Pakistan

Says 65% of population lives, works in rural areas

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Top court's three-member bench to take up matter

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PTI chief says decision taken after 27th Amendment, rules out Nawaz's hand behind Achakzai notification

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CM tells Khyber Jirga military action isn't lasting solution

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Police say victims poisoned, strangled over financial dispute

11 others hospitalised with pneumonia symptoms

Petrol pump employee killed, three guards injured in Jan 2 clash

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Sacks adulterated with soil; further raids underway arrest accomplices

The PTI has set up a three-member committee aimed at providing legal aid and welfare support to its members incarcerated in Punjab and their families. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has formally notified the committee, called the ‘PTI Punjab Legal and Welfare Committee’. Haider Majeed, Faiza Murad and Ali Ijaz Buttar have been named members of the committee. The notification states: “The PTI hereby announces the constitution of the PTI Punjab Legal and Welfare Committee for the support of party members who have been convicted or are currently incarcerated as well as for the welfare of their families. “All matters concerning the imprisonment, legal proceedings and welfare of PTI-affiliated prisoners and their families in the province of Punjab may be referred to any member of the committee,” it added. The committee will convene meetings as required and will remain in close coordination with the party leadership, it said. It further stated that it would keep the office of the secretary general fully in...

DO accused of exceeding authority as staff appeal to govt high-ups for intervention