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Girls come out of an examination center after the first paper of Grade XII science group held under Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Monday. PHOTO: JALAL QUERESHI/EXPRESS HYDERABAD: Police have arrested a corruption whistleblower associated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas, leading to the detention of an office inspector and […]

Smoke rises above the city skyline in Riyadh, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters LAHORE: Flight operations across Pakistan continue to experience severe disruption due to the ongoing Iran-US-Israel conflict. Thousands of passengers are canceling travel plans and airlines are suffering heavy financial losses, aviation sources said. More than 90 flights were canceled

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that economic stability and delivery of relief to the public remained the government’s top priorities and all measures were taken to not only provide immediate relief but also ensure long-term economic stability. He said the government was prepared to face any situation arising out of the ongoing

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering support amid US and Israeli aggression against his country. On social media platform X in Urdu, Araghchi said: “On this blessed, divine and spiritual day, I express my deepest gratitude to the government and people

Iran Will Not Submit to ‘Lawless Aggression’ Saudi Arabia’s Source Ratchets NYT Report of Encouraging Protracted War. DUBAI/ GENEVA/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that US allies join an effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as European powers ruled out a NATO mission to reopen the vital waterway that was closed

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a detailed weather advisory indicating that widespread rain, windy conditions and occasional thundershowers are expected to move over most of the country from the evening of March 17 to March 20, overlapping the Eid holiday period. Although the weather will be particularly active, authorities are watching and

The anti-graft body tells the court that the investigation against Nawaz, Maryam does not show evidence to support the charges Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Photo: File LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday approved the closure of an inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau against former prime minister Nawaz

Tarar says airstrikes destroyed ammunition caches; Kabul denies, claims civilian victims A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following cross-border fighting between the two countries overnight. Photo: AFP Pakistan’s armed forces carried out precision airstrikes late on March 16 under “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” targeting what officials

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan currently has crude oil reserves sufficient for 11 days, diesel for 21 days, petrol for 27 days, LPG for nine days and jet fuel (JP-1) for 14 days, the Petroleum Secretary told the Senate