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View of Sukkur Barrage, formerly known as Lloyd Barrage, as floodwaters pass through following monsoon rains and rising levels of the Indus River in Sukkur, Sindh province. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has approved a projected water shortage of up to 15 percent for early Kharif 2026, while setting the province’s

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: X/ File ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate that a “major breakthrough” had been achieved in Iran-US talks a day earlier, but Israel launched a significant attack following the development. Speaking in the upper house on Tuesday, Dar said that

Authorities are enforcing Section 144 across the district, banning public gatherings for 15 days RAWALPINDI: A planned PTI protest outside the Adiala jail on Tuesday was disrupted as law enforcement agencies detained several party leaders and workers, including the sisters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, amid sweeping restrictions imposed across Rawalpindi. The party

Authorities are enforcing Section 144 across the district, banning public gatherings for 15 days RAWALPINDI: A planned PTI protest outside the Adiala jail on Tuesday was disrupted as law enforcement agencies detained several party leaders and workers, including the sisters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, amid sweeping restrictions imposed across Rawalpindi. The party

Former chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi is accused of making illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly during his tenure, according to provincial anti-corruption body ACE.—File photo LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has denied rumors that PTI President Parvez Elahi is joining the party and may be appointed as Punjab Governor.

Lawyers strike in protest against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha’s arrests halt all trials, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that it has the power to initiate contempt of court proceedings under the existing constitutional framework. In a 13-page judgment authored by Justice Aamer Farooq in a

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered that barrister Salman Safdar be allowed to meet former prime minister Imran Khan at Adiala jail at 2pm today (Wednesday) in connection with the £190m case. A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif heard appeals filed by Imran

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a second straight day of heated debate over the rise in oil prices amid a war in the Gulf, with the Treasury and opposition members exchanging sharp criticism over economic policy and governance. The session, presided over by speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, began with prayers for those who

Corps commanders confab terms strike ‘unnecessary escalation’, destroys mediation efforts A drone image of people gathering at the scene of damage in a residential neighborhood after Iranian missile barrages in central Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI: Top military leaders on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complexes, calling them