Also cancels mega Basant show in Lahore; Sindh cancels the musical part of the event for foreign legislators Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Photo: X Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday canceled all her Basant-related engagements following a suicide blast at an imambargah in Islamabad on Friday that killed at least 31 people […]
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Talal Chaudhry says bomber traveled to Afghanistan several times and received training Security personnel stand guard outside a mosque after an explosion, in Islamabad on February 6, 2026. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The suicide bomber who attacked Islamabad’s Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra on Friday has been identified as Yasir Khan, a resident of Peshawar, sources close to
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Say just two short notes submitted; Information Minister Tarar claims that a detailed medical report was handed over to the family Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan during a sit-in outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Photo: FILE The sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Friday urged Chief
Opposition, government members raise concern over private medical college fees, need for unity in Balochistan ISLAMABAD: The Senate meeting on Friday addressed several national issues, including PTI founder Imran Khan’s health, rising tuition fees in private medical schools, agrarian reforms and the political situation in Balochistan. Lawmakers also discussed national security, including terrorism and border
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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