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Commercial activity, general cross-border movements, remain suspended until further notice Afghan refugees queue to cross the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Torkham, October 27, 2023. PHOTO: AFP PAKISTAN: The Torkham border has been reopened for the expulsion of Afghan nationals residing illegally in Pakistan. The border has remained completely closed since October 11 due […]

The project aims to provide quality education and modern facilities to students in the remote northern region of Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on October 31 laid the foundation stone of a new Daanish School in Chitral, marking a major step towards improving access to quality education in one of Pakistan’s most remote regions. The

They criticized the party leadership for “exploiting the Palestinian cause” to fuel domestic unrest. TLP leaders in Multan address the press conference. Photo: Express MULTAN: A number of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ticket holders from south Punjab announced on Friday that they were parting ways with the banned outfit, saying its latest call for protests was

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Friday suspended mobile internet services in Quetta for 24 hours in response to intelligence-based security alerts, provincial interior ministry officials confirmed. The decision, aimed at preventing possible unrest, will remain in force until midnight. Authorities said the move was part of broader efforts to maintain public order in the provincial

Flood victims. Photo: File LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) announced on Friday that the survey of flood-affected families across Punjab has been completed, marking a major milestone in the province’s post-flood rehabilitation efforts. PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said the floods started on August 26 and affected 27 districts of Punjab.

Pakistan warns ceasefire not ‘unlimited’; Istanbul includes ‘interim’ agreement Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may have welcomed the agreement reached with Afghanistan in Istanbul mediated by

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, dressed in traditional attire, prays after unveiling the plaque of a branch of the Danish school in Chitral. Photo: INP PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday pledged full cooperation with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government to maintain peace and eliminate terrorism from the province. Addressing a public gathering in Chitral

. LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A local court in Lahore has placed six officers of the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) – accused of accepting bribes – in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for three more days – until November 3. The FIA ​​on Friday presented the accused – including Additional Director Chaudhry Sarfraz, Deputy

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered that the petition challenging the appointment of District and Sessions Judge Nasir Javed Rana be fixed for hearing in the second week of November. Justice Nasir Javed Rana, who presided over an accountability court in Islamabad earlier this year, convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly has forwarded to the federal government a unanimously approved resolution seeking amendment to Article 140-A of the Constitution for constitutional protection of local governments. According to the resolution jointly moved by MP Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhry of the PML-N and MP Syed Ali Haider Gillani of the PPP, the provincial legislature proposed