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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan property case hearing at Lahore High Court as Justice Sethi restores ancestral Faisalabad house appeal May 2026

LHC Restores Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s Appeal in Faisalabad Ancestral Property Dispute

Focus Pakistan Analysis Pakistan’s civil courts have long struggled with a tension between procedural rigour and substantive access to justice. Cases dismissed on technical grounds — fee non-payment, missed deadlines, improper paperwork quietly consume years of litigants’ lives without ever addressing the disputes that brought them to court. Justice Sethi’s ruling pushes back against that ... Read more
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Lyari Expressway Fraud Case: NAB Converts Inquiry to Formal Investigation

NAB Escalates Lyari Expressway Fraud Case to Full Investigation

Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog converts its inquiry into a formal investigation after obtaining key evidence of forgery and illegal plot allotments. KARACHI: On Thursday, the National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan raised the status of the Lyari Expressway scam from mere inquiry to full-fledged investigation following the collection of critical information regarding forgery, irregular plot allocations, and ... Read more
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Punjab drone waste management operation monitoring Eid-ul-Adha waste collection and sanitation activities across Punjab using advanced drone technology

Punjab Deploys Drone Technology for First Time in Eid-ul-Adha Cleanliness Operation

LAHORE: In a landmark move towards modernization in urban management, the Punjab Government has introduced latest drone technology in supervising waste management systems throughout Eid ul Adha. The initiative marked the first use of drone-based surveillance technology in Punjab’s sanitation operations, highlighting the province’s shift toward smarter and more efficient waste management practices. According to ... Read more
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Pakistani budget 2026-27 pension reform introduces Defined Contributory Pension system for newly recruited armed forces personnel

Pakistan Budget 2026-27 to Introduce DCP Pension for Armed Forces as Salary Hike Options Drafted

ISLAMABAD: The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year for Pakistan will witness a historic pension reform where the Defined Contributory Pension scheme is being implemented for all new recruits in the Armed Forces, an initiative that Pakistan’s finance minister Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb is anticipated to unveil in the budget address. This is a major step ... Read more
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Saudi counterpart Abdulaziz bin Saud in Mina announcing Pakistan Saudi Arabia security training for 200 diplomatic protection officers

Saudi Arabia Will Train 200 of Pakistan’s Top Diplomatic Protection Officers

RIYADH: In response to an agreement made during a recent high-level meeting in Mina between the two countries, the government of Pakistan has decided to send its Federal Constabulary’s Special Diplomatic Protection Unit with 200 members to undergo security training in Saudi Arabia. This decision to conduct the Pakistan Saudi Arabia security training was taken ... Read more
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Ministry of Finance report reveals federal government corporations loss of Rs832 billion in FY2025 led by NHA and Pakistan Railways deficits

Federal Government Corporations Loss Hits Rs832 Billion as SOE Reforms Fail to Deliver in FY2025

ISLAMABAD: In the 2025 fiscal year, Pakistan’s federal government corporations loss amounted to Rs832 billion, as reported by the Ministry of Finance in its most recent financial performance report – a number that highlights the continuing and worsening fiscal burden that the country’s SOEs place on the national coffers despite repeated promises for reform. NHAS ... Read more
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Pakistan Supreme Court Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar rules wedlock policy gives married government employees legitimate expectation of joint postings

Supreme Court Defends Wedlock Policy Pakistan to Protect Working Mothers From Forced Separation

ISLAMABAD: Ruling delivered by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in regards to Pakistan’s wedlock policy that is followed by the federal and provincial government of the country regarding the marriage policy of civil servants states that the couples falling in the ambit of wedlock policy have an ‘expectation of right’ of joint postings which cannot ... Read more
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