ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has collected Rs 2.5 billion from the mining sector in the current fiscal year, despite the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown that was imposed to curb the spread of the virus. The government has collected a huge amount from the mining sector and deposited it in the provincial treasury, a […]
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MIANWALI: A mother of seven ended her life by consuming poisonous pills along with her two daughters following a domestic dispute in Mohalla Selwan, Kundian on Saturday. A feeling of shock and mourning spread through the neighborhood after the incident. According to details obtained by The Express PK Press Club, Muhammad Tahir Qureshi, son of
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The US State Department posted a memorandum on its website on Friday, reaching out to fellow journalists about outgoing US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s opinion pieces published in The Express PK Press Club And Daily Express before leaving the country. The message read: Before Ambassador Blome departs from Pakistan this weekend, below is the
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LAHORE: A letter written to the Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Saturday sought a ban on the online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The letter was written by SSP Liaqat Ali Malik on the instructions of CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed. He mentions that online video gaming has devastating effects on the mental health of
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The Ministry of Religious Affairs has made an important decision regarding Hajj 2025, allowing private Hajj organizing companies and their subsidiaries to start booking for the pilgrimage and publishing details of private Hajj packages, Express News reported. According to a ministry spokesperson, reservations for the private Hajj program will be open from January 10 to
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LAHORE: With educational opportunities scarce for gender minorities in Pakistan, a local NGO has stepped in to create an international platform for the development of the country’s transgender people. The Gender Guardian (TGG), a non-governmental organization working on the training and education of transgender people in Pakistan, has partnered with various foreign NGOs to enable
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LAHORE: Following a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases and a significant increase in the number of recovering patients, a blood plasma black market has emerged across the country, particularly in the provincial capital. People are selling the blood plasma of recovered coronavirus patients for tens of thousands of rupees, The Express PK Press Club learned
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The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a notorious killer, allegedly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of London (MQM-L) and involved in over 100 murders, during a targeted operation in Orangi town. Police also reportedly seized weapons and ammunition from his possession. According to SIU SSP Irfan Bahadur, the
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KARACHI: A youth was killed and two of his friends injured in a car accident while filming a video for popular video-sharing platform TikTok in Korangi on Saturday evening. The deceased, identified as Faraz, lost control of the car he was driving due to overspeeding and crashed into a tree. As a result, he and
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Listen to the article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram has slammed the Punjab government, accusing it of pursuing policies detrimental to farmers. Speaking at a press conference in Peshawar alongside provincial finance advisor Muzammil Aslam on Friday, Akram targeted the ruling government for its economic mismanagement, Express News reported. He said the
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