Six people killed and eight others injured in drone strike on UN base in disputed Abyei region on Saturday Police officers stand guard outside the main gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: File Pakistan has strongly condemned the attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Kadugli, Sudan, in which six Bangladeshi personnel […]
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Pak Navy successfully conducts tests of new surface-to-air missile. Source: Radio Pakistan Pakistan Navy successfully conducted live firing of FM-90(N)ER surface-to-air missile in the North Arabian Sea. According to government sources, during the firepower display, the Pakistan Navy ship successfully engaged maneuverable aerial targets, thereby reaffirming the war potential and combat capability of the Navy.
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Murree Road remained completely blocked due to traffic jams. PHOTO: AGHA MAHROZ/EXPRESS/FILE RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has prepared a plan to construct an additional 10-15 feet wide lane on both sides of Murree Road from Liaquat Bagh to Chandni Chowk, covering a stretch of two kilometers, at an estimated cost of Rs9 billion.
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High Court to hear rare petition seeking disqualification of sitting judge, reopening debate over judicial immunity Judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. Photo courtesy: IHC ISLAMABAD: A legal tool once widely used to oust lawmakers has now entered much more sensitive territory, as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) prepares to hear a quo warranto petition challenging the
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While some minors are part of begging networks, others are forced into a profession by parents who struggle to make ends meet. Street artist. Photo: Express KARACHI: Child street artists, some as young as eight years old, spend hours at the city’s intersections and traffic lights, their faces and clothes painted gold. To attract the
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The goal was set to administer polio vaccines to 10.6 million children across the province. KARACHI: The last anti-polio campaign of the year in Sindh will begin today (Monday). During the seven-day campaign, more than 10 million children across the province will receive polio drops. According to the Sindh Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), the
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Additional votes. Photo: AFP HYDERABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) appeared to retain its electoral supremacy in the PS-9 constituency bypolls in Shikarpur district on Sunday, as early and unofficial results suggested the PPP candidate ahead of his opponent by a wide margin. The seat had fallen vacant following the death of PPP stalwart and
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A technician examines a vehicle to test its emissions on a road in suburban Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Truck driver Muhammad Afzal did not expect to be stopped by police, let alone fined, on his way to Islamabad this week due to thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe. “It’s unfair,” he said after
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Eduljee Dinshaw Charity Dispensary, Karachi. Photo: Anadolu Agency (archives) KARACHI: The metropolitan city of Karachi is often portrayed in headlines as chaotic and overwhelmed by the sprawling expansion of modernity. But scattered among the skyscrapers, congested roads and dense informal settlements are the remains of a different city – a port once famous for its
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. LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said any attempt to raise voice against the Pakistan Army would be met with strong resistance.He expressed these views while speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Sunday. Ashrafi said that if ever the need arises in the field of jihad, the ulemas, madrasas,
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