ISLAMABAD: Defence minister, Khawaja Asif, expressed dismay on Saturday over a controversy sparked by the presence of columnist Shama Junejo at a United Nations Security Council session, where she was photographed seated behind him during his address on artificial intelligence.
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Pakistan monitors deadly Ladakh protests, raises concerns over India’s response in disputed territory
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CII clarifies no final decision on withholding tax, deems it ‘un-Islamic’ in initial ruling
ISLAMABAD : The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Pakistan’s top advisory body on Islamic law, stirred debate on Wednesday after initially declaring the withholding tax on money transfers and withdrawals “un-Islamic” during its 243rd meeting, only to later clarify that no final decision had been reached.
ATC rejects Imran Khan’s bid to halt trial over 2023 military headquarters attack
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Army says Afghan, suicide bombers among seven militants killed near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants, including three Afghan nationals and two would-be suicide bombers, in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district near the Afghan border, the military said Friday.
Pakistan cancels pre-match press conference before Asia Cup clash with India
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ICC reprimands Pakistan Cricket Board over recorded meeting in Asia Cup handshake controversy
LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of breaching protocol by recording a meeting with match referee Andy Pycroft ahead of Pakistan’s Asia Cup match against the UAE in Dubai on September 17, according to a report by India’s state-run Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency on Friday.
Pakistan cricket board says referee apologised over India handshake snub
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket board said on Wednesday a Zimbabwean referee had apologised to the national team’s manager and captain over a handshake snub by India in a politically charged Asia Cup clash, easing doubts about the side’s participation in its next match.
Pakistan pulls out of pre-match media briefing as handshake row with India escalates
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday scrapped a pre-match press conference ahead of its Asia Cup clash with the United Arab Emirates, as a dispute over a handshake snub during Sunday’s Pakistan-India match intensified.
Gunmen abduct three polio workers in KP as virus cases climb to 26
PESHAWAR: Armed assailants kidnapped three anti-polio vaccinators in a restive district of northwestern Pakistan on Monday, the latest violent blow to the country’s beleaguered efforts to eradicate the paralyzing disease, even as officials reported two new cases that pushed the national total for the year to 26.