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Media freedom in Pakistan is seeing dark times, says panel – Newspaper

LONDON: Freedom of the press in Pakistan is the worst today than ever before, panelists said in a talk about censorship at the Khalili Lecture Theater (KLT) at SOAS on Friday. The talk entitled "Reign of censorship: Pakistan, Kashmir and India" featured journalist Talat Hussain, writer and scholar Farzana Sheikh, British journalist Christina Lamb and

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Kartarpur sets positive example, says US – Newspaper

WASHINGTON: The United States has said that the opening of the Kartarpur corridor is a positive example of neighbors working together for mutual benefit. In a video message posted on Saturday afternoon, State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus called the opening of this new border crossing an "important step towards promoting greater religious freedom." Highlighting the

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Govt plans tax documentation drive – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: In a breakthrough to expand the tax network and control evasion, the government has decided to develop a comprehensive plan for tax assessment at the national level and documentation to attract rich people and untapped sectors in the network. The Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has commissioned the tax department to develop a detailed plan

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Ordinances promulgated on Nov 7 challenged in IHC – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The opposition of the Muslim League of Pakistan-Nawaz (PML-N) was challenged on Saturday in the presidential ordinances of the High Court of Islamabad (IHC) promulgated by the government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on November 7. The ordinances were related to the conversion of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council into the Pakistan Medical Commission, the

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Bureaucratic impediments delay Nawaz’s departure – Pakistan

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic turn of events, the government delayed the removal of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's name from the air exclusion list on Saturday, forcing a change in his plan to go to London to receive treatment on Sunday. Both the National Responsibility Office (NAB) and the Ministry of Interior could

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Credibility of accountability – Pakistan

Amid the current political turmoil, accountability and the National Office of Accountability (NAB) occupy a prominent place. On the one hand, there is a passionate section of the population eager to punish and even "hang" anyone who, in their opinion, has plundered national wealth. NAB is the main instrument through which they wish to fulfill

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