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. The PML-N-led coalition government at the Center now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on climate change and environmental coordination decided unanimously on Wednesday to make a privilege motion against the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination and the chairman of the Capital Development Authority […]

. President Zardari addresses the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4, 2025. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari left for Islamabad from Lahore to conclude this brief tour of Punjab on Wednesday. He arrived in Punjab last week over the weekend, landing at Sheikh Zayed Airport at Rahim Yar

. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Peace Council in Washington today (Thursday). In addition to eight Muslim countries, several other nations will attend the meeting to be chaired by Trump. Prime Minister Shehbaz will attend the session along with a delegation that also includes Deputy

Asif says India, Afghanistan back proxy terrorism; Citing the presence of terrorist groups on Afghan soil Defense Minister Khawaja Asif during an interview with Voice of America (VoA). SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not hesitate to carry out further airstrikes inside Afghanistan unless Kabul guarantees peace, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday, accusing India

. Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by PTI founder Imran Khan’s lawyer to arrange a meeting with his client during the proceedings in the Toshakhana case. The court also issued a notice to the

Says PTI was offered to hold protest in Sanjgani instead of D-Chowk in return for concessions to PTI founder PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah. PHOTO: Express Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah claimed on Wednesday that during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest in November 2024, party founder Imran Khan initially agreed to hold talks

Also increases Rs500 in scholarship for students enrolled in Benazir Educational Scholarships and Nashonuma program BISP Chairperson Senator Rubina Khalid holding a live e-Katcheri session at the BISP headquarters in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) on Wednesday raised cash support to its beneficiaries, increasing the quarterly amount under

Applications to stay their sentences in a controversial tweet case are set for hearing on Thursday Lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS The Islamabad High Court on Thursday determined the appeals filed by rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali