<p>• Senate committee says federal role in devolved subjects defies 18th Amendment; forms panel to examine violations<br>• Cabinet division told to scrap proposed IT-related ministries</p> <p>ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution has expressed serious concerns over the re-establishment of federal ministries on subjects already devolved to the provinces under 18th Amend­ment and formed a subcommittee to examine the violations.</p> <p>The requisitioned meeting of the committe

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<p>The three suspects <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2015627/3-arrested-in-connection-with-young-doctors-killing-during-robbery-near-karachis-teen-talwar">arrested</a> in connection with a young doctor’s killing during a robbery near Karachi’s Teen Talwar were killed in an exchange of fire on Thursday, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed.</p> <p>The SIU statement claimed it conducted a raid in Ahmed Brohi Goth, near the metropolis’ Northern Bypass Toll Plaza, to arrest the thr

<p>US President Donald Trump on Thursday said a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country is contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and normalising ties with Israel.</p> <p>In a post on <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116969149016233329">Truth Social</a>, Trump said the deal only pertained to the civilian use of nuclear facilities “such

<p>QUETTA: District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his guard were gunned down on Thursday, while another judge was among two injured when they came under attack while heading to Mastung, officials said.</p> <p>Judge Kakar and Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari were on their way to Mastung from Quetta when unknown armed men attacked the vehicles they were in, Balochistan Home Department’s aide Babar Yousafzai told <em>Dawn</em>.</p> <p>The armed men targeted Kakar and others at

<p>RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday said the consistent efforts of the security forces and law enforcement agencies, backed by the steadfast support of the people, would bring lasting peace to Balochistan.</p> <p>Addressing participants of the 20th National Workshop Balochistan at the General Headquarters, he underscored that foreign-sponsored proxies had persistently sought to fuel violence, undermine stability and dis

<p><strong>• Justice Minhas rules against enforcement of Dubai decree<br>• Judgement notes criminal findings do not bind civil courts, calls for balance between global and local principles</strong></p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Dismissing a petition filed by the Gulf-based arm of a major technology company, the Islamabad High Court stresses the need to strike a balance between the principle of international comity and the protections afforded by domestic law when enforcing foreign courts’ decrees.</p>

<p><strong>• Flood Forecasting Division warns flows may rise further by July 25 amid new monsoon spell<br>• Urban flooding likely in parts of Punjab, KP and Balochistan</strong></p> <p>LAHORE: The Chenab River continued to remain in a<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2017067"> high-flood state </a>on Thursday as torrential rains lashed held Kashmir and several parts of Punjab.</p> <p>“The water level in the Chenab River at Marala and Khanki has subsided to medium flood. However, the river

<p>SOME people may have watched <em>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</em> starring Harrison Ford as the eponymous swashbuckling archaeologist on a mission to find the holy grail — the cup said to grant eternal life to whoever drinks from it. In common usage, ‘holy grail’ signifies a highly sought-after goal that is extremely difficult or seemingly impossible to achieve. In this sense, economic growth is undoubtedly the holy grail of economics as it remains the most-coveted prize for poli