Nearly 30,000 people were injured, while more than 415 deaths were recorded. Rescue 1122 report reveals cell phone use and speeding leading causes of accidents PHOTO: FILE QUETTA: Road accidents increased across Balochistan in 2025, killing more than 400 people and injuring 30,000 people, according to the annual report released by the Medical Emergency Response […]
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Kahuta Y-Cross. Photo: TikTok RAWALPINDI: With the completion of the first six months (July-December) of the federal budget financial year 2025-26, work on the Soan-Sihala-Kahuta road project has progressed by only 5 percent due to persistent slowdown, despite the allocation of Rs23.845 billion. The road, which provides access via Kahuta to Kotli and Rawalakot in
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Separated parents demand better reunion facilities at Rawalpindi court complex The mess of cement and iron benches reflects the inadequacy of facilities at the Rawalpindi court complex for separated parents and children. Photo: Express RAWALPINDI: By the end of 2025, a record and alarming increase was seen in meetings between divorced parents and their separated
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LAHORE: The only functional land crossing between Pakistan and India, the Wagah border, has remained closed or partially operational due to bilateral tensions over the past year, severely affecting travel, trade, pilgrimages and people-to-people contacts. Daily flag lowering ceremonies continued into the new year. However, in April, a major security incident in Pulwama triggered a
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JHANG: At least 14 people were killed and 29 others injured in a road accident on Faisalabad Road near Quli Faqeer stop when a speeding passenger van collided head-on with a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) bus. Police sources said the van was traveling from Faisalabad to Jhang when the driver tried to
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HYDERABAD: Despite repeated nationwide anti-polio campaigns, Hyderabad has failed to achieve polio-free status in 2025, with more than 12,000 children going unvaccinated in the last nationwide campaign of the year, raising serious concerns about authorities’ negligence and public resistance. According to official sources, continued indifference by health ministry officials has once again derailed efforts to
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) is expected to meet in a fortnight to discuss the framework for appointment of judges to the newly created Federal Constitutional Court and the higher judiciary. In the meeting scheduled for January 12 at 1:30 p.m. in the conference hall of the Supreme Court, the committee will discuss
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: APP/AFP ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called for national unity, democratic accountability and economic discipline as we move into 2026, urging citizens and political forces to recommit to safeguarding the country’s common destiny in the face of growing
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Afridi says in 2026, the justice system will continue reforms aimed at improving accessibility, reducing delays and increasing transparency Justice Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has emphasized that justice must be accessible in practice, not just in principle, saying the new year calls us to reflect, reform and
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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit China on January 4 to co-chair the seventh round of strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, as the two ‘iron brothers’ prepare to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties amid changing regional and global dynamics. The visit comes at the
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