Removes five-bag per acre limit and says government will buy wheat directly from farmers KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced major relief measures for small farmers by announcing the abolition of the limit of five bags per acre and said registered small growers can now sell wheat to the government without quantity […]
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HYDERABAD: The Sindh Abadgar Ittehad, an organization working for farmers’ rights, challenged the government’s position that the increase in fuel prices is a consequence of the ongoing war against Iran. Led by its leader Nawab Zubair Talpur, Ittehad staged a protest in front of the Hyderabad Press Club on Monday, demanding a reduction in the
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KARACHI: Four members of several groups involved in leaking Matric and Intermediate board exam papers and earning millions of rupees have been arrested. The Karachi police chief has tasked the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to trace the organized network behind the paper leaks. These ten groups used to leak exam papers to students through WhatsApp
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A snow removal vehicle removes the icy remains of a glacier from the Kaghan Road in Balakot as the road opens after months of closure following heavy winter snowfall. PHOTO: EXPRESS BALACOT: The long wait for locals and tourists in the Kaghan Valley is over. After five long months of closure of roads and businesses
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Strict ban on matches, flammable products and picnics in the forest from April 15 to July 15 RAWALPINDI: The Forest Department has declared the period from April 15 to July 15 as “fire season” to ensure protection and conservation of government forests across Rawalpindi division, including the hilly tehsils of Murree, Kotli Sattian, Kahuta, Kallar
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LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has declared the government’s recent notifications revising agricultural income tax rates illegal and ordered an immediate stop to their implementation, assessment and collection. The decision was taken in the 41st session of the Punjab Assembly on a privilege motion moved by MP Zulfiqar Ali Shah. The Speaker
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KARACHI: Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi announced on Monday that work on the 480 km Rohri-Karachi track will begin in September at an estimated cost of $2 billion. The minister was addressing a ceremony organized in Karachi to mark the initial launch of the Karachi campus of Pakistan International Railway School, aimed at providing world-class education
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ISLAMABAD: Lahore is back on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s radar, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi plans a return to the province in a bid to revive the party’s flagging political presence. The proposed visit, following a planned trip to Kashmir on April 25 to mark the PTI’s founding day, is scheduled for May 1 and
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Second round negotiations are likely tomorrow. JD Vance leaves for Pakistan today. Iran has not yet made the final decision. Trump Security personnel stand guard on the Zero Point Bridge in the federal capital, amid heightened vigilance ahead of the second round of US-Iran talks. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set the stage for a
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a telephone conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa. Both leaders expressed hope to see progress in the Iran-US talks expected to take place in Islamabad. According to an official statement, the two leaders exchanged views on regional developments, including diplomatic efforts aimed at easing tensions between
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