IGP orders FIR against cops over custodial death in Gujrat

LAHORE:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan Monday directed DPO Gujrat to register a case against all officials involved in an incident of custodial death and arrest them. DPO Gujrat suspended the CIA and investigation staff and started investigation after registering a case. Postmortem of the deceased accused was also being conducted. […]

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Fawad blasts Maryam for filing 16th adjournment application in IHC

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Monday said that Maryam Nawaz had filed 16th request for adjournment in her case in Islamabad High Court. In a tweet tagging the copy of the application, he said that the PML-N had launched an organized propaganda campaign against courts and Pakistan’s armed forces. He said these […]

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Ulema urge govt to hold accountable elements campaigning against state institutions

ISLAMABAD:The Ulema-Mashaykh and religious scholars of different religious schools of thought Monday urged the government to hold accountable the elements campaigning against the judiciary, armed forces, security agencies and Islamic values. In a joint statement, they said a baseless propaganda campaign was launched against minorities in ‘Asma Jehangir Conference’ held in Lahore the other day. […]

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IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement to revive $6 bln funding package

WASHINGTON:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Monday that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review under the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), providing a major relief to the country’s economy. The agreement is subject to approval of the global lender’s Executive Board. According […]

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