Experts warn of severe water shortages in summer due to rising temperatures and wildfires Dark clouds hang over the garrison town as the first wave of winter rain sets in, bringing a noticeable drop in temperature and signaling the arrival of the cold season. Photo: Agha Mahroz/Express BALACOT: The dangers of climate change are beginning […]
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RAWALPINDI: As the year 2025 draws to a close, the 74 sessions and civil courts of Rawalpindi district have collectively decided only 26,658 cases, while 43,351 cases are currently pending in the subordinate courts of the district. From January 1 to November 30 of the past year, a total of 26,658 judgments were issued. Of
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ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a national committee to formulate an information security framework aimed at countering communications and cyber networks operated by hostile agencies. According to a notification, the committee — titled National Committee for Information and Communications Security (NCICS) — will be headed by the secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and
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Zardari meets Iraqi leaders, pledges to fight extremism, terrorism and drugs together President Asif Ali Zardari shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart, Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, at the palace in Baghdad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iraq have expressed their determination to combat extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking while strengthening bilateral cooperation. President Asif
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India stunned after entering final undefeated; Script history of opener Sameer Minhas Pakistani players celebrate with the trophy after beating India in the U-19 Asia Cup final in Dubai. Photo: NNI Pakistan Under-19s delivered a night to remember, beating their arch rivals India with a thumping 191-run win in the U-19 Asia Cup final at
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has intensified diplomatic consultations with key regional partners on President Trump’s Gaza peace plan and its next phase which envisages, among other things, the deployment of a multinational force in one of the world’s most protracted hotspots. On Sunday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke with his Turkish and
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. Dr. Abdul Haleem Khan. Photo: file MUZAFFARABAD: Dr Abdul Haleem Khan, grandson of the first Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Khan Abdul Hameed Khan, died in Peshawar on Sunday. He suffered from heart disease. Late Dr Khan was the elder brother of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and former Finance Minister
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Saad Rafique urges Nawaz Sharif to rise to the occasion; play a role in initiating a dialogue The leader of the PML-N, Khawaja Saad Rafique. Photo: Express LAHORE: PML-N leaders, both inside and outside the corridors of power, agreed on the need for a new Charter of Democracy to dilute political animosity in the country.
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Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, head of JI. PHOTO: FILE RAWALPINDI: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday denounced the Punjab Local Government Act as a “black law”, alleging that new legislation was being drafted to facilitate horse-trading and consolidate elite control over power and resources. Addressing participants of a JI sit-in on Liaquat Road against
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Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties – the Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) – has demanded an independent investigation into allegations of fraud in the February 8, 2024 general elections. The alliance also called for immediate appointment of an impartial chief election commissioner and holding of free and fair elections under
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