The fire, which broke out late Saturday night, has destroyed most parts of the building. PHOTO: REUTERS Police have registered a criminal case over the deadly fire at Karachi’s Gul Plaza, citing negligence and lack of safety measures, as the death toll from the blaze rose to at least 71, officials said on Saturday. According […]
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Several meters of snow reported in AJK, KP and Gilgit-Baltistan as cold continues People gather along a snow-covered area near the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman. Photo: AFP Continuous snowfall and severe cold weather in Pakistan’s upper regions have badly disrupted daily life, with several meters of snow reported over Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and
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Lawyer, husband boycott Islamabad court case over ‘controversial tweet’ case Lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, appeared before a district court in Islamabad via video link on Saturday, with Mazari alleging mistreatment
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PMA Warns 600,000 ‘Fake Doctors’ Operating Nationwide, Fueling Hepatitis, AIDS Through Recycled Syringes This photograph taken on January 8, 2026 shows an unlicensed clinic on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh. PHOTO: AFP Rusty nails hold used IV tubes on the wall of a clinic run by one of hundreds of thousands of unqualified doctors operating
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Tehran praises Islamabad’s ‘principled position’ as UN council expands controls on Iran Prime Minister Shehbaz interacts with Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan HE Reza Amiri Moghadam at the Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference on June 16. Photo: x.com/GovtofPakistan Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan has publicly thanked Islamabad for opposing a UN Human Rights Council resolution deepening
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.Avalanches, roadblocks disrupt life; rescue operations underway, more snow forecast Tourists enjoy along a road as it snows heavily in Murree. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall has crippled daily life across large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cutting road links, knocking out electricity and communication networks and triggering a deadly avalanche in Lower Chitral that claimed
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“We’re finally seeing that budget discipline is bringing resources that can be used to improve people’s lives.” She said she looked forward to the continued implementation of the program and described it as a Pakistani program. Georgieva sagde, at IMF havde opretholdt et konstruktivt engagement med Pakistan i nogen tid og udtrykte respekt for premierminister
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Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The government stood by its decision to join the US-led peace council on Friday, selling Pakistan’s participation as a diplomatic opening of Gaza, as controversy over the move refused to die down and spilled onto the floor of parliament again. The opposition parties questioned
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ISLAMABAD: The joint session of Parliament on Friday passed three bills – the Danish Schools Authority Bill 2025, the Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2025 – amid protests from the opposition. During the session, opposition members, led by opposition leaders in the Senate and National Assembly –
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Five peace committee members were martyred; Police claim to have found the bomber’s severed head; High alert declared in hospitals The body of a suicide victim is brought to a hospital. Photo: Express DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A suicide bombing ripped through a wedding ceremony at the peace committee leaders’ residence near Qureshi Mor in Dera
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