Lawyers on strike to protest arrests of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha halt all legal proceedings, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Upholding the government’s decision to ban book imports from India and Israel, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that the right to read is not absolute and may be subject to restrictions […]
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RAWALPINDI: Internal differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appeared to intensify on Thursday after no party leader showed up to meet incarcerated party founder Imran Khan at Adiala jail despite prior arrangements for the meeting. A list of six senior officers had been submitted to prison authorities earlier in the day, requesting permission to hold
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CDF Munir, Iranian President, and top brass discuss de-escalation; Qatar Prime Minister, Emir highlight regional stability ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday held a series of high-level meetings in Tehran with Iran’s top political and military leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, as part of
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ISLAMABAD: The endangered solar net metering saved Pakistan from daytime load shedding at a time when the country is going through the worst energy crisis. At the same time, authorities have ramped up oil-fired power generation to full capacity while delaying scheduled maintenance at nuclear plants in a bid to maintain electricity supplies amid worsening
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Among the victims are women and children trapped in a gas pipeline fire in the Hattar industrial zone. At least eight members of a family were killed and five others injured after a fire caused by an explosion in a gas pipeline in Haripur in Hazara division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Thursday. The fire
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436,408 cases of dog bites in 22 months, but the government shows little interest in solving the problem A joint conference on stray dogs organized by Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore Public Assistance Committee and animal rights NGOs. JI Lahore Amir, lawyer of Ziauddin Ansari, chaired the meeting. PHOTO: ASIF MEHMOOD LAHORE: Animal rights organizations and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI)
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The Committee also expresses concern over reported deaths, including cases of suicide, in medical colleges. MP Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani. Photo: File The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSR&C) on Thursday termed as alarming the rise in HIV cases in the country, especially in Taunsa tehsil, and ordered that
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Marshal arrived in Iran as part of ongoing peace negotiation efforts with the United States CDF Munir meets Iranian President Ghalibaf in Tehran. PHOTO: Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Thursday. PressTV reported on X. CDF Munir
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Both review bilateral relations and reaffirm commitment to strengthening cooperation in areas such as security, defense Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi receives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Doha Airport. PHOTO: Prime Minister’s Office/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed solidarity with Qatar and called for de-escalation and dialogue
FinMin Holds Series of High-Level Meetings and Multilateral Engagements at 2026 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings IMF Managing Director meets Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb at the 2026 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. PHOTO: Radio Pakistan International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday appreciated the ongoing progress in economic reform in Pakistan during her interaction
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