In an interview with Fox News, he said both helped mediate between two countries that had not had negotiations for a long time. PM Shehbaz (left), US Vice President JD Vance (centre), CDF Munir (right). PHOTO: EXPRESS US Vice President JD Vance praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of […]
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In separate phone calls, EU and Canada agree to maintain close contacts with Pakistan Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand (left), Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (right) and European Union HRVP Kaja Kallas (right). European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating peace efforts between the United
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Various explosive materials recovered including suicide vests, detonators, safety fuse wires and prohibited stickers. LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested 16 suspected terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during Intelligence Based Operations (IBO) conducted in several cities of Punjab, a CTD spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, a total of 113 PCIs were
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Aurangzeb says Pakistan has not yet requested additions or changes to its $7 billion IMF loan program due to US-Iran war Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview at the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington DC, United States, April 13, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS
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PESHAWAR: In a significant show of unity, opposition parties in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have decided to field a consensus candidate for the province’s only vacant Senate seat. The decision was taken at a consultative meeting convened by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa at Mufti Mahmood Markaz in Peshawar. The meeting, chaired by JUI central leader Maulana Ataur
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Financial institutions, US officials and business representatives meet on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF spring meetings Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb had a productive meeting with Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the IMF Pakistan Mission team, on the
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Police officers stand at a checkpoint on a road leading to the Serena Hotel, as Pakistan prepares to host the United States and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS MURREE/ISLAMABAD: Citizens of the federal capital are increasingly expressing anger over police checkpoints and roadblocks installed on almost all major and secondary roads in
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RAWALPINDI: Residents of Rawalpindi cantonment areas face increasing difficulties in accessing basic civic facilities due to the absence of elected representatives and a security guard system. Problems with water supply, sanitation and damaged roads have intensified. According to a report compiled by The Express PK Press Club, visits to posh and densely populated areas –
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The first batch of 25 international students graduated from Dow International Medical College on Thursday evening. Surrounded by their professors and the vice-chancellor, the students took the Hippocratic oath during the ceremony organized at the Governor’s House. PHOTO COURTESY: ARIF HUSSAIN LAHORE: An unusual drop in admissions to private medical and dental colleges has highlighted
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Jacob Lines Examination Center of Higher Secondary School for Girls in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE KARACHI: The third day of the annual matriculation exams was also marred by serious management problems, allegations of cheating and poor facilities, while another case was also recorded regarding an exam center alleged “paid cheating”. Under the aegis of the
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