A child drinks water from the tap. PHOTO: REUTERS PESHAWAR: As Peshawar grapples with a worsening water and sanitation emergency, tests have found that 84 percent of the city’s water supply is contaminated, and experts warn that the crisis is fueling the spread of polio and other waterborne diseases across the provincial capital. According to […]
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A pregnant woman lies on a hospital bed. Source: Reuters HYDERABAD: Acute shortages of medicines, diagnostic facilities and functional medical equipment have left government hospitals across Hyderabad struggling to provide even basic healthcare, largely due to alleged apathy and poor supervision by Sindh Health Department officials. According to reports, essential medicines have practically disappeared from
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Arif Habib Consortium submits highest bid at Rs135b; The government gets only Rs10b, the rest to be reinvested in the airline The government is selling its 75% stake in PIA to the Arif Habib-led consortium for Rs135 billion. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday sold its 75% stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has reacted to a court order suspending a newly enacted land dispute law, saying the order is not in line with the principles laid down by the supreme judiciary. Chief Justice Aalia Neelum of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued an interim order suspending the operation of
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. At an event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, President Donald Trump reiterated his claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He praised the chief of defense, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “highly respected general.” “We stopped a potential nuclear war between
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The destroyed police mobile is seen at the scene of a deadly attack in Karak that left five policemen martyred. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAKKI MARWAT: Five police officers embraced martyrdom when their patrol vehicle came under a deadly attack in Gurguri area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak on Tuesday, triggering a swift security operation and drawing tributes
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his government “remains committed” to its “principled position” of peaceful dialogue with all political parties for national development, prosperity and political harmony. The prime minister made the statement while chairing a cabinet meeting on Tuesday days after an opposition alliance – TTAP – issued its demand following a
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has established an “Urgent Action Corridor” to streamline and speed up the implementation of court orders and urgent cases. The initiative has been launched on the directions of LHC Chief Justice Miss Aalia Neelum with the aim of eliminating administrative delays and ensuring speedy execution of court orders,
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. Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari. PHOTO: File ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Tuesday continued proceedings in the controversial tweets case against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha, with cross-examination of prosecution witnesses taking place during the hearing. The case was heard by District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka. During
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. ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the NCCIA informed a parliamentary panel that the agency is facing serious shortages of trained personnel and financial resources. He revealed that in 2025 alone, the NCCIA received 22,500 complaints, registered 620 cases and secured only 26 convictions, with one officer handling an average of 565 complaints. The Pakistan
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