The two-day Pakistan National Clean Air Conference concluded on Thursday with the adoption of the Islamabad Clean Air Compact, calling for coordinated federal and provincial action, stricter enforcement, regular emissions inventories and annual reviews to tackle air pollution.
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The Islamabad High Court has restrained the Establishment Division from issuing a notification for the repatriation of employees serving on deputation to their parent departments and directed the federal government to submit a report and para-wise comments within two weeks.
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The administration of Federal Prison Islamabad has sought medical staff from the Capital Development Authority to operate and manage a 35-bed hospital for inmates.
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A public-sector girls’ school in Islamabad is facing danger from excavation work being carried out for a housing scheme in the area.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the 250-bed Pak-China Friendship Hospital at Chak Shahzad, gifted by China, that had remained unused since the Covid-19 epidemic in 2020.
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Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs and flares during a session of Albania’s parliament on Thursday, accusing the prime minister of downplaying ongoing anti-government protests in Tirana.
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A Russian drone strike killed at least 14 people on a crowded rail platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday and five in daytime strikes on two other cities, officials said, even as a local truce in Kherson raised cautious hopes for a resumption of diplomacy.
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The US Department of Justice said late on Wednesday that agents and employees from the FBI and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will not be serving as monitors during the midterm elections.
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The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking data showed.
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Op-Ed:
"While the Indians keep up an implacable momentum of vertical proliferation of nuclear and missile technology, the world indulges them through exceptionalism enshrined in the nuclear waiver for the Nuclear Suppliers Group and membership of the Missile Technology Control Regime."
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Op-Ed:
"BISP must now be balanced with wealth creation at the lower strata of society, so that families able to work have a path from support to enterprise. Wealth, like subsidy, is not a bad word. It can be created at every level, including the bottom, and it is what keeps incomes rising sustainably. The cliché about wealth must go, just like subsidies."
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Editorial:
"If enough lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are willing to admit that matters have gone too far, there may yet be hope for parliament, and for Pakistani democracy. The question is, are they ready to do so?"
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The government is planning to set up a Cybersecurity and Social Media Awareness Council to bring together relevant government institutions and other stakeholders to protect citizens against cybercrimes.
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During the meeting, the PM said these projects should be aligned with international requirements and that third-party validation should be ensured, adding that no compromise would be made on the quality of these projects.
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“Consolidation proceedings should be concluded expeditiously, within prescribed statutory timelines or within a reasonable period,” observed FCC Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan.
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Pakistan remained deeply hostile to journalism and its practitioners in 2025-26 despite a decline in documented violations against media workers, according to a new report issued by an Islamabad-based media watchdog.
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Lawmakers in the National Assembly and Senate on Thursday raised concerns over the political situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and alleged human rights violations, while both houses also discussed electoral reforms and the need to strengthen parliamentary institutions.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from general election showed on Friday, setting the stage for tough coalition talks or potentially another vote.
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The judge observed that Rule 74 of the Income Tax Rules limits an electronic address to a fax number or an email address and requires confirmation of transmission.
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The manufacturing sector and the power division on Thursday unanimously called for the removal or reduction of the petroleum levy on furnace oil and diesel used for power generation, stressing that it was resulting in about Rs10 per unit additional impact to electricity costs.
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