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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Ramzan relief package remained underfunded after the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Thursday approved Rs 6 billion less than the requested money due to “fiscal prudence”. Against the total requirement of Rs29 billion to distribute Rs13,000 per family among the 2.1 million shortlisted families and operational expenditure, the ECC

ISLAMABAD: In a ruling reinforcing the principle of institutional accountability, the Supreme Court held that the state must organize itself in such a way as to enable it to operate effectively within the prescribed legal deadlines, and cannot seek to apologize for delays resulting from its own inefficiencies. A division bench headed by Justice Ayesha

This brings to 11 the number of planes shot down during the May conflict; Shehbaz calls for contiguous Palestinian state US President Donald Trump speaks during the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday appreciated the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had summoned Afghanistan’s deputy head of mission and launched a strong approach following the deadly Bajaur terrorist attack on February 16, warning Kabul to take “immediate, concrete and verifiable measures” against terrorist groups operating from its soil. According to an official

Bodies were also found in the rubble of the building. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A devastating gas explosion destroyed a three-story residential building in Karachi’s Gul-e-Rana Colony in Soldiers’ Bazaar on Thursday morning, killing 16 people, including women and children, and injuring 14 others, rescue officials and witnesses said. The explosion occurred around 4 a.m. in