Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD’: For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court has recorded a significant decrease in its backlog of pending cases – not as a result of expedited disposition, but due to the transfer of tens of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan re-emerged as a center of global strategic attention in 2025 after several years, according to an analysis published by the US-based foreign policy magazine The Diplomat. The magazine described 2025 as a year of strategic repositioning for Pakistan, marked by assertive security signals, renewed regional engagement and cautious economic reforms. According to The
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The government must decide when and how to formally start negotiations with the opposition alliance ISLAMABAD: With the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) accepting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer of political dialogue, the ball now lies with the federal government to decide when and how to formally open talks with the opposition alliance. However, the road
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Eight terrorists killed in Kalat, 2 in DI Khan, weapons recovered from dead terrorists, President, PM praise security RAWALPINDI: Ten terrorists – including a high-value target (HVT) – were killed in separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan districts, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. Two khawarij were killed
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Says that the founder of Pakistan had clearly guaranteed full religious freedom, equal legal rights for all citizens ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s firm commitment to protect the constitutional rights of minorities and declared that Pakistan belongs equally to all its citizens regardless of faith. The Prime Minister spoke at
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To construct a new transmission line connecting Islamabad, Faisalabad, industrial hub of Punjab A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank have signed two major financing initiatives worth a total of $730 million aimed at strengthening the country’s electricity transmission
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Health department sends suspected H3N2 ‘super flu’ samples to Islamabad as pediatric wards face severe overcrowding Lady Reading Hospital. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has sent five samples of the influenza virus from Peshawar and other districts to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad for testing following concerns over the spread of
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The request follows Islamabad declaring a public holiday on December 26 ahead of the UAE president’s visit A security guard standing outside the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Islamabad has formally approached the Chief Election Commissioner for a three-day extension in the deadline for submission of
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi addresses a public jirga in Tehsil Bara. SCREEN GRAB Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said that the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has delegated all authority regarding negotiations with the government or launching a political movement to Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Senator Allama Nasir Abbas. The Chief Minister
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Agreements cover a $330m Second Power Transmission project and $400m Accelerating SOE Transformation program Economic Affairs Secretary Muhammad Humair Karim and Asian Development Bank Country Director Emma Fan display signed documents after an agreement ceremony between Pakistan and ADB on December 25. Photo: PID The government and the Asian Development Bank have signed agreements on
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