, escalating tensions in the region. Acco...

Islamabad, On the occasion of World Malaria Day, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif issued separate calls for increased public awareness and concerted efforts to combat malaria, a disease impacting over one million P...