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At least 11 people killed in stampede while collecting free flour in Pakistan’s Punjab province

At least 11 people, including women, have died while trying to get free flour from government distribution outlets in Pakistan’s Punjab province in recent days, authorities said. The deaths were reported after several people flocked to the government distribution points after the cash-strapped Pakistani government introduced a free flour scheme for the poor, especially in…

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LHC strikes down Section 124-A of sedition law

Great news! The Lahore High Court declared Section 124-A of the Criminal Law to be in conflict with the Constitution, recognizing the constitutional right to criticize state institutions. The decision to be recognized by the principles of The Lahore High Court has declared Section 124-A of the sedition law as ultra vires to the Constitution.…

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Zalmay Khalilzad hits back at Pak govt; calls on PM Shehbaz to disassociate from interior minister’s ‘threats’ to Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD – Former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad continued to remain up in arms against the Pakistani government as he shared another tweet, despite being told to avoid commenting on the country’s internal matters. Foreign Office earlier reacted strongly to Khalilzad’s comments and maintained that Pakistan did not need unsolicited advice on the challenges…

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NA embraces resolution against judiciary 

The National Assembly (NA) Tuesday adopted a resolution against the judiciary. The resolution was presented by Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb.  This resolution held that the house rejects the Judiciary’s interference in the legislature.  This house demanded that the general elections of national and provincial assemblies should be held at the same time as…

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Pakistan strongly condemns yet another heinous crime of Holy Quran sacrilege in Denmark.

Islamabad: Pakistan strongly condemned yet another abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran in Denmark, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement on Monday. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, a spokesperson of MoFA, said that the recurrence of such “wilful and vile acts” was a troubling manifestation of growing hatred, racism and phobia against Muslims…