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.Avalanches and road closures disrupt life; ongoing rescue operations, new snow forecast Tourists enjoy a drive as it snows heavily in Murree. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Heavy snow has paralyzed daily life in large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, severing road links, knocking out electricity and communications networks and triggering a deadly avalanche in Lower Chitral that

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), gestures during her speech on the final day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, January 23, 2026. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, on Friday congratulated the government for having “seriously” adopted the

Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday stood by its decision to join the US-led Peace Council, selling Pakistan’s participation as a diplomatic opening on Gaza as controversy over the move refused to die down and spilled onto the floor of Parliament again. Opposition parties have

ISLAMABAD: The joint session of Parliament on Friday passed three bills – the Daanish Education Authority Bill 2025, the Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2025 – amid protests from the opposition. During the session, opposition members, led by opposition leaders in the Senate and National Assembly –

Five members of the peace committee martyred; Police claim to have recovered suicide bomber’s severed head; High alert declared in hospitals The body of a suicide bombing victim is taken to hospital. Photo: Express DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A suicide bomber struck a wedding ceremony at the residence of peace committee leaders near Qureshi Mor in