Says sectarian differences cannot justify exclusion of Muslims from public mosques Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi presides over a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan at the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has urged restraint against unnecessary judicial intervention in […]
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. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has highlighted the progress made in parliamentary oversight, legislative reform and protection of vulnerable communities during the 2025-26 parliamentary year. The annual report presented in the Senate stated that the committee remained actively engaged in protecting constitutional rights through legislative scrutiny, policy review and accountability measures
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The company said maintenance activity was planned on submarine cables to repair a failure by the International Cable Consortium ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) announced on Sunday that customers may face degradation of internet service in the evenings from May 11 to 18. In a post on X, the company said maintenance activity was
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What exactly triggers lightning in thunderstorms remains a mystery. Photo AFP MARDAN/SHANGLA: Strong gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning caused several casualties and injuries in Swabi and Mardan of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday evening. Rescue teams rushed to the affected areas and authorities urged caution. In Swabi, intense thunderstorm activity accompanied by strong winds and
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Prime Minister Shehbaz chairs IT Ministry review meeting as domestic internet connections triple to 5.10 million since 2024 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairing the review meeting on the affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications on May 11, 2026. Photo: PMO/X Pakistan is expected to achieve IT exports worth $4.5 billion to $4.6
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Pakistani sailors say they have run out of food supplies, medicine and drinking water Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was shot down by the United States over the weekend over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., February 5,
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KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi holds a meeting with TTAP at National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Achakzai’s house. PHOTO: TTAP ISLAMABAD: Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), a major opposition alliance, announced plans on Sunday to launch a protest campaign against the recent rise in oil prices and said it is seeking support from other political parties
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Early Sunday, terrorists rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into the Fateh Khel police check post in Bannu Bannu police repel a militant attack on the Fatah Khel police checkpoint early Monday morning PHOTO: EXPRESS MIRANSHAH: The number of policemen martyred in a brazen attack on a Bannu police check post rose to 15 on
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The NDMA also warned that rising temperatures could accelerate glacier and snowmelt in northern regions. PHOTO: APP The National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide weather alert warning that several parts of Pakistan are likely to experience heavy rains, windstorms, thunderstorms and hailstorms during the
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Investigators find vehicle parts; over 1,000 kg of explosives obliterated the police checkpoint Rescue and search operations continue after terrorists rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police check post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district late Saturday night, martyring 12 policemen. PHOTO: EXPRESS In a major breakthrough in the investigation into the deadly suicide attack
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