Religious parties set Oct 7 deadline to trans act

Lahore/Islamabad: Religious parties have rejected the transgender rights bill, while giving a deadline of October 7 to the federal government to withdraw it. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said that if the government ...

New year, same crisis

It has taken barely three weeks for Pakistan to register its first polio case of the year, with the National Emergency Operation Centre confirming one in Dera Ismail Khan district of K-P. The new case serves as a sobering remind...

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Okara girl allegedly gang-raped

OKARA: Police claimed to have arrested two suspects accused of gang-raping a young woman under the pretence of offering her a job. The incident occurred near the Renala Khurd Bypass, and the victim has been sent to the hospit...

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4 of family killed in Khanewal road crash

KHANEWAL: A collision involving two motorcycles and a bus on Vehari Road claimed the lives of four family members and left a private company salesman critically injured on Thursday. Police said Abdul Rasheed, a resident of vi...

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Shrimp farming project receives mixed reviews

LAHORE: The shrimp farming pilot project, initiated by the Punjab government, has successfully completed its first phase, with the experimental produce of two kilograms sent from Muzaffargarh to Karachi for export. As the exe...

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Plan for education of prisoners’ children on the anvil

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to formulate a plan to assist the children of convicted prisoners in completing their education. In a joint meeting chaired by Sindh Minister of Education Sardar Ali Shah, and Ministe...

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