Forum informed that 721,000 Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Balochistan Afghan refugees load their belongings onto a truck in Haripur as they prepare to return to their homeland following the Pakistani government’s directive for all illegal migrants to leave the country. Photo: PPI QUETTA: The Provincial Apex Committee, in its 21st meeting held here […]
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After 17 years of delay, AI surveillance network goes live; expansion to three districts announced Secure city cameras will soon be installed that can easily read new license plates. photo: express PESHAWAR: After a delay of 17 years, the much-awaited Safe City project in Peshawar has been formally inaugurated, ushering in a new era of
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Rawalpindi Police. Photo APP RAWALPINDI: A woman, allegedly acting in cahoots with her husband, is accused of luring a Spanish-based man to Pakistan on the pretext of marriage and defrauding him of hundreds of thousands of rupees in a so-called “honey trap” scheme in the New Town area of Rawalpindi. According to police, the complainant,
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Youths play cricket on a Ramazan night using stolen electricity, oblivious to ethical or religious implications. Photo: Express HYDERABAD: Power theft to organize night cricket matches on major roads and busy intersections across Hyderabad has reached its peak during Ramazan, while the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has failed to curb the illegal practice. On
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Pakistan currently operates six nuclear power plants with a total installed capacity of 3,530 MW(s) Restoration work is underway at four Chashma nuclear power plants – C1, C2, C3 and C4 – and they are expected to run at full capacity within the next 72 hours. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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KARACHI/LAHORE: State natural gas producer OGDCL is preparing to increase production for the first time in recent years as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East choked supplies, its CEO said. High electricity tariffs and rapid adoption of rooftop solar have reduced demand for natural gas in recent years, forcing Pakistan to renegotiate long-term liquefied
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LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s nomination of the US president for the Nobel Peace Prize was widely criticized as folly, although most experts said Pakistan’s renewed outreach to Washington and its efforts to stay out of Donald Trump’s crosshairs were driven by practical and short-term considerations. They described the country’s current foreign policy, including its
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Khan said on Wednesday that his party had taken a “principled position” on national security and demanded that briefings be held in Parliament. The federal government decided on Tuesday to convene a closed-door briefing for leaders of political parties and parliamentary leaders on the rapidly evolving regional security
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87 bodies found off Sri Lanka; Iran Claims Control of Strait of Hormuz; Turkey says missile destroyed by NATO This image from a video released by the US Department of Defense shows what it says is periscope footage of a US Navy submarine firing on and sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Photo:
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. ISLAMABAD: Air travel to and from Pakistan remained severely disrupted for the fifth consecutive day due to airspace closures linked to tensions and hostilities involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Since February 28, Pakistani and foreign airlines have been forced to cancel 578 flights due to airspace closures in several Gulf countries, causing
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