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A National Assembly panel on Thursday expressed serious concern over alleged large-scale theft at Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), summoning key officials. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production, chaired by Syed Hafeezuddin, received a report from the sub-committee on PSM, presented by committee member Naz Baloch. She painted a worrying picture of the […]

National Assembly. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs on Thursday expressed concern over the allocation of funds to minorities and questioned the repeated awarding of Hajj-related contracts to a single company. The meeting, chaired by MNA Shagufta Jamani, reviewed several agenda items including minority welfare funds and administrative issues related

72 Taliban activists killed in Op ‘Ghazab Lil Haq’; Several Afghan posts, weapons depot destroyed A video footage from Express News shows the aftermath of an airstrike on an Afghan weapons depot in Nangarhar province. ISLAMABAD: At least 72 operatives of the Afghan Taliban regime were killed while several others were injured as Pakistan launched

. RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed another 10 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Zhob district, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), following an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Zhob on February 24 in which eight Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed, security forces on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: In another legal reprieve for the government, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that tax authorities can conduct raids without prior notice and without the existence of a pending case against a taxpayer, a decision that significantly strengthens enforcement powers under the tax code. The judgment, authored by Justice Aamer Farooq, noted that

ISLAMABAD: Walking a political tightrope but keeping the door ajar, the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) agreed on Thursday to respond positively with clear conditions to the government’s offer of dialogue while pushing for the immediate release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and the formulation of a comprehensive national counter-terrorism strategy.

Modi’s public allegiance to Netanyahu puts him at odds with widespread disdain for the ongoing war in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: In Israel, Narendra Modi has been crowned with the Knesset Medal,

. ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday denied reports that the so-called internet firewall had been shut down ahead of the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, telling a parliamentary panel that no such system had been dismantled and that the Web Monitoring System (WMS) remains fully operational. The clarification came during a meeting of the National Assembly’s

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the deepening strategic and defense partnership between India and Israel, warning that the growing nexus has serious implications for regional peace and stability. Responding to questions during his weekly news briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad was closely monitoring the growing military ties between New

. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the opening ceremony of Indus AI Week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the formal launch of PM Ramazan Relief Package 2026 with an allocation of Rs 38 billion. He made the announcement while chairing a review meeting on Ramazan Relief