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Sattar has two days to respond

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday gave Muttahida Qaumi Movement-P PIB faction leader Farooq Sattar till March 1 to submit his response in a petition filed against him by the Bahadurabad faction in the party. During the hearing, Bahadurabad faction lawyer Farogh Naseem argued that the intra-party …

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Nawaz leader for life, Shahbaz head for now

LAHORE: The PML-N Central Working Committee (CWC) has elected Nawaz Sharif as the party “Quaid for Life” and Shahbaz Sharif as the interim president. A meeting of the CWC of which the Central Executive Committee (CEC) is a part was convened in Model Town on Tuesday. The meeting started at …

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Trump Urges Prison Reform, Not Sentencing Overhaul, After Pushback

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but he stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes. Arguing that a wider overhaul lacks congressional support, the …

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