A child drinks tap water. PHOTO: REUTERS PESHAWAR: As Peshawar grapples with a worsening water and sanitation emergency, tests revealed that 84 percent of the city’s water supply was contaminated, and experts warned that the crisis was fueling the spread of polio and other water-borne diseases in the provincial capital. According to a UNICEF survey, […]
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A pregnant woman is lying on a hospital bed. Source: Reuters HYDERABAD: Severe shortages of medicines, diagnostic facilities and functional medical equipment have forced public hospitals in Hyderabad to struggle to provide even basic health care, largely due to alleged apathy and poor oversight by Sindh health ministry officials. According to reports, essential medicines have
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Arif Habib Consortium places highest bid of Rs135b; The government receives only 10 billion rupees, the rest to be reinvested in the airline The government is selling its 75% stake in PIA to the Arif Habib-led consortium for Rs135 billion. Photo: screenshot ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday sold its 75% stake in Pakistan International Airlines
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has reacted to a court order ordering the suspension of a recently enacted land dispute law, saying the order was not in accordance with the principles laid down by the higher judiciary. Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Monday issued an interim order suspending the operation
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. President Donald Trump, at an event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, reiterated his claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He praised Defense Force Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “well-respected general.” “We have ended a potential nuclear war between Pakistan
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The destroyed police mobile is visible at the site of a deadly attack in Karak that left five martyrs dead. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAKKI MARWAT: Five police officers embraced martyrdom when their patrol vehicle came under a deadly attack on Tuesday in Gurguri area of Karak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state, triggering a swift security operation and
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his government “remains committed” to its “principled stance” of peaceful dialogue with all political parties for national development, prosperity and political harmony. The prime minister made the statement as he chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, days after an opposition alliance – TTAP – released its charter of demands
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has established an “Urgent Action Corridor” to streamline and expedite the implementation of judicial decisions and urgent cases. The initiative was launched on the instructions of LHC Chief Justice Miss Aalia Neelum with the aim of eliminating administrative delays and ensuring speedy execution of court orders, said a
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. ISLAMABAD: The NCCIA director general has informed a parliamentary panel that the agency faces serious shortages of qualified personnel and financial resources. He revealed that in 2025 alone, the NCCIA received 22,500 complaints, registered 620 cases and secured just 26 convictions, with an average officer handling 565 complaints. Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told
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. Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari. PHOTO: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad District and Sessions Court on Tuesday continued proceedings in the controversial tweets case against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha, with cross-examination of prosecution witnesses taking place during the hearing. The case was heard by District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka. During the
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