The Prime Minister’s Office says the day will be celebrated with dignity and respect through simple flag hoisting ceremonies The federal government has canceled the Pakistan Day parade scheduled for March 23 due to the ongoing oil crisis and austerity measures announced following tensions in the Middle East, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on […]
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Islamabad claims to have precisely targeted terrorists’ ammunition depots, Taliban used image from 2023 to claim 400 deaths Red Crescent volunteers carry the body of a victim who died in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan has rejected Afghanistan’s claims that the
The government says reserves are sufficient for now as daily monitoring begins amid soaring oil prices and supply risks. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asked the Oil Minister to take steps to further improve Pakistan’s oil import supply chain and all relevant departments should remain ready to take
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Officials say coordinated assaults foiled; weapons recovered as security tightened across region KP Police. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police repelled coordinated terror attacks on Baka Khel police station and Fatah Khel check post on Tuesday morning, killing one attacker in a subsequent search operation, officials said. According to police, the terrorists launched these attacks during
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Official says suspect led Bolan’s ‘Fatah brigade’ linked to 50 killings and Jaffar Express attack Suhail Baloch was involved in multiple attacks that killed more than 50 security forces and civilians. PHOTO: CTD KARACHI: Authorities have identified a fourth terrorist killed last month in a clash between the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and banned Balochistan
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This is not the first case of this type involving Pakistanis victims of the consequences of the worsening conflict. Smoke billows from Zayed Port after an Iranian attack, following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo taken with a phone. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistani national killed in
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RAWALPINDI: With the payment of salaries of employees of government and private institutions from Monday, March 16, Eidul Fitr shopping has gained momentum in Rawalpindi. Markets, malls and shopping centers became bustling, and traders also expressed satisfaction with the start of business activities. Families began visiting markets in large numbers. After receiving their salaries on
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Rs100b expansion plan to add 500 beds, build twin towers while preserving 120-year-old heritage KARACHI: The first-ever large-scale expansion of one of the country’s oldest and busiest public hospitals, Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital in Karachi, has been approved by the Sindh government. The project will add 500 new beds and introduce modern medical
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Girls walk out of an examination center after the first science group test of Grade 12 organized on Monday under the aegis of the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS HYDERABAD: Police have arrested a corruption whistleblower linked to the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas, leading to the detention of
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a detailed weather advisory saying that widespread rain, windy conditions and occasional thunderstorms are expected to move over large parts of the country from the evening of March 17 until March 20, overlapping with the Eid holiday period. Although the weather will be particularly active, authorities are
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