ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has delayed a final decision on participation in next month’s men’s ICC T20 World Cup in India, keeping open the possibility of a partial or symbolic boycott after Bangladesh’s withdrawal over security concerns sparked a growing diplomatic and sporting fallout. The PCB delayed the call by up to a […]
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said that persistent delays in federal transfers are pushing the province towards a severe financial crisis, particularly affecting development in the newly merged districts – the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-Fata). The chief minister has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing serious concern over
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CM Sohail Afridi marks constitutional violation as federal funds for KP remain unpaid KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi expressed deep concern to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the federal government’s continued failure to release constitutionally guaranteed federal funds and warned that the province was facing an acute financial and
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Lawyer Jibran Nasir criticizes Sindh government, says containers placed to block protest Police blocked roads outside KPC in protest against conviction of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo: Twitter All roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were blocked on Monday as traffic in the city center came to a standstill following a
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South DIG instructs the team to use all available resources to identify, apprehend those responsible for the incident Rescue workers search through the debris using excavators after a massive fire at a mall in Karachi. Photo: AFP The Karachi Police on Monday constituted a five-member special investigation team to probe the Gul Plaza tragedy and
President Asif Ali Zardari signs seven bills passed by parliament. Photo file President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed into law the much-debated Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2026, along with six other bills passed by Parliament. According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat, the approved legislation includes the National Tariff
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LAHORE: A lawyer’s unusual request, made on Monday, to celebrate the Basant festival on the roof of the Lahore Sessions Court was formally rejected by the court. Sessions Judge Tariq Khurshid Khawaja issued a written order after lawyer Yaseen Butt sought permission to hold the event on the court’s rooftop terrace. The court noted that
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The visit follows the UAE president’s recent trip to Pakistan, reflecting the close ties between the two countries President Zardari addresses the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4, 2025. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates from January 26 to
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Foreign Minister (FM) Senator Ishaq Dar and Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Myanmar on Monday pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest through sustained and structured engagement across multiple sectors, for mutual benefit, officials said. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Myanmar Foreign
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Lawyers strike in protest against Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha’s arrests halt all trials, Islamabad High Court PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s lawyers began a three-day strike on Monday following the arrest and sentencing of lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, with boycotts halting trials across the capital. Islamabad High Court Bar
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