LAHORE: After weeks of dry, dusty weather, a spell of rain and snowfall predicted by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has swept over several parts of the country, bringing much-needed relief by lowering pollution, freshening the air and replenishing water supplies to standing crops at a critical stage. The wet spell, driven by western disturbances […]
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Says founder’s family should be allowed to meet him, condemns terror attacks in Balochistan PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram. Photo: Express PAKISTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday rejected the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) report on party founder Imran Khan’s eye treatment and demanded that he be treated at Shaukat Khanum Hospital
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Scolds against ‘stolen mandate’ in 2024 polls and warns of intensified street movement Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi addresses a crowd during a street movement tour in Swabi on Saturday. Photo: Express Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi on Saturday announced a nationwide shutdown on February 8 to protest the alleged theft of the
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Expressing satisfaction, Provincial Transport Minister Bilal Akbar says citizens will enjoy free travel without worry The Punjab government on Saturday announced that it would provide free public transport facilities during the upcoming Basant festival as part of a special initiative with the Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) finalizing its plan. “As part of the Basant celebrations
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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speaks with Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry during a press conference at the Press Information Department on Saturday. Photo: PID/ File The federal government on Saturday called the Khyber National Jirga an “indictment” against the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government, alleging poor governance and calling on the provincial authorities to apologize for what it described
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President Asif Ali Zardari expresses grief and describes Chaudhry’s services to politics as ‘invaluable’ AJK President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry. Photo: File Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry died at the age of 71 on Saturday due to prolonged illness. Chaudhry also served as the Prime Minister of AJK from 1996 to
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Says PTI founder received injection for central retinal vein occlusion, remained stable during 20-minute procedure Imran ‘treated smoothly’ for retinal condition at PIMS, CEO confirms ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former prime minister Imran Khan received treatment for a retinal disorder at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital over the weekend, the hospital’s
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Officials say coordinated assaults hit 12 locations; security operations still underway QUETTA: At least 37 terrorists were killed and 10 security personnel were killed after security forces foiled coordinated attacks in 12 locations in Balochistan overnight, security officials said on Saturday. “Terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan – which the civil and military authorities use for
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Update aligns Pakistan’s licensing framework with international non-proliferation standards ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally notified revised national control lists under the Export Control Act, 2004, and is updating the items requiring prior export licensing as part of a continuing effort to align national regulations with evolving international non-proliferation standards. According to an official notice issued under
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The main event will be in Rawalpindi where JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will address the gathering A photo of TTAP chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREEN GRAB LAHORE: Fissures in the opposition camp have deepened ahead of the planned February 8 protests, as Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) traded blame for the lack
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