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Local govt’s restoration: LHC grants 40 more days to Punjab govt
The LHC on Wednesday granted the Punjab Govt 40 days to restore LGs.
Nilofar Bakhtiar’s appointment as NCSW chair mired in controversy
The appointment of Nilofar Bakhtiar as chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has been mired in controversy
UN urges Pakistan to expedite passage of anti-torture law
UN has praised the Senate’s approval of an anti-torture law, & urged the govt not to delay passage of the law first prototyped in 2016.
Pakistan’s judiciary influenced
Pakistan’s judiciary is influenced by the Govt & the military which has cast doubts on the competence, fairness, & reliability of the judicial system
Journalist denies she singled out Ali Zafar in tweets
A court allowed Hamna Zubair, a witness for the defence in the Ali Zafar defamation suit, to present her tweets on the case.
Negligence feared in rape case of destitute woman
Nasim would have survived had she been given due medical care, however hospital staff neglected her.
Digital media advertising policy sent for approval
News websites must be locally-based and should be operational for over six months to receive government advertisements under the proposed policy
CASE CLOSED: Man missing for 4 years was being confined in...
Another Eid has passed away adding to the agony of Shrafat Bibi in Swat. Having searched frantically for her husband in the last fours years, she was finally informed last month that her husband is detained at an internment center.
Information Ministry launches ‘secure’ app for govt functionaries
The Ministry of IT & Telecoms has announced a 'secure' messaging app for govt employees following a hacking attempt on PM Khan's previous phone by Pegasus spyware
