Softer tone and growing sympathy for imprisoned leader hint at possible policy change ISLAMABAD: For a brief moment in early 2026, it looked like PTI had found an opening. A softer tone, growing sympathy for its imprisoned leader and growing pressure on the government point to possible political change. But this moment was short-lived. The […]
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ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Nelson Azeem, told the National Assembly on Monday that 84,421 HIV cases have been recorded in the country and all diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in accordance with established medical protocols. During the question hour, Azeem said dialysis patients are treated using separate machines to avoid cross-infection. Once diagnosed at
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Sindh, including Karachi, and other cities will experience rain, wind and thunderstorms with isolated hailstorms. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday issued a weather advisory forecasting widespread rain, wind and thunderstorms, with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms, in various parts of the country from April 1 to 4. According to a PMD statement,
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ISLAMABAD: Just two days after receiving the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is visiting Beijing, a move that officials say underscores Islamabad’s intensifying diplomatic efforts to defuse the Middle East crisis. According to a Foreign Ministry statement released Monday, Dar will visit China on
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A new constitutional debate is gathering pace following the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) recent ruling that previous Supreme Court rulings are not unconditionally binding, calling into question the traditional doctrine of stare decisis. The decision opened a
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Fuel supply remains stable, reserves are adequate and a coordinated strategy to deal with economic pressures ISLAMABAD: A high-level consultative session at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday decided not to impose a nationwide smart lockdown, following disruptions in global fuel supplies caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East. Monday saw a series of high-level meetings
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Yasir traveled to Iran on a work visa and died in a missile strike on a tugboat in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas An image of Yasir in Iran. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The body of a young man from Karachi, martyred in an Israeli missile attack in Iran, has not yet been repatriated to
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A westerly wave is expected to approach southwest Balochistan on April 1 and persist until April 4. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday issued a weather advisory forecasting widespread rain, wind and thunderstorms, with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms, in various parts of the country from April 1 to April 4, 2026. According
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He is sending formal notices to the hospital administration and doctors allegedly involved in recording and sharing videos. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday issued notices to the administration of Lady Willingdon Hospital in Lahore following reports of an alleged incident in which patients were filmed during surgical procedures. The video,
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Provincial government rejects purported notification falsely stating schools would adopt ‘four-day work week’ Punjab School Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat on Monday announced that educational activities in the province would resume from April 1. In an article on X, he said: “Educational activities will resume in educational institutions with regular classes five days a week
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