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Araghchi thanks Pakistan for its constructive role and mediation efforts between the parties Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Files Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed the current regional situation and Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic efforts for peace and stability in the region with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed […]

KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has spearheaded the revival of a program providing free medicines to underprivileged cancer patients, as well as its province-wide expansion to ensure timely and free treatment to eligible people. The directive came during a high-level meeting on the provincial annual development program

Jirga denounces official negligence; demands peace, the return of Tirah; allies warn against politicization of victims PESHAWAR: The Bara Political Alliance announced a sit-in protest in Peshawar on May 7, demanding resolution of the problems faced by the displaced people of Tirah Valley, ensuring their return with dignity and protesting against the rising unrest in

Rapid infestations and fungal diseases are raising alarm among growers, prompting calls for government intervention HYDERABAD: A sudden and aggressive wave of pest attacks has gripped mango orchards across Sindh, leaving growers reeling and scrambling to find effective control measures. The alarm was raised at a weekly meeting of the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB), where

ABBOTTABAD: A local court in Abbottabad has passed a stay order on the Janderbari water supply project following a petition filed by over a hundred residents of various village councils, including Janderbari, Phulkot, Dhakki Khaitar and Aziz Bang. The petitioners, represented by social activist Shezad Gul Awan, raised concerns over possible water shortages and environmental

The May 2025 judgment explicitly ordered the government and Parliament to remedy this shortcoming. ISLAMABAD: A year after a ruling, the higher judiciary has yet to see implementation of its own directive requiring the federal government to legislate an independent right of appeal for civilians convicted by military courts, leaving a key guarantee of due

Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. Photo: Express TIMERGARA: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday said governance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, just like at the federal level, has been reduced to slogans, lamenting that citizens continue to be deprived of basic services despite more than a decade of uninterrupted one-party rule. Addressing a public

A photo of opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREENSHOT LAHORE: TTAP leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai said allowing meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan could help ease political tensions, stressing that those who control visitation rights hold the key to de-escalation. Speaking at a brunch with a handful of senior journalists, Achakzai stressed the need to

Former President Asif Ali Zardari addresses the media in Sindh’s Ghothki district on Tuesday, November 7, 2023: Screenshot of PPP’s X handle ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the PIA Corporation (Conversion) Ordinance, 2026 on the advice of the Prime Minister, according to a statement issued by the Aiwan-e-Sadr media wing on Sunday. The

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will today (Monday) hear a petition seeking closure of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s X account. Judge Arbab Muhammad Tahir will preside over the hearing. The Adiala jail authorities have already submitted their response, while the court has asked other respondents to file their responses. Imran Khan’s lawyer Salman