. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at the ceremony honoring Pakistan’s top businessmen and exporters in Islamabad PHOTO: YouTube/PTV ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Washington on February 18 to represent Pakistan at the first leaders’ meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Peace Council, diplomatic sources told The Express PK Press Club on […]
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. Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony, addressing a press conference. PHOTO: APPLICATION RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Religious Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Tuesday said the terrorists had no links with Islam and urged the nation to unite against extremism. Speaking at the ‘Paigham-e-Pakistan Conference’ in
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Pakistan is witnessing a sharp drop in temperatures as rain and snow continue to affect various parts of the country. In Lahore, the sky remained overcast and cold winds made the weather colder than usual. The weather service recorded the city’s current temperature at 14°C. In the federal capital, light drizzle was reported in sectors
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. ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s population grows faster than employment, health services and capacity, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday flagged population growth as a growing national risk. The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, chaired by Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, has expressed concerns over the pressure that uncontrolled population growth is putting on jobs, public
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. President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday welcomed an invitation from Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and stressed the need to follow up on the results of the Uzbek leader’s recent state visit to Pakistan, the Presidential Secretariat said. The President received Ambassador Alisher Tukhtaev at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where the
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. LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking criminal action against the officers responsible for the six deaths and injuries of 124 citizens during the Basant celebrations. The petition, submitted by Judicial Activism Committee chief Azhar Siddique, states that according to the official data of the Punjab Home Department,
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Japan said it stood with Pakistan in difficult times, especially during climate-related disasters. President Zardari attends a reception marking the 66th birthday of Emperor Naruhito of Japan. Photo: APP President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations with Japan in the areas of development, technology and people-to-people exchanges. “Pakistan
Salman Akram Raja affirms that kidnappings constitute an attack on justice and the security of citizens; demonstration in Peshawar for liberation PTI lawyer Ali Zaman with PTI founder Imran Khan. PHOTO: JUNAID AKRAM The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday condemned the alleged kidnapping of lawyer Ali Zaman from Rawalpindi by unidentified men, saying the issue
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High-level meeting promises financial aid and employment assistance in affected areas, plus PSL matches in Peshawar A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday. – SCREENSHOT PESHAWAR: A high-level meeting on security services in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a road map for the transfer of law and order responsibilities from the military to civilian
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A fire broke out in a building near Jodia Bazaar. Photo: Express KARACHI: A fire broke out in a building near Jodia Bazaar near Karachi’s Saddar area on Tuesday, according to Rescue 1122. A statement from Sindh Rescue 1122 spokesperson said the department’s central command and control received a report and immediately dispatched fire and
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