.Avalanches, roadblocks disrupt life; rescue operations underway, more snow forecast Tourists enjoy along a road as it snows heavily in Murree. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall has crippled daily life across large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cutting road links, knocking out electricity and communication networks and triggering a deadly avalanche in Lower Chitral that claimed […]
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“We’re finally seeing that budget discipline is bringing resources that can be used to improve people’s lives.” She said she looked forward to the continued implementation of the program and described it as a Pakistani program. Georgieva sagde, at IMF havde opretholdt et konstruktivt engagement med Pakistan i nogen tid og udtrykte respekt for premierminister
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Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The government stood by its decision to join the US-led peace council on Friday, selling Pakistan’s participation as a diplomatic opening of Gaza, as controversy over the move refused to die down and spilled onto the floor of parliament again. The opposition parties questioned
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ISLAMABAD: The joint session of Parliament on Friday passed three bills – the Danish Schools Authority Bill 2025, the Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2025 – amid protests from the opposition. During the session, opposition members, led by opposition leaders in the Senate and National Assembly –
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Five peace committee members were martyred; Police claim to have found the bomber’s severed head; High alert declared in hospitals The body of a suicide victim is brought to a hospital. Photo: Express DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A suicide bombing ripped through a wedding ceremony at the peace committee leaders’ residence near Qureshi Mor in Dera
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The district authorities are banning entry of more vehicles and urging people to avoid traveling to the hill station BATTAGRAM/ BALAKOT: A major rescue operation was underway in Murree after heavy snowfall and a blizzard left more than 5,000 tourist vehicles stranded on Friday, prompting the district administration to impose a complete ban on multi-vehicle
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. Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Shahid Waheed has emphasized that Pakistan’s economic stability and sustainable development depend on effective alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms and meaningful dialogue. Addressing the concluding session of an international conference held on Friday
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. YouTube did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the reason for the outage. PHOTO: PIXABAY The National Assembly on Friday rejected media reports that claimed its official YouTube channel had been shut down, clarifying that the platform remained active and that a brief interruption was caused by temporary technical problems rather
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. FUUAST. PHOTO: FACEBOOK ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Friday informed the Senate that a bailout package worth Rs 1.5 billion has been proposed to address the financial crisis faced by the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). Responding to a notice raised by Senator Sarmad Ali,
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. Hammad Azhar. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday declared seven persons, including PTI leader Hammad Azhar, declared Offenders (POs) in the May 9 attack at Club Chowk near GOR Gate. ATC Administrative Judge Manzer Ali Gill presided over the hearing and issued perpetual arrest warrants for Hammad Azhar, Zubair Khan Niazi,
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