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Pakistanis return from India

25 Pakistanis return via Wagah border after release from Indian jails

LAHORE (Kashmir English): Twenty-five Pakistani fishermen returned home on Saturday after being released from Indian jails, crossing into Pakistan through the Wagah-Attari border, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi said. The repatriated Pakistanis crossed the border after completing the required immigration formalities and were handed over to Pakistani authorities. Officials of the Pakistan High

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Judicial commission Gul Plaza

Judicial commission report of Gul Plaza tragedy exposes institutional failures

KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Sindh Home Department has released the report of the Judicial Commission constituted to investigate the Gul Plaza fire tragedy in Karachi, identifying multiple institutional and administrative failures that contributed to the loss of lives. The fire killed at least 73 people at the multi-storey commercial building on M.A. Jinnah Road in

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PIMS eight officials suspended

PM suspends eight officials over PIMS tragedy, orders action under criminal law

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate suspension of eight officials, including the Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), and action under criminal law following the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the hospital’s gynaecology ward on Wednesday. The decision was taken during a high-level

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Pakistan rejects Imran Khan mistreatment

Pakistan govt rejects allegations of Imran Khan’s mistreatment, solitary confinement

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government on Saturday rejected allegations of solitary confinement, mistreatment, restricted family access and inadequate medical care of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, saying his detention and treatment are being governed by prison rules, court directions and security arrangements. In a detailed statement sent to CNN, the government said

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Security forces foil suicide attack plot in Balochistan, arrest two girls

Security forces foil suicide attack plot in Balochistan, arrest two girls

QUETTA (Kashmir English): Security forces in Balochistan have foiled a suicide attack plot through an intelligence-based operation and arrested two girls, identified as Zainab and Fatima, recruited and trained by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Lango addressed a press conference alongside the two girls and said that the girls had

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Authorities reject report claiming cancellation of Diamer-Bhasha Power Project

Authorities reject report claiming cancellation of Diamer-Bhasha Power Project

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A claim circulating online about the alleged cancellation of the Diamer-Bhasha hydropower project has been rejected as false, with relevant departments reportedly confirming that there is no leaked document, cancellation order, or official decision backing the claim. According to journalist Syed Talat Hussain, who said he spoke to the relevant departments regarding

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KP govt seeks immediate deployment of additional FC platoons

KP govt seeks immediate deployment of additional FC platoons

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has demanded the immediate deployment of additional platoons of the Federal Constabulary in view of the security situation created by the so-called police peace committees in Bannu and Lakki Marwat. According to the report, the security situation in both districts has been described as alarming due to threats to

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PIMS Tragedy: Sole surviving newborn Ezel dies

PIMS Tragedy: Initial inquiry report submitted to PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD  (Kashmir English): The initial investigation report of the PIMS tragedy has been submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to media reports, the head of the inquiry committee, former Interior Secretary Shahid Khan, submitted the report of the PIMS tragedy to the Prime Minister. The report was submitted to the office of the Prime

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Field Marshal Asim Munir visits POF, reviews defence production

Field Marshal Asim Munir visits POF, reviews defence production

TAXILA (Kashmir English): Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, visited Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF), Wah Cantt, on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations  (ISPR), the visit reviewed the POF’s production capacity, export potential and its role in the country’s defence industrial base. Field Marshal Syed Asim

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PDMA issues alert for final monsoon spell in Punjab

Heavy rain predicted in upper parts of country

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday predicted rain, windstorms, and thundershowers across the upper parts of the country till September 6. The weather advisory stated that monsoon currents are penetrating upper regions, and a westerly wave is also likely to approach from August 31 and may persist till September 5. The isolated heavy falls

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