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820,000 undeserving people being removed from BISP database

ISLAMABAD: The federal government gave approval to the remo­val of 820,165 names from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) database, describing the beneficiaries as “undeserving”. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting after Spe­cial Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Welfare and Poverty Allevi­ation Dr Sania Nishtar informed it that the database of

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The legacy of Mr Jinnah

Published in Dawn.com The importance of being Mr Jinnah By Ayesha Jalal IN one of the more unforgettable contemporary recollections of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Beverely Nichols in Verdict on India described the lanky and stylishly dressed barrister as the “most important man in Asia”. Looking every bit like a gentleman of Spain, of the old

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Govt hands in glove with timber mafia in destroying Chitral’s forests

While the PTI government has been making claims and working on a so-called billion tree tsunami afforestation project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it seems hands in gloves with the timber mafia in denuding Chitral of the forest cover. On the one hand, local people are not allowed even to purchase and transport wood for construction of

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Chitral\’s small Christian community celebrates Christmas today

CHITRAL: The small Christian community living in Chitral town is all set to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday (today). Every year, officials from the district administration join them and present gifts before they celebrate the event. On Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner Lower Chitral Naveed Ahmed visited the Christian community to show respect on the Christmas eve and

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New district of Upper Chitral declared as sessions division

PESHAWAR: The KP cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan approved the Civil Administration (Public Service Delivery and Governance) Act 2019 with recommending some amendments in the draft document. “The Act aims at appointment of additional commissioner in subordination of commissioner at the divisional level and chief minister can constitute committees for ensuring

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