Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that legalizing the cultivation of opium does not fall under the provincial government’s jurisdiction, terming it a federal matter. Speaking to the media, the governor said that even if the province wanted to, it could not declare opium cultivation legal, warning that laws could be introduced tomorrow to […]
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KP Police at the scene of the incident. PHOTO: Express ORAKZAI: The skeleton of a three-year-old girl who went missing last month has been discovered in the mountains of Orakzai district. Authorities have arrested four main suspects in connection with the abduction and brutal murder of three-year-old Muqada in Upper Ghalju in a case that
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RAWALPINDI: With only 14 days left for the end of 2025, work on some long-pending major projects in Rawalpindi, including the Leh Expressway and the Children’s Hospital, could not be started during the current year. However, three road infrastructure projects of the Punjab government were completed in Rawalpindi during the outgoing year. Work on the
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LAHORE: After almost a decade, preparations for local government elections in Punjab are finally gathering pace. With the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) directing that all administrative arrangements must be completed by the end of the year, critics still believe the provincial government lacks genuine intent to hold timely elections. Local government analyst Salman Abid
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The Chief Minister says that the World Bank’s door-to-door assessments identified 3.1 million properties Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: City dwellers who complain about the lack of civic amenities and crumbling infrastructure will soon get property tax notices for their houses and shops
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The field marshal is expected to fly to Washington to meet Trump in the coming weeks to discuss Gaza Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, who is the Chairman of the 262nd Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC), met at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: The
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Gulistan-e-Sarmast project stalled for 16 years despite massive collections from allottees MQM-P in an attempt to change the leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly has ordered a probe into alleged financial irregularities of billions of rupees in the Gulistan-e-Sarmast Housing Scheme,
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A trader counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan December 3, 2018. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has rejected a series of petitions filed by students of medical colleges in Sindh who had sought permission to pay their fees in Pakistani currency after securing admission under foreign/overseas quota.
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Promotes the message of hope, peace, unity through carols and cultural performances A man puts up colored lights in a Christian neighborhood on Christmas Eve in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Youth Development Association organized a lively and spirit-filled Christmas celebration that brought together slum children, a primary school, partner institutions and media representatives to
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interacts with a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme in Haripur. Photo: APP HARIPUR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday while inaugurating the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme 2025 distribution in Khyber-Pakhtunnkhwa called that his initiative was not only providing laptops to students but rather creating an ecosystem where the youth
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