ISLAMABAD: Amid a grueling blame game between the government and the embattled PTI, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday slammed what he described as the “politicization” of the jailed PTI founder’s health, accusing “certain people” of exploiting the issue for political ends. Imran Khan, 73, has been in prison since August 2023, serving a 14-year […]
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. 18 February 2026 Less than a minute read Anti-Terrorism Court. PHOTO: APP An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), headed by Justice Arshad Javed, on Tuesday approved post-arrest bail for six Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers on charges of arson, vandalism and attacking the police. Muhammad Umar, Saeed Ahmed, Saleem Shah, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Rehman Ali and Imtiaz Ali
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. ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday highlighted a growing skills gap that is limiting access to key labor markets such as Japan and South Korea, despite the country producing nearly 800,000 university graduates annually. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, chaired by Syed Rafiullah, scrutinized Pakistan’s overseas employment
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. ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday directed all power distribution companies (Discos), including K-Electric, to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Sehri and Iftar in the holy month of Ramazan. According to the Power Division, comprehensive SOPs have been issued to all electricity distribution companies to facilitate consumers during Ramazan. The
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that in public procurement, only conditions explicitly stated in the tender advertisement are enforceable. Any subsequent financial obligation imposed based on an undisclosed estimate or criterion cannot be sustained. According to a detailed written judgment approved for reporting, a three-member FCC bench dismissed the civil petition for
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CTD staff. PHOTO: FILE The Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Tuesday that it killed four suspected terrorists belonging to the banned Fitna-al-Hindustan group in a successful raid on a house in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town. A press release from the department said the raid took place overnight between Monday and Tuesday and resulted
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a detailed written judgment on a petition seeking refund of funds deposited as surety by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. A three-member full bench headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum released the eight-page judgment directing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
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. The HUnza valley in the moonlight. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: To enhance earthquake monitoring in the country’s northern belt, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has installed a new broadband seismic observatory in the Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, to improve real-time detection and detailed analysis of low-intensity earthquakes. The new installation has been set up to improve
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Attock Bridge, M-14, Hazara highway and other important arteries cleared for traffic movement PESHAWAR: Following the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) orders to restore public highways to all types of traffic, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police and administration quickly mobilized to launch a large-scale operation to open blocked roads across the province on Tuesday. Several major routes,
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Kasur’s Muhammad Shahid Iqbal Bhatti arrives at the Wagah border after being released by the Indian authorities Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi said its sustained efforts secured Bhatti’s release and return. PHOTO: ASIF MEHMOOD LAHORE: A Pakistani national has returned home after spending nearly 18 years in an Indian jail, the Pakistan High Commission
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