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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces an uphill task to ensure that every child – especially the least advantaged – not only goes to school but continues to learn, as a startling revelation on Thursday showed that 26 million children across the country are out of school. The disclosure was made in a report titled “Girls Education Statistics […]

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has set aside an order transferring land based on an alleged oral agreement dating back to 1992, ruling that mere possession or prolonged occupation does not establish ownership. The court allowed the appeal filed

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disposed of all objections to the appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the Toshakhana-II case and directed that the appeals be formally numbered and fixed for hearing. During the proceedings in the Toshakhana case, Judge Khadim Hussain

A National Assembly panel on Thursday expressed serious concern over alleged large-scale theft at Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), summoning key officials. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production, chaired by Syed Hafeezuddin, received a report from the sub-committee on PSM, presented by committee member Naz Baloch. She painted a worrying picture of the

National Assembly. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs on Thursday expressed concern over the allocation of funds to minorities and questioned the repeated awarding of Hajj-related contracts to a single company. The meeting, chaired by MNA Shagufta Jamani, reviewed several agenda items including minority welfare funds and administrative issues related

72 Taliban activists killed in Op ‘Ghazab Lil Haq’; Several Afghan posts, weapons depot destroyed A video footage from Express News shows the aftermath of an airstrike on an Afghan weapons depot in Nangarhar province. ISLAMABAD: At least 72 operatives of the Afghan Taliban regime were killed while several others were injured as Pakistan launched

. RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed another 10 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Zhob district, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), following an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Zhob on February 24 in which eight Indian-sponsored terrorists were killed, security forces on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: In another legal reprieve for the government, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that tax authorities can conduct raids without prior notice and without the existence of a pending case against a taxpayer, a decision that significantly strengthens enforcement powers under the tax code. The judgment, authored by Justice Aamer Farooq, noted that

ISLAMABAD: Walking a political tightrope but keeping the door ajar, the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) agreed on Thursday to respond positively with clear conditions to the government’s offer of dialogue while pushing for the immediate release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and the formulation of a comprehensive national counter-terrorism strategy.

Modi’s public allegiance to Netanyahu puts him at odds with widespread disdain for the ongoing war in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: In Israel, Narendra Modi has been crowned with the Knesset Medal,