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HEC’s new passport requirement leaves thousands of returning Afghan students in limbo PESHAWAR: Returning Afghan students face serious difficulties in having their diplomas verified by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The students claim that before the government’s decision regarding the repatriation of Afghan refugees, they were taking admission in Pakistani universities using Proof of Registration […]

Snow covers roads, vehicles and trees in Galiyat, Abbottabad, pushing temperatures below zero. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures have crippled life in Pakistan’s upper regions, leaving roads blocked, tourists stranded and rescue operations underway, as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that another westerly weather system would bring more rain and snow

The Pakistan Navy dispatched its ships as first responders and evacuated a Sri Lankan crew member along with an attendant. A Pakistani navy boat evacuates a Sri Lankan citizen requiring “urgent medical attention” aboard an Indonesian-flagged merchant ship. Photo: Online The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully carried out a medical evacuation of a Sri Lankan

Khawaja Asif says political parties have systematically sidelined local governments Defense Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan on his show Mehdi Unfiltered. SCREENSHOT LAHORE: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged Saturday that Pakistan’s political parties have consistently sidelined local governments despite their proven role in strengthening popular politics, warning that

PTI rally. Photo: Express NOW : Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, addressing participants of the Street Movement rally at Tarujabba, Nowshera, said the movement was a structured, peaceful and constitutional struggle against fascism, with no room for violence or disorder. He said the PIT leadership had taught them the lesson of peaceful political struggle and

The two sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in law enforcement and criminal justice President Zardari addresses the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4, 2025 Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Somalia’s Interior Minister Ali Yousuf and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening bilateral engagement. He also

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced that the Basant festival will be held from February 6 to 8 after receiving formal approval for the first fully government-sponsored and organized festival celebration in over two decades. The move comes amid sustained online and offline opposition to an event that remains banned by Supreme Court orders due