Pakistan

Deal sealed as Trump cuts India tariffs to 18%

Federal-provincial cooperation stressed Security, counterterrorism discussed

UAE rolls over $2b Pak loan for a month

No more concessions, on or off the field

Parliament discusses security situation

22 more terrorists killed

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that the state’s bottom line was that “nobody in Pakistan will be allowed to rationalise violence”. “When you try to rationalise violence or dress it up as a freedom movement — it is not acceptable because it is not true. This is a cover to legitimise criminal activities,” he said while addressing the National Assembly. Asif made these remarks while briefing the House on the security situation in Balochistan, where terrorists carried out a large-scale coordinated attack on Saturday. According to the military’s media affairs wing, more than 150 terrorists have been killed in retaliatory action. After Speaker Ayaz Sadiq asked him for a briefing, he began his address by recalling that the restoration of peace in Balochistan had been “disrupted” several times over the decades. However, he maintained that there had been long spells of peace in the province as well, and development work was also carried out in Balochistan. The defence minister said during the initial dec...

KARACHI: A large fire that erupted on Monday evening at Saddar’s mobile market was brought under control, according to police and rescue officials. South Deputy Inspector General Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the fire broke out on the 7th floor parking of the Al Najeeb mobile market at around 07:45pm. He said the fire had erupted in a parking area located on the 7th floor of a high-rise building. He said that three cars were damaged in the blaze. He said the fire had been controlled while cooling work was ongoing. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan told Dawn that two persons were adversely affected due to suffocation, who were rescued and provided first medical aid on the spot. He said the fire had erupted due to a short circuit failure in an electronic vehicle parked at the scene, which spread and engulfed two other vehicles. He said four fire tenders and one snorkel managed to control the blaze, however, cooling work was ongoing. Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said the situation was “under control ...

Libyan delegation calls on CDF at GHQ

Judge says children should not suffer in parents dispute

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Bench states financial restitution not discretionary where dismissal found wrongful

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Judgment says courts cannot replace law with personal morality

Circular cites data security, national security risks

FAFEN review shows literacy at 63%, below regional average of 78%