Afghan refugees with their belongings in trucks wait to be deported to Afghanistan, near the Chaman border post. Photo: AFP TORKHAM: Pakistan on Saturday reopened the Torkham border post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to returning Afghan refugees, ending a nearly two-week closure following deadly clashes between border forces last month. Meanwhile, nearly 10,700 people returned through the […]
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Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry speaks to reporters outside Parliament in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry revealed on Saturday that Indian intelligence services attempted to recruit a Pakistani fisherman for espionage purposes by offering him money. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad alongside Information
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Islamabad Bar Council, Bhoon-Tarar group-backed candidates won three out of five seats ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI/QUETTA: Preliminary results of the Punjab Bar Council elections show a clear lead for the pro-government group Ahsan Bhoon-Azam Nazeer Tarar. In the Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by the Bhoon-Tarar group won three seats out of five, while the Hamid Khan group
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Preliminary investigations suggest that a short circuit associated with a gas leak caused an explosion and fire. An explosion at an LPG cylinder shop on Abul Hassan Isphahani Road in Karachi left seven people injured on November 1. Photo: Express KARACHI: At least seven people were injured in an explosion caused by a short circuit
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. The 43rd session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Federal Education and Vocational Training, Wajiha Qamar, met with Minister of Education, Learning and Higher Education of the State of Qatar, Lolwa bint Rashid Al-Khater, on the sidelines of
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving a record 5.9 million tax returns in FY 2025 and expressed gratitude to the nation for demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility. In a statement released on Friday, the Prime Minister said the inclusion
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. LAHORE: The Faisalabad-Khanewal railway section, which had been closed due to recent floods, has been partially restored with freight services now allowed to operate on a limited basis. According to railway officials, the Darkhana-Abdul Hakim section has been reopened exclusively for goods trains. Initially, a locomotive (AGE-30) will conduct three to four tests at
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. ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to approve the third tranche of $1 billion for Pakistan under the Extended Financing Facility (EFF) program at its meeting scheduled for December. The Fund is also likely to provide $200 million in climate finance, which will be made available through the
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Doctors confirmed that the former prime minister had suffered a cardiac episode; two blocked arteries treated with stents, sources say Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Reuters/File Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a heart attack and is currently undergoing treatment at a private medical facility in the
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Information Ministry says Islamabad offered to transfer individuals operating from Afghanistan to Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters Pakistan has rejected the Afghan government’s claims that Islamabad rejected
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