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. The timing of a joint sitting of Parliament that was scheduled for Monday (today) has been changed. According to a spokesman for the National Assembly’s secretariat, the joint meeting will now be held at 3 pm instead of 10.30 am. The timing of the joint meeting has been changed by President Asif Ali Zardari. […]

10 die in clashes outside US consulate in Karachi; army called out in Skardu after 11 deaths KARACHI: At least 23 protesters were killed in clashes across the country, including 10 outside the US consulate in Karachi, and 11 people in the northern city of Skardu, where mobs torched a UN office, while two were

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Federal Cabinet on February 4, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review regional and national security issues, including the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Iran amid escalating tensions following the US-Israeli attack on Iran. The meeting was called following confirmation of

Information Minister Says 182 Taliban Checkpoints Destroyed; Pakistani forces take control of 31 additional posts Information Minister Attaullah Tarar holds a press conference in Islamabad on Friday. — SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Security forces have killed 415 Afghan Taliban in a major military operation launched in response to “unprovoked cross-border attacks” from Afghanistan, Information Minister Attaullah

World leaders reacted strongly on Sunday to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike, with a number of politicians calling it an obvious act of aggression. After confirming Khamenei’s killing, Pakistan’s president and prime minister issued separate statements expressing grief over "martyrdom" as well as solidarity with the

. NAVTTC leader pushes for broad skills training to launch skills program. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: New performance data reveals that more than half of graduates from major national skills development initiatives have secured employment, underscoring the growing impact of government-backed technical education programs on youth employability. According to the results of the official tracer surveys

. India is setting a dangerous precedent by violating the Indus Waters Treaty. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources Chairman Ahmad Atteeq Anwer has called on the international community to take action against what he described as direct violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India. In an interview, he

A PMDC spokesperson said 21,319 seats were reserved for students across the country in both state-run and private universities. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: As a relief to medical and dental students, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided to register all students and degree holders admitted before 16 January 2023 after the award of their

. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday, March 1 by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was on Sunday briefed by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi about the results of his recent participation in two high-level multilateral meetings held in Europe. Naqvi informed Shehbaz about his participation