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Fifth and final polio campaign vaccinates nearly 38 million children in first three days

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A health worker administers anti-polio drops to a child during the launch of the city-wide vaccination campaign, marking another crucial step in the fight to protect future generations from the crippling disease. PHOTO FILE: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS Pakistan’s latest national polio vaccination campaign in 2025 continued for a fourth day, with authorities reporting that nearly 38 […]

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ATC initiates proclaimed offender proceedings against CM Afridi

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Afridi faces multiple FIRs and arson charges linked to the protests, and separate cybercrime cases are ongoing Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo:X The Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad on Thursday initiated offender proceedings against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and several other accused. By order of the court, summons notices for the accused were

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PHC cancels appointment of Public Service Commission member

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PESHAWAR: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court, comprising Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Kamran Hayat Mian Khel, declared the appointment of Ali Asghar as a member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission null and void, ruling that the appointment was made by the provincial government without consulting the governor. The court granted a

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KP cannot legalize poppy cultivation: Governor Kundi

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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said legalization of opium cultivation was not within the jurisdiction of the provincial government, terming it a federal subject. Speaking to the media, the governor said that even if the province wanted to, it could not declare opium cultivation legal, warning that tomorrow laws could be introduced to give legal

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PAC orders probe into Rs8.5 billion HDA housing project scandal

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The Gulistan-e-Sarmast project has been at a standstill for 16 years despite massive collections from beneficiaries The MQM-P is trying to change the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly has ordered a probe into alleged financial irregularities amounting to billions of

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Urban property tax looms

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Chief Minister says World Bank door-to-door assessments identified 3.1 million properties Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: City dwellers, complaining of lack of civic amenities and crumbling infrastructure, will soon receive property tax notices for their homes and shops located on dilapidated and dug-up roads

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