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Karachi faces water shortages after power outage at Dhabeji pumping station

Listen to the article Karachi’s water supply was seriously hit after a power outage caused an explosion at the Dhabeji pumping station, leading to the rupture of two major pipelines. According to reports, a 72-inch diameter pipeline (No. 5) burst, disrupting water delivery to several areas of Karachi, Express News reported. These include Landhi, Korangi, […]

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NADRA responds to rumors about AJK resident status on ID cards

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Listen to the article The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified the procedure for including the designation ‘AJK State Resident’ on Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC), refuting rumors of a policy change, local media sources reported Monday. In a statement, NADRA said the designation is printed in black on Smart CNICs and in

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First commercial flight lands at New Gwadar International Airport

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Listen to the article Pakistan celebrated an aviation milestone on Monday with the historic landing of the first commercial flight at the New Gwadar International Airport. PIA flight PK-503 took off from Karachi at 9:50 am with 46 passengers on board and landed at the state-of-the-art facility in Gwadar at 11:15 am, marking the official

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Ignoring the meeting of judges despite being a member: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah

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Listen to the article Supreme Court judges have raised concerns over a lack of transparency in case planning, with Justice Mansoor Ali Shah saying he was not aware of a meeting of the judges’ committee although he be a member. Lawyer Salahuddin appeared before a three-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Express News

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Prime Minister Chehbaz approves diplomatic reshuffle

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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the appointment of several Pakistani ambassadors and heads of missions in various capitals of the world on the advice of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. There was no official announcement but sources confirmed that Shehbaz had finally given the green light to

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Operation launched to bring peace to Kurram

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Listen to the article DI KHAN/PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies launched an operation in Lower Kurram on Sunday after a high-level meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government decided to take strict action against miscreants in the troubled district. Peshawar officials said security forces would be present to help the police and civil administration in the operation

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Kabul admits TTP is a problem

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Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The interim Afghan government admitted to Pakistani authorities in closed-door meetings that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) project was a problem, but opposed Islamabad’s approach to dealing with the issue. , sources close to the matter told the Express PK Press Club on Sunday. They said Pakistani and Afghan Taliban

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Defend national interest in negotiations with PTI, Nawaz tells PM

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Listen to the article LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to maintain supreme national interest in the ongoing negotiations with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI). According to a statement issued by the ruling party, Shehbaz briefed the former prime minister and his elder brother about

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Tourists throng the picturesque Neelam Valley amid snowfall

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MIRPUR: A large influx of tourists from various parts of the country thronged the picturesque snow-clad Neelam Valley of Azad Jammu Kashmir on Sunday. After more than three months of dry weather, the upper reaches of the scenic valley experienced the third highest snowfall period, delighting residents and tourists. The subordinate Graze Valley did not

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Prisons are overflowing to 152% of their capacity

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LAHORE: With 102,026 inmates crammed into 128 prisons across Pakistan, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the country’s prison system is operating at an alarming 152.2% of its capacity official, according to the Prison Data Report 2024. The groundbreaking report by the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) highlights the dire conditions in which

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