PIFD meeting declared null and void for ‘dishonest intent’, rule violations and lack of presidential approval Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, chairing a meeting of the committee at the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training in Islamabad on February 11. Photo: Senate The […]
According to him, the burden of the 466,000 solar energy users should not fall on the more than 37.6 million consumers who depend on the national grid. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asked the power division to immediately file an appeal with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
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Resolution honors martyrs as opposition clashes over military, quorum and new laws in NA Defense Minister Khawaja Asif speaking during the National Assembly session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. PHOTO: Facebook/National Assembly of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told the National Assembly on Wednesday that Pakistan Army does not belong to any province or
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ISPR says terrorists have access to huge cache of US weapons left in Afghanistan Army soldiers gather at the site following militant attacks in Quetta on January 31. Photo: Reuters Dressed in military fatigues and with rifles slung over their shoulders, Yasma Baloch and her husband Waseem smile for the camera in a photo posted
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran on Wednesday, as tensions simmer over Iran’s nuclear program. In a call with
The Ramazan moon is expected to be sighted on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, and weather conditions are expected to remain favorable in most parts of Pakistan, the weather office said on Wednesday. According to the Climate Data Processing Center of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), “according to astronomical parameters, there is a good chance of
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Sardar Akhtar Mengal. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Akhtar Mengal. According to an official statement, Mengal had tendered his resignation from the National Assembly in September 2024. The President’s office officially informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) about the
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Search underway for remaining detainees as investigation examines security lapses and planning QUETTA: According to prison sources, six of the 27 prisoners who escaped during a coordinated attack on Mastung Central Prison voluntarily surrendered to authorities. On January 31, armed groups, including the banned Baloch Liberation Army, carried out a series of large-scale coordinated attacks
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday restrained the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from initiating contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and federal ministers in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The court also adjourned hearings in the related case of Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, Dr Aafia’s sister, and issued notices to all
Most of the seizure involved hashish, and ice was also recovered during an operation near Peshawar. Drugs recovered by the Anti-Narcotics Force. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force says it has launched a crackdown on drug trafficking around educational institutions and in several cities across the country. According to a press release released Wednesday by
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