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. The file photo shows a view of part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a strongly worded joint statement issued just days before US President Donald Trump chairs the first Gaza Peace Council summit, Pakistan and seven other key Muslim countries on Tuesday condemned

. New start: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin swears in Tarique Rahman. Photo: Reuters DAKAR: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the first elected government since the deadly 2024 uprising, facing a daunting list of challenges. The priority for Rahman, 60, will be to improve security, heal divisions in a

12 terrorists also killed by armed forces; A young civilian girl died and seven other people were injured; Security forces react with precision Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters RAWALPINDI: Twelve Indian-mandated terrorists were killed, while 11 security personnel were martyred, as security forces foiled a terror attack on a

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that in public procurement, only the conditions explicitly stated in the tender notice are applicable. Any subsequent financial liability imposed based on an undisclosed estimate or criterion cannot be borne. According to a detailed written judgment approved for report, a three-member bench of the FCC dismissed the

. ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday flagged a growing skills gap limiting access to major job markets such as Japan and South Korea, although the country produces nearly 800,000 university graduates a year. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, chaired by Syed Rafiullah, reviewed Pakistan’s overseas employment strategy.

. ISLAMABAD: Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday directed all electricity distribution companies (discoms), including K-Electric, to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity during Sehri and Iftar in the holy month of Ramazan. According to the Electricity Division, comprehensive SOPs have been issued to all power distribution companies to facilitate consumers during Ramazan. The

CTD staff. PHOTO: FILE The Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday said it had killed four suspected terrorists belonging to the banned group. Fitna-al-Hindustan group in a successful raid on a house in Shah Latif town of Karachi. A press release from the department indicates that the raid took place Monday night and resulted

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has delivered a detailed written judgment on a petition seeking return of funds deposited as security by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. A three-member full bench headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum issued the eight-page verdict, directing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

. HUnza Valley in the moonlight. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: To strengthen earthquake monitoring in the northern belt of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has installed a new broadband seismic observatory in Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, to improve real-time detection and detailed analysis of low-intensity tremors. The new facility was set up to improve monitoring