Spokesperson also says Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence is an internal matter in Bangladesh Pakistan expressed serious concern over the continued use of Afghan territory for terrorist attacks and reiterated that its border restrictions and suspension of trade with Afghanistan would remain in force. At Friday’s weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andarabi said […]
Forty thousand families in Karachi refused the polio vaccine this year. In a city where the virus is circulating in every district, these refusals represent the gap between Pakistan’s impressive polio infrastructure and its inability to take the final step toward eradication. Pakistan has reduced polio cases by more than 99.6% since 1994, from 20,000
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Describes the creation of FCC as an important step in our national constitutional journey President Asif Ali Zardari swears in Justice Aminuddin Khan as the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court at a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr on Friday. Photo: APP Federal Constitutional Court Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan on Friday pledged to uphold the Constitution
The ECP insists that public office holders are prohibited from attending election campaigns; issues an opinion to PML-Ns Talal Chaudhry Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s defense lawyer has called notices of violation of the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan “unwarranted”,
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In letter to Maryam Nawaz, Afridi demands accountability and implementation of Imran’s visitation rights Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, in a letter to his Punjab counterpart Maryam Nawaz, has raised concerns over the “harsh and inappropriate” treatment meted out to Imran Khan’s sisters during their recent attempt to visit him in Adiala jail. Afridi reminded
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The explosion destroys neighboring houses; search operations intensified amid fears of more victims At least 19 people died and several others were injured after an explosion at a chemical factory in Malikpur area of Faisalabad. It is suspected that the factory’s boiler or “stove”, used to heat chemicals, exploded. The explosion, which occurred around 6
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The Minister of the Interior condemns the “cowardly” attack which left seven dead in the strategic corner of Bannu A policeman stands guard on a street with damaged shops in the background in Bannu Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: AFP Seven people were killed and another injured when gunmen belonging to the banned group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked
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The legislation includes financial measures such as microfinance, credit, insurance and emergency assistance. PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is set to formally regulate and protect the livelihood of street vendors, following the completion of a landmark bill, Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi announced on Wednesday. The Ehsaas Rehribaan (Street Vendors) Livelihood Protection Bill 2025, once approved by the
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Afghan traders say pomegranates from Kandahari are arriving in Pakistan continuously this year via the Torkham border. PHOTO: EXPRESS/EHTESHAM KHAN RAWALPINDI: The prolonged weeks-long suspension of commercial traffic at the Torkham border, fueled by rising political tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has triggered serious financial turmoil for wholesalers in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Dozens of large
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“Poverty, lack of education, financial constraints and limited access to health care contribute to the spread of hepatitis” RAWALPINDI: A total of 2,638 residents of 13 union councils in Rawalpindi district have been confirmed to be suffering from the life-threatening disease hepatitis. More than 54,000 people have been tested under the donation-based Localized Hepatitis Elimination
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