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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said timely completion of federally funded development projects in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and resolution of public issues were among the top priorities of the incumbent government. He said the federal government was "fully conscious" problems faced by the people of KP and takes concrete measures within the limits of its competence

Officers were penalized for serious administrative errors, including late reporting. The court ruled in their favor. The government then appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal, which is Britain’s highest court, against the main court’s order. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The apex court has imposed significant sanctions on four officers of its bureaucracy following disciplinary proceedings

KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi greets supporters during a rally in Hyderabad. Photo: INP KARACHI/HYDERABAD: The Sindh government on Saturday allowed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to hold a public rally in Bagh-e-Jinnah, issuing a no-objection certificate (NOC) with conditions, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi vowed to continue a nationwide street movement under the

. RAWALPINDI: Security forces eliminated 11 Indian proxy terrorists in two separate Intelligence-Based Operations (IBO) in North Waziristan and Kurram districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Saturday. According to the ISPR, the IBOs were carried out following reports of the presence of terrorists belonging to Fitna

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has warned that the persistent shortfall in federal disbursements under the National Finance Commission (NFC) and against other commitments poses a serious risk to achieving the cash surplus target of Rs 157 billion agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Muzzammil Aslam, financial advisor to the KP Chief Minister, has

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu. Photo: YouTube RAWALPINDI: Iraq expressed keen interest in acquiring Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter as top air force commanders of the two countries held talks in Baghdad, highlighting growing defense cooperation and Islamabad’s growing profile as a provider of combat aviation platforms. This interest was

. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has strongly condemned a smear campaign targeting two women judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC). PBC Deputy Chairman Tahir Nasrullah Warraich on Saturday issued a statement saying the allegations against the judges – Chief Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Abher Gul Khan – constitute an attack on

Senator Saleem Mandviwalla criticized Nepra, saying consumers were being charged for electricity neither produced nor used. The Senate Standing Committee of the Cabinet Secretariat was informed that power consumers were billed Rs 220 billion for 14,000 megawatts of idle power, while a long-pending inquiry report into load shedding in Karachi was sought from the National