Pakistanis spent two out of three rupees on just two basic needs – food and electrified shelter – as reliance on foreign remittances and financial aid increased to meet rising expenses, a new government survey showed. Expenditure has increased at a faster rate than income due to ongoing economic pressure and rising cost of living, […]
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. Swiss police. Photo: AFP (archive) CRANS-MONTANA: The owner of a Swiss ski resort bar ravaged by a deadly fire during New Year’s celebrations insisted to Swiss media on Friday that safety standards had been respected. Jacques Moretti, a Frenchman who manages the Le Constellation bar with his wife Jessica, told the Geneva daily PK
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Pakistan and seven Muslim states warn of ‘humanitarian collapse’ in battered enclave Palestinians gather at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025, as Israel allows a limited amount of aid to enter the enclave. PHOTO: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven key Muslim countries on
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MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Friday said his government has no intention of triggering a confrontation with the Awami Joint Action Committee (JAAC). “Our government has implemented 75 percent of the 39-point agreement signed with the JAAC,” he said, adding that public frustration has reduced significantly since his
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, at its meeting on Friday, approved a series of key policy decisions, including measures to introduce a new local government system in the capital and the formal ratification of the committee’s previous decisions. Chairing the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted economic stabilization and continued
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The ATC reveals the verdict in two cases registered following the acts of vandalism of May 9, 2023 ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the federal capital has sentenced more than half a dozen journalists and YouTubers, including Adil Raja, to “rigorous life imprisonment” for “digital terrorism” in two different cases arising out of the
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According to him, negotiations for the release of PTI founder would require a favorable political environment Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo:X Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has expressed readiness to hold talks with state institutions to resolve provincial issues and strengthen working relations, even though Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has not given
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) significantly improved its recruitment performance in 2025, completing a total of 3,005 appointments during the year. According to a statement released on Friday, the Commission’s performance aligns with the government’s agenda to promote transparency in public sector recruitment. “The Federal Civil Service Commission strives to ensure merit-based
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has revised the list of senior civil servants nominated for the National Management Course (NMC), a mandatory requirement for promotion to grade 21, introducing new changes in the officers selected for the 124th NMC, it was learned on Friday. The Establishments Division has officially informed the National School of Public
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. Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar vehemently defended the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, saying the changes made to the Constitution have started bearing fruit. Addressing the Rawalpindi Bar Association, the minister said the creation of the FCC – through the 27th Amendment – strengthened
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