RAWALPINDI: The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department of Rawalpindi district has not met its property tax recovery targets despite sealing a total of 381 houses and property units since the Eidul Fitr holiday. The department is facing a shortfall of 52 percent in property tax collection and with the last quarter of the current […]
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Heavy rains caused widespread destruction, with buildings collapsing in two different locations Heavy rain and strong winds batter the city, tearing apart walls and exposing structural vulnerabilities. Photo: Online MIRANSHAH: Heavy rain is wreaking havoc in Bannu in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where building collapses killed six people and injured dozens of others on Sunday, while three others
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday rejected a widespread announcement claiming a complete lockdown across the country over the weekend, terming it as false. In a post on its official fact-checking account on X, the ministry shared the viral message stamped with the word "False" to counter the spread of misinformation on social
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Islamabad hosts FMs of key Muslim powers, participants agree protracted war serves no one Beijing, UN throws weight ISLAMABAD: Pakistan signaled a major diplomatic breakthrough on Sunday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar announcing that Islamabad could host talks between Iran and the United States “in the coming days” amid intensified
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In the modern world, sovereignty has evolved; it is no longer just political; it is deeply economic ISLAMABAD: Every year on March 23, Pakistan celebrates the Lahore Resolution – a defining moment that set the course for the creation of a sovereign state. It was a vision rooted in dignity, self-determination and the right to
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KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday defended the recent statement by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing it as a natural expression of concern for his father rather than a political act. Earlier this week,
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calls for upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for everyone’s sovereignty and territorial integrity Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that foreign ministers from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have expressed full support for dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable path to an “early and permanent
According to security sources, bombs stored in drums weighed over 300 kg capable of causing massive destruction Security forces defuse eight explosive devices planted under a major bridge on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway in Surab district on Sunday. Photo: Express QUETTA: Security forces defused eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs) discovered under a bridge on the
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The Premier appreciates the remarkable restraint exercised by Saudi Arabia amid the current crisis Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on March 29. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assured Pakistan’s full and unwavering solidarity and support with
The Ministry of Information on Sunday dismissed as false a widespread announcement claiming a complete lockdown across the country over the weekend. In a post on its official fact-checking account on X, the ministry shared the viral notification stamped with the word “fake” to counter misinformation being spread on social media. “Avoid sharing fake news
