White House says Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran does not accept defeat; Pakistan has conveyed American proposal View of Enghelab Square in central Tehran. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan to end the war, according to state-run Press TV. It quoted an unidentified “senior political-security official” as […]
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A combined image of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (L) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan emerges as a key mediator between the US and Iran, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is spearheading a diplomatic effort to bring Gulf allies on board. In this connection, the Prime Minister held telephone conversations
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Appointment. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that under the Constitution every citizen has the fundamental right to equal access to public employment at both the federal and provincial levels, emphasizing that recruitment processes must be transparent, fair and merit-based. The court, while hearing a case related to Class IV appointments
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ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a comprehensive package of quota-based fuel supply systems aimed at ending subsidies across the board. A meeting of the Oil and Gas Regulatory System was held to finalize a plan to allocate gasoline distribution through a quota system to customers in order to maintain energy supplies. The meeting was
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is quietly preparing for a potential high-voltage meeting between the US and Iran in the federal capital, in what could mark a significant diplomatic opening aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, even as Tehran reportedly rejected Washington’s 15-point proposal shared through Islamabad. An unprecedented level of secrecy surrounds the
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KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday accused the federal government of sidelining the PTI and taking key national decisions behind closed doors without taking stakeholders into confidence. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital, Afridi said the federal government had abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting on
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Meeting of the National Security Committee. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has recommended that the country’s National Security Committee (NSC) be institutionalized as a regular forum for strategic civil-military consultation. PILDAT released a report on the NSC’s performance and effectiveness during the second year of Prime Minister Shehbaz
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A total of 468 flights are scheduled to transport pilgrims to Saudi Arabia over a 34-day period Pakistan finalized its Hajj 2026 flight schedule and ended issuing visas to pilgrims under the government scheme, with the pre-Hajj flight operation set to begin on April 18, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said on
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PTI founder’s son says denying prisoners’ children the right to meet their father is collective punishment Kasim Khan, son of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, urging the body to intervene and press the Pakistan government for the immediate release of his father. “We ask
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Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says Pakistan is currently run under a feudal style democracy Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan Chairman Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, addressing a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, accompanied by senior party leader Dr. Farooq Sattar and Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. SCREEN GRAB The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Thursday
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