ISLAMABAD: More casualties are feared after an explosion was reported at Terlai Imam Bargah in Shehzad Town area of Islamabad on Friday. Police and rescue personnel have been dispatched to the scene. Scenes in videos show severe injuries; no injuries have been confirmed. Emergency situations have been declared at Polyclinic, PIMS and CDA hospitals in […]
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Sindh Police Inspector Javed Alam Odho speaking to the media PHOTO: SCREENGRAB/EXPRESS KARACHI: Sindh Superintendent of Police Javed Alam Odho said on Friday that police conducted 113 encounters during the last month, killed 27 dacoits, injured 82 others and arrested 123 suspects, including those who surrendered voluntarily. Speaking to the media, Odho said the katcha
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Both sides reiterate their willingness to support each other’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and the Uzbek President pose after signing a protocol to increase bilateral trade between Pakistan and Uzbekistan to $2 billion annually on Thursday. Photo: X Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed a joint statement following Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s
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Talha Ali, a 16-year-old boy, fatally shot when police opened fire on a vehicle. Photo: Express PESHAWAR: A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot when police opened fire on a vehicle that failed to stop at a check post in Hayatabad’s Industrial Road area, sparking outrage among locals and triggering a roadblock protest by the victim’s
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KARACHI: A series of important sessions focusing on “Parliamentary systems, democratic values and contemporary global challenges” were held on Thursday during the seventh CPA Asia Regional Conference and the second Joint CPA Asia and Southeast Asia Regional Conference 2026, hosted by the Sindh Assembly. On the second day of the conference, held at a local
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Despite adequate funding, access to sanitation, water and education remains elusive for a large proportion of the rural population KARACHI: A recently conducted government commissioned survey has revealed that Punjab has better education and health facilities compared to other provinces, while Sindh and Balochistan remain the most underdeveloped provinces in this regard. These figures come
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Get ready for fresh bread at fresh prices! The city commissioner has announced new prices for naan and chapati, with strict warning against overpricing. PHOTO: JALAL QUERESHI/EXPRES RAWALPINDI: The General Council of Pakistan Naanbai Association has announced that despite a record rise in the prices of flour, fine flour, sesame, ghee, LPG cylinders, labor and
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Preparing to introduce UAVs to aid serach, rescue operations across coastal waters KARACHI: The merciless waters of the Arabian Sea, where fishing rigs and merchant vessels routinely brave strong winds and towering waves, are ready to receive a new guardian. As accidents involving fishing launches and cargo vessels continue to challenge maritime responders amid strong
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Senior officials privately acknowledge significant concerns about the festival’s potential impact A large number of passengers board a train at Rawalpindi Railway Station for Lahore on the eve of the Basant festival. PHOTO: ONLINE LAHORE: Punjab authorities have finalized elaborate security arrangements for the three-day Basant Festival scheduled from February 6 to 8, marking the
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Residents meet in a street in the old town area to buy kites and strings for Basant. Sunday was the first day of permitted sales of the items for the festival scheduled from February 6 to 8. PHOTO: NNI LAHORE: Basant preparations in Lahore have gained further momentum, with sales of kites and strings crossing
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