The State Department cites cost savings and operational efficiencies; services will be transferred to Islamabad The US State Department has decided to permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, the closest US diplomatic mission to the Afghan border. The Independent reported that the Peshawar consulate served as the main operational and logistical hub before, during and […]
Prime Minister to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss regional tensions, security and bilateral relations Prime Minister Shehbaz begins a brief visit to Saudi Arabia. PHOTO: APPLICATION Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for a brief official visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Photo: SCREENSHOT Pakistan’s missions abroad will celebrate March 23 national day this year with simplicity and limit celebrations to traditional flag hoisting ceremonies, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday. This year, the National Day of March 23 will be celebrated with simplicity
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Summary sent to president after bar council and political leaders demand governor’s removal A file photo of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Nihal Hashmi. PHOTO: EXPRESS Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to appoint senior politician Nihal Hashmi as the new governor of Sindh and sent a summary to the President for approval, the Prime Minister’s
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He says large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure and blatant violations of international law must stop immediately Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, during an emergency meeting of the council regarding the situation in Lebanon on March 11 PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security
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Orders preventive measures, faster compensation for displaced families and emergency flood plan KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot PESHAWAR: A key meeting of the Department of Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement was held under the chairmanship of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi to review disaster preparedness, relief activities and departmental reforms. In view of a
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ISLAMABAD: Authorities clarified on Wednesday that naval escort operations currently carried out by the Pakistan Navy are limited to protecting the country’s merchant ships operating along key maritime routes between Karachi and the Gulf and Red Sea regions, amid heightened security concerns triggered by the ongoing war between Iran, the United States and Israel. Well-placed
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A total of 219 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were destroyed during the operation. A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan on the Pakistan-Afghan border. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that at least 641 members of the Afghan
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has expressed its inability to accept the transfer of remaining staff of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak-PWD), it was learned on Wednesday. The Senate Standing Committee on Housing discussed the issue of merger of Public Works Department (PWD) employees in various government institutions, with the department coming under
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that appointments made under the government’s employment quota system for relatives of deceased or disabled employees remain valid if they were made before the system was abolished. In its judgment, the court upheld the decision of the Larkana Circuit Court of the Sindh High Court (SHC)
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