LAHORE: With a month to go before the elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has revealed its list of ticket holders for 19 out of 24 seats, intensifying the election campaign with coalition ally Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which had announced its candidates and priorities with reserved seats earlier this week. According to […]
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least four policemen were martyred after terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police checkpost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district late on Saturday evening, triggering a massive blast that completely destroyed the post and left several personnel feared trapped under the debris. According to initial reports, terrorists belonging to the
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ISPR terms ‘defining landmark’ trip, CDF Asim Munir to lead GHQ ceremony, President, PM pay tribute Parliament House has been green lighted to mark the one year anniversary of Marka-e-Haq in the federal capital. PHOTO: ONLINE RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan can neither be “intimidated nor suppressed by any aggressor” as the nation
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Labels May 9 as ‘black day’ in Pakistan’s political history, demands immediate release of May 9 CCTV footage Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday reiterated its demand for the formation of an immediate judicial commission comprising senior judges of the Supreme Court to conduct a “transparent, impartial and credible” inquiry into the events of May 9,
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Prime Minister, President Zardari, military chiefs hail Marka-e-Haq success, stress unity, determination and deterrence Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership on Saturday renewed their pledge to defend the country and warned that any aggression aimed at undermining it would be met with an “immediate, appropriate and full-spectrum response” as the nation marked the first anniversary of
President Zardari pays tribute to nation and armed forces on Marka-e-Haq anniversary, praises Field Marshal’s leadership Field Marshal Asim Munir (centre), Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu (left) and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf (right) on 19 May. Photo: ISPR The Chief of Defense Staff (CDF) and
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Ban on “offensive clothing”, LGBTQ content, anti-government slogans; the organizers call it the suppression of women’s voice Women hold placards at the Aurat March Karachi, 2024. PHOTO: File KARACHI: Karachi’s district administration has issued a conditional no-objection certificate (NOC) to the Aurat March for its upcoming public gathering with 28 conditions, including clauses on participants’
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Say they survive on boiled rice once a day, being forced to drink dirty water used by the pirates A photo of the crew members of the Honor 25 oil tanker released by Somali pirates. Photo: Express Sailors, including Pakistanis, held captive aboard the Somali oil tanker Honer 25 have run out of food supplies,
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Policy will benefit students by expanding access to international learning opportunities The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on Saturday approved a policy on dual, dual and joint degrees to facilitate structured academic collaboration between Pakistani higher education institutions and recognized local and foreign partner institutions. The policy has been introduced in view of the growing
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Says Israeli policies, illegal actions that undermine the prospects for a viable Palestinian state Permanent representative of Pakistan at UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the meeting on the situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Photo: X Pakistan warned the UN Security Council on Saturday that expanding Israeli settlements and annexation measures in
