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The dispute over the urban forest located in Block 5 of Karachi, Clifton ended when Mayor Wasim Akhtar met with the head of the Shahzad Qureshi forest in the park and planted a tree to extend an olive branch. Akhtar went to the forest site on Thursday and met with Shahzad Qureshi, who had previously […]

RAWALPINDI: A total of 11 officials of the Adiala Central Prison have been suspended following allegations that one prisoner was sexually assaulted by another inmate. Chaudhry Saqib Nazeer Jail Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent have also been asked to explain why they did not analyze the charges. Prison Inspector General Punjab Shahid Saleem Baig ordered an

KARACHI: In a recent event held to discuss how to democratize heritage in our part of the world, the architect Arif Hasan made a remarkable point. He said there are a couple of types of tangible heritage: one, which arises as a result of planning; two, that people believe themselves. The iconic Karachi neo-Gothic Frere

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised 58 countries and the European Union for supporting the cause of a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in line with UN Security Council resolutions and international laws. The prime minister said in his tweet: "I commend the 58 countries that joined Pakistan in the Human Rights

LAHORE: Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) denounced on Thursday the beheading of another Pakistani citizen, Mohammad Imran, in Shumaisi prison in Jeddah. Imran, a worker from Chichawatni, traveled to Saudi Arabia in August 2011 to work and was arrested upon arrival at the Jeddah airport. He was implicated in drug-related charges and was sentenced to death

ISLAMABAD: It is likely that a bank of seven Supreme Court judges headed by Judge Umar Ata Bandial will begin the formal hearing of the petitions filed against the presentation of presidential references against Judge Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court since September 17 and judge KK Agha of the Superior Court of Sindh.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan made it clear on Thursday that there was no movement in progress to recognize Israel. "…… such actions are part of unfounded propaganda. There are no changes in our policy. Our policy of non-recognition of Israel remains unchanged," Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammad Faisal said in A weekly press conference. The comments came

ISLAMABAD: The Electoral Commission of Pakistan declared on Thursday before the High Court of Islamabad that the order issued by President Dr. Arif Alvi for the appointment of two members of the PCE of Sindh and Balochistan violated the relevant clauses of the Constitution. In a related development, the opposition parties condemned the government's measure

Land grabbing of real estate empires in Malir and Jamshoro has generated a number of criminal companies in the area. The final part of "Bahria Town and others: unconsolidated greed" analyzes groundwater extraction and groundwater extraction in Malir and Jamshoro. In a situation where the final result is what counts while the law is trampled,