Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday paid a special tribute to the framers of the constitution, saying that the unanimously adopted constitution of Pakistan on April 10, 1973 laid the foundation for a parliamentary democratic system of governance in the country and established a strong institutional framework for […]
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Ministry of Information sets up facility at Jinnah Convention Center as journalists arrive in the federal capital Image from inside the Media Facilitation Center set up by the Ministry of Information at the Jinnah Convention Center for foreign journalists arriving to cover the Islamabad talks. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB The government has established a media facilitation center
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The Iranian delegation arrived late Friday night to take part in the high-stakes peace talks US VP JD Vance walks with CDF and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir and DPM and DM Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad April 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US Vice President JD Vance has landed
Citizens experience difficulties as business, travel and routine services come to a standstill A security roadblock near the Serena Hotel as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi has been completely sealed off under tight security due to two days of US-Iran peace talks in
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Over 13,000 glaciers face increasing threats; rapid melting of glaciers threatens the northern regions Experts say the region is prone to various natural disasters. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must take swift and decisive action to curb the accelerating melting of glaciers in its northern mountainous regions by strengthening monitoring systems, improving policy implementation and expanding
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A large number of citizens traveled with Green Line buses from morning to evening. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: Amid inflation fueled by Middle East tensions and a volatile international oil market, the free travel facility offered by the Punjab government as an emergency relief measure for a month is benefiting various sections of the population across
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday approved Phase II of the Karachi Safe City project, which aims to strengthen city security, surveillance and the operational capacity of law enforcement agencies. Chairing a meeting of the
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Almost 400,000 students appear as complaints about overcrowding, power cuts, cheating surface Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines Examination Center in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QUERESHI/FILE KARACHI: Annual examinations for classes IX and X under the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) have begun across the metropolis, with over 385,000 candidates appearing at 521 examination centers
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A Pakistan Navy boat evacuates a Sri Lankan national requiring ‘urgent medical attention’ on an Indonesian-flagged merchant vessel. Photo: Online KARACHI: Pakistan’s navy on Friday rescued 18 crew members of a merchant ship after receiving a distress call in the North Arabian Sea. According to a statement issued by the Navy, “In a swift humanitarian
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Official says number 4, 5, 6 and 7 buses derailed as train diverted LAHORE: The Lahore-bound Shalimar Express derailed again on Friday, just two days after a similar incident near Shahdadpur, raising fresh concerns over rail safety. According to railway officials, one of the coaches of the train derailed between Farooqabad and Sheikhupura around 9.40
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