The PML-N-led coalition government at the Center now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The government defended the country’s web surveillance system in the National Assembly on Thursday, arguing it aimed to regulate illegal online content and did not infringe on citizens’ privacy, while lawmakers raised concerns over oversight, legality and the […]
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Petrol price smashes records after Rs 137 jump, HSD rises 55% to Rs 520 per litre, Petroleum tax hits record As the city runs on fumes, motorcyclists are queuing up at a petrol pump in Karachi, waiting for their turn amid the hike in fuel prices. Photo: Jalal Qureshi / Express ISLAMABAD: The government on
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that talks with Afghanistan were underway under a trilateral mechanism involving China, but made it clear there was no change in its counter-terrorism stance, with Operation Ghazab Lil Haq continuing without interruption. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said in his weekly news briefing that Pakistan’s participation in the Ürümqi talks
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The Prime Minister says that 100 billion Rs have been cut from public sector development programme, saved resources diverted to public relief ISLAMABAD: Amid escalating regional tensions and mounting economic pressures, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for national unity, political stability and shared sacrifice, urging the country’s elite to step forward as Pakistan
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Child among six dead in Karachi, seven killed in Balochistan; four lives lost in KP A puddle of rainwater creates problems in the free flow of traffic in Quetta. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Thunderstorms and violent weather swept across Pakistan on Thursday, leaving devastation in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), killing more than a dozen people
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At least four policemen were injured in an explosion at Domel police station in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa late on Thursday evening. Bannu Deputy Inspector General Sajjad Khan said the blast happened within the limits of Domel police station. He confirmed that at least four people were injured in the blast, adding that rescue and
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Journalist Shan Dahar. Photo: Courtesy — ifex Larkana police on Thursday arrested a fugitive suspect in the murder case of journalist Zakir Hussain Dahar, popularly known as Shan Dahar, more than 12 years after the murder. The district police spokesman said the suspect, Irfan Brohi, was nabbed in a raid near Darra crossing by Badah
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A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted regional partner and a mediator between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a remarkable transformation for the country. The Chief of Defense Staff (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir have had several meetings with
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Foreign ministers review recent regional developments and agree to maintain close contact on issues of common interest Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: X/ File Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov praised Pakistan’s proactive role in promoting regional peace and de-escalation during a phone call with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday.
Says New Delhi relies on “manufactured crises” that cannot withstand international scrutiny Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in a combined photo display. Photo: AFP/ File Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday warned Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh against escalating tensions ahead of the anniversary of the deadly Pahalgam attack, dismissing the
