Saudi Chief of Army Staff calls on PM Shehbaz, DPM Dar and COAS Asim Munir during his visit to Islamabad Saudi Chief of Staff General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili meets Prime Minister Shehbaz, Deputy Minister Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Asim Munir during his visit to Islamabad on November 24. PHOTO: APP Pakistan and Saudi […]
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With the supply of flour to Punjab stopped, the people of the province are deprived of this basic commodity. PESHAWAR: Due to the emerging differences between the federal and provincial governments, the local people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are forced to purchase flour at exorbitant prices. With the supply of wheat and flour from Punjab to
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Experts say tackling the city’s demographic crisis requires a comprehensive solution KARACHI: The Sindh government is working on a new master plan for Karachi, titled Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047. Although the main features of this plan have not yet been revealed, experts believe that the growing population pressure on the city poses a major
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People surround the Nagin Chowrangi water hydrant during a protest against water shortage. Photo: PPI KARACHI: In the early hours of Sunday, residents of northern Karachi stormed the Nagan Chowrangi pumping station to protest against a severe water shortage that has persisted for weeks. A large number of women participated in the protest, during which
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Launched in 2016, the project has experienced repeated delays due to administrative obstacles. MA Jinnah Road lies open in front of the historic old Radio Pakistan building, its dust and trenches marking the slow, beating pulse of a city rebuilding itself. Photo: Express KARACHI: Work on Phase II of the Karachi Green Line Bus Project
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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar shakes hands with EU Vice-President Kaja Kallas in Brussels. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have jointly urged the de facto authorities of Afghanistan to take decisive measures to curb terrorist activities on its soil and protect human rights, particularly those of women, girls and other vulnerable
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“They now understand that Pakistan will pursue the TTP or any other group wherever it finds them, even in Kabul” Pakistani soldiers stand vigil next to the new border fence along the border of Afghanistan’s Paktika province in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan. Photo: AFP) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes in Kabul last month, targeting senior commanders
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PSMA cites closure of FBR portals and state restrictions on dealers as reasons The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) said the recent increase in sugar prices is due to the closure of FBR portals and restrictions imposed by the government on dealers, including bans on inter-provincial transportation. The Wholesale Grocers Association had previously accused sweets
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The three terrorists were killed, the area was cordoned off and a mine clearance operation is underway. Suicide attack at the gate of a federal police headquarters in Peshawar on Monday Three people were killed and five injured on Monday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to the federal police headquarters in
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ISLAMABAD: The new Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has been listed to hear a petition seeking the formation of a judicial commission to investigate allegations of fraud in the February 2024 general election. The country’s largest opposition party, PTI, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court soon after the general elections through Salman Akram Raja.
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