Murad Ali Shah says damaged structure will be demolished and rebuilt within two years KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday said traders affected by the deadly Gul Plaza fire would be provided with temporary shops within two months, while the damaged commercial structure would be demolished and reconstructed within two years. “The […]
Incident occurs in Sareegal village with snow slide trapping 10 family members; the president offers his condolences Pakistan Army recovers and transfers bodies of victims killed in Damel avalanche in Lower Chitral. Photo: Express At least nine people were killed and a child injured after an avalanche hit a house in the remote Damel area
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Rescue teams hope to recover more bodies from the ground floor, where the fire started. Members of rescue and emergency teams gather near heavy machinery before beginning their search for survivors, following a massive fire that broke out at the Gul Plaza shopping mall in Karachi on January 22. Photo: Reuters KARACHI: The death toll
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“By joining, Pakistan contributes, alongside other Muslim nations, to supporting peace in the region” Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal speaking at the National Assembly PHOTO: YouTube/National Assembly of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday responded to remarks by JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, defending Pakistan’s decision to join the Peace Council
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Real-time data from soil sensors helps KP farmers end irrigation uncertainties, saving water by 30% and reducing fuel costs. PESHAWAR: Farmers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are beginning to save significant amounts of water and improve agricultural productivity with modern soil moisture sensor technology. Experts believe that developing this technology across KP could help make agriculture more
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Heavy snow blocks roads and strands residents as evacuation deadline extended to February 5 KHYBER: Residents of the Tirah Valley were left stranded in several places due to heavy snowfall, prompting authorities to extend the evacuation deadline. Initially set for January 25, the new deadline now allows affected families to complete their resettlement before February
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HARIPUR: Residents of Hattar have expressed serious concerns over the Excise and Taxation Department’s decision to declare the entire Hattar area as an urban locality and impose real estate tax in urban areas on shops. According to officials, the tax was actually collected by the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) of Khanpur, while the excise department
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RAWALPINDI: A high-level committee formed on the orders of the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court has finalized recommendations for a province-wide academic calendar comprising 190 working days in schools and colleges across Punjab. The proposals include reducing summer holidays from two and a half months to six weeks or one and a half
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GUJRANWALA: A major corruption scandal has surfaced at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in Gujranwala, as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle has filed a case against three of its own officers, along with their accomplices, for corruption, bribery, extortion and abuse of authority. Three government officials, among others, were arrested. The
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the state is required to act as a model employer, particularly in matters affecting rights and entitlements to promotion and service, and cannot justify inaction or delay on the basis of internal inefficiencies. He also noted that when the government acts as an employer, it is held to
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