. ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday denied reports that the so-called internet firewall had been shut down ahead of the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, telling a parliamentary panel that no such system had been dismantled and that the Web Monitoring System (WMS) remains fully operational. The clarification came during a meeting of the National Assembly’s […]
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. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed concern over the deepening strategic and defense partnership between India and Israel, warning that the growing nexus has serious implications for regional peace and stability. Responding to questions during his weekly news briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad was closely monitoring the growing military ties between New
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the opening ceremony of Indus AI Week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the formal launch of PM Ramazan Relief Package 2026 with an allocation of Rs 38 billion. He made the announcement while chairing a review meeting on Ramazan Relief
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. RAWALPINDI: A heavy crane was brought to Rawalpindi from Lahore to clear the railway track blocked since the derailment of the engine and two coaches of the Green Line train yesterday, railway officials and workers said on Thursday. The incident took place near Bakery Chowk on Wednesday. Rail operations on the route remained paralyzed
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Both ministers reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the brotherly ties between Pakistan and Qatar Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Foreign Minister of Qatar Foreign Minister, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. Photo: Files Minister of Foreign Affairs in Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, on Thursday praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s
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At least 22 Afghan Taliban killed as security forces thwart quadcopter attacks on border posts A Pakistani soldier keeps vigil at the border fence with Afghanistan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Security forces responded decisively to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, security sources said on Thursday. The forces targeted Taliban positions across
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Protesters demand arrest of killers, anti-terror clauses in FIR and martyr package for slain doctor Doctors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa protested on Wednesday after the killing of Dr. Mehwish Hasnain in Kohat. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Medical organizations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, paralyzing dispensaries and elective services in hospitals
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A day earlier, the commission had issued a brief order directing a recount at 39 polling stations in PB-21 Hub Ali Hassan Zehri. Photo: file In a dramatic turn, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a notification declaring Ali Hassan Zehri of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) the return candidate from Balochistan
Total lunar eclipse visible in the US and Canada. PHOTO: Pexels The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Climate Data Processing Center confirmed on Thursday that a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Pakistan on March 3. According to a press release issued by PMD, the eclipse will be widely visible in Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia,
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Opposition alliance calls for national counter-terrorism strategy with provinces citing rising attacks in KP, Balochistan Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan leaders are seen at a meeting chaired by coalition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. File/ SCREENGRAB Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) has decided to respond positively to the government’s offer of talks on constitutional protection, sources
