60-year-old suspect accused of tracking cash-carrying citizens from banks in dozens of robberies KARACHI: A 60-year-old man who allegedly posed as an unsuspecting bank customer turned out to be the eyes and ears of a robbery gang, according to police, who arrested him for allegedly tracking citizens withdrawing large sums of money and alerting his […]
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KARACHI: In the densely populated poor neighborhoods clustered around Valika Hospital, a silent crisis is unfolding—a crisis that has left dozens of families searching for answers and battling a stigma as painful as the disease itself. As the number of HIV-positive children rises to 80, parents say their lives have been turned upside down –
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Funeral prayer in absentia offered for crew members; Search for black box, missing crew continues FATAL CRASH: A large congregation offers funeral prayers in absentia for Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, who died in a K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo plane crash in the Arabian Sea. PHOTO: INP KARACHI: Although the wreckage of the ill-fated K2 Airways
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ISLAMABAD: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women kicked off in Islamabad on Sunday, bringing together delegates from across the Muslim world to discuss women’s socio-economic and political empowerment, even as international data highlights uneven progress across member states in education, employment and political representation. Organized by the Ministry of Human
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Five terrorists were killed during the latest phase of Operation Shaban, taking the total number of terrorists killed in the operation and other intelligence-based operations across Balochistan since July 5 to 114, security sources said on Monday. The joint operation by Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police was launched in the wake of
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ISLAMABAD: At least 335 Pakistanis have lost their lives trying to reach Europe through illegal migration routes since June 2023, with seven deadly migrant boat disasters claiming hundreds of lives. According to documents obtained by The Express Pakinomist from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), 467 Pakistanis were on board the seven boats involved in the
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MIANWALI: A controversial administrative decision to shift Mianwali’s 450-bed District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital to a 200-bed Mother and Child Care Hospital has sparked a health crisis, prompting angry patients and their attendants to stage protests and block roads. The move took place a few months ago, just before the visit of a senior government official.
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday paid tribute to the 22 Kashmiris who were martyred during the uprising against Dogra rule in 1931, marking the 95th Kashmir Martyrs’ Day (Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir). Kashmir Martyrs Day is celebrated on 13 July. “On this grim day, the people of Pakistan join their Kashmiri
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Warns that JAAC will be held responsible for any untoward incidents arising out of the ongoing protests MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Sunday warned that the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) would be held responsible for any untoward incident involving students during its planned protests. In a joint press conference,
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has informed the Supreme Court that following recent amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), bail proceedings as well as appeals in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) proceedings fall within the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). A three-judge SC bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and comprising Justice
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