BHAKKAR: The Bhakkar Food Ministry carried out a major operation against the hoarders, recovering a large quantity of flour from a secret warehouse during a raid carried out on tip-off. District Food Controller Adil Abbas Dagra led the operation in the low-lying Mouza Kachi Shahani area, where authorities seized around 30,000 kilograms of flour with […]
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Ramazan Bazaar. PHOTO:EXPRESS LAHORE: As Ramazan draws to a close, the government’s campaign to enforce official price lists in Lahore’s markets appears to have brought little tangible relief to consumers, with traders continuing to sell essential goods well above the advertised rates. Market research suggests that most food items – from vegetables and fruits to
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Provincial institutions have not yet disclosed their administrative, functional and financial information on their websites KARACHI: Eight years have passed since the Sindh Assembly approved the Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2016, and yet most government departments in the province have still not implemented it effectively. Under Article 6 of the law, all public
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Province Launches Cashless KP Initiative, Gets Cabinet Approval for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Digital Payments Act, 2025 KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has reiterated that timely delivery of high-quality public services to citizens is the top priority of his administration, as the province advances its ambitious good governance roadmap aimed
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Community initiative hires painter to whitewash historic homes, install lights and greenery in city walled lane Chaka Gali in Peshawar. Photos: Express PESHAWAR: In the narrow, history-filled lanes of the ancient walled city of Peshawar, an elderly painter affectionately known as Commando dips his paintbrush in fresh lime, methodically transforming the facades of decades-old houses
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rotational appointments in ICT colleges of Islamabad have been reported. Photo: File QUETTA: The Anti-Corruption Institute (ACE) has found alleged irregularities in recruitments carried out by the Balochistan Sports and Youth Affairs Department, covering the years 2006, 2011, 2013 and 2021. Highly placed sources revealed that 14 to 18 people were appointed in violation of
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Chief Provincial Minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb. LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to take legal action against those involved in a “malicious campaign” over the use of an official aircraft by the provincial administration, Punjab Chief Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has warned, amid growing confusion over the government’s claims that the newly acquired luxury aircraft was undergoing
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The levy on petrol will remain at Rs 105.37 per litre, while the levy on diesel will remain at Rs 55.24 per litre. Kerosene oil. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased the prices of kerosene and light diesel (LDO) while deciding to keep the prices of petrol and fast diesel unchanged by maintaining the tax
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that no court has the power to decide a suit that is beyond the scope of its jurisdiction. It ruled that cantonment board employees are not civil servants; therefore, the Federal Service
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Islamabad recognizes Beijing’s de-escalation efforts; Policy change unlikely without verifiable assurances Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has politely told China that it will continue its current policy of non-engagement with the Taliban regime, citing Kabul’s inability to change its stance on the presence of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other terrorist
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