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Hassan NaqviThe appointment of Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani has ended the immediate question of who will govern Azad Jammu and Kashmir — but it has opened a much bigger question: can the new prime minister turn a centrally engineered political transition into a genuinely stable government? The…
Hassan NaqviSources tell The Scoop an unusual dispute between senior officers preceded a financial probe; inquiry alleges massive irregularities, while questions remain over the audit trail, competing figures and responsibility for the money LAHORE: Five goats. Yes, just five goats. Sources familiar with developments at Police Training College…
TS ExclusiveSLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is undergoing a significant institutional transformation under Director General Dr Usman Anwar, with the agency increasingly shifting from conventional investigation methods towards a model built around intelligence fusion, real-time command, specialised units, digital forensics and stronger international coordination. Since Dr Anwar…
Hassan NaqviFourteen newborns are dead. But the bigger question is whether Wednesday’s tragedy was the result of one malfunctioning appliance — or years of warnings that were never acted upon. ISLAMABAD — Fourteen newborn babies are dead, one infant survived, and a government hospital is now at…
TS ExclusiveFrom the underworld to drug networks, Punjab’s specialised crime-fighting force has put organised criminals under unprecedented pressure For years, Punjab’s law-and-order challenge was not simply about crime. It was about organised crime. Dacoit gangs, professional robbers, vehicle-lifting networks, extortionists, kidnappers, drug dealers and notorious underworld figures had…
Web DeskISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have said legal action will be taken against a Pakistan Army officer accused of assaulting a student and firing shots into the air during a protest at Sarhad University’s Islamabad campus. Assistant Inspector General of Police Hamza Humayun told the BBC that the officer,…
Web DeskISLAMABAD — Recent amendments to Pakistan’s defence laws have significantly expanded the powers of Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, placing him at the centre of the country’s military command structure, according to constitutional experts. Under the amended Defence Forces…
Web DeskLAHORE — The controversy surrounding the proposed transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital has taken a new turn after his sister, Dr Uzma Khan, said that he was “completely fit and healthy” and had no serious medical complaint. The statement comes…
Web DeskThe tragic deaths of a mother and her infant daughter after falling into an open sewer near Bhati Gate in Lahore have sparked widespread outrage, not only over administrative negligence but also over the incident initially being termed “fake news” by Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari.…
Web DeskRenowned political analyst Hafeezullah Khan Niazi has said that Pakistan’s biggest challenge at present is Imran Khan, asserting that the country’s political system and state institutions have effectively become “hostage” to the former prime minister’s politics. In his column for Daily Jang, Niazi argued that the…
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