The plan builds on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018 and adds welfare fund, shelters, jobs and protection PESHAWAR: In a significant step towards long-standing marginalisation, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has introduced a comprehensive new policy aimed at protecting transgender people, commonly referred to as Khawaja Sira in the region, from harassment, violence and […]
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Previously, Torkham handled daily traffic of around 10,000 people, 500-700 freight and passenger vehicles Torkham border. Photo: file PESHAWAR: The Torkham border crossing, a vital lifeline for trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has been closed to all movement and commercial activity for more than four months since mid-October last year. The closure, triggered by border
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RAWALPINDI: With the holy month of Ramazan just around the corner, the Sehri and Iftar market has been set up at the 200-year-old Kartarpura Central Bazaar, a historic market place dating back to the pre-partition era of the subcontinent. For the past 80 years, this Sehri bazaar has been serving a variety of delicious and
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With limited room for subsidies and a heavy reliance on indirect taxation, future budget measures may put upward pressure on prices, which will particularly affect urban consumers. photo (file) RAWALPINDI: Representatives of 15 major essential commodity and food trade bodies – including vegetables, fruits, meat, milk, groceries, chicken, eggs, bakers, hotels and tandoor unions –
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KARACHI: The two factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have moved further apart as political observers suggest that the Mustafa Kamaml and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui-led groups are now virtually separated from each other. However, senior party leader Anees Qaimkhani claimed that differences of opinion may arise, but Muttahida stands united. A faction of MQM-P
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The IMF will also be briefed on privatization efforts, including developments related to PIA The government has accepted the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin in the
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Iqbal will travel to Dhaka and represent the government and people of Pakistan at the event Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal will represent Pakistan at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister on February 17. According to sources, Bangladesh’s new prime minister will
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Welcomes SDF government deal, UN envoy calls for stability and protection of Kurdish rights Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the UN Security Council session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK UNITED NATIONS: Welcoming the recent agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led coalition of ethnic militias, Pakistan
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Says the nation will face challenges united and strong; Mocking Imran, former prime minister says tearfully after two years in prison President Asif Zardari addresses a public gathering in Nawazabad in Rahim Yar Khan district. Photo: APP RAHIM YAR KHAN: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the biggest challenge facing the country today is
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and DPM Ishaq Dar interact with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2025. Courtesy: Foreign Office/X ISLAMABAD: As US President Donald Trump prepares to unveil details of a UN-mandated stabilization force for Gaza, Pakistan is keeping its stance deliberately opaque on
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