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The KP CM demanded the federal government fulfill its promise to fund the Chashma Right Bank Canal Union Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has announced that he will attend the maiden meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC), but demanded that the Center clear […]

Twisted metal, broken bricks and burnt debris mark the ruins of a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur. Photo: Online FAISALABAD: A powerful explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area on Friday sparked a massive fire and caused the collapse of ten nearby houses, killing at least 20 people and injuring seven others, according

HAL has struggled to meet production targets, delaying the induction of operational aircraft Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas Mark 1A, a light combat aircraft takes off ahead of its maiden flight at HAL Nashik, India, October 17, 2025. PHOTO: Retuers ISLAMABAD: The crash of the Tejas lightweight indigenous fighter, developed by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Following the passage of the amendment, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi convened a full court hearing on 15 November. However, Supreme Court justices could not agree to comment on the 27th constitutional amendment. Perhaps for

. Former Deputy Director’s raise, promotion withheld for deplorable affairs at the Houses of Parliament. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The government has called a meeting of the Departmental Selection Board (DSB) on December 10 to consider promotions of officers from Grade 18 to Grade 19 across central federal services. According to official sources, the DSB meeting

. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday sought a detailed report from the Pakistan Railways (PR) on widespread encroachment and illegal occupation of the country’s land. The court directed the department to explain the steps it has taken to reclaim its property and the action taken against officials responsible for allowing encroachment. A

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has on Friday scheduled a case for hearing to stop Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri from working over allegations of having a fake degree. According to the docket, a two-member bench of the High Court will hear the case on November 25, filed by Mian Dawood Advocate. A bench

. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to convene meetings of both the National Assembly and the Senate next week, where key legislation is expected to be tabled as part of a coordinated parliamentary push, sources said on Friday. The two houses of parliament are likely to meet on November 27, with officials considering the

. Police registered a case of kidnapping after the former scout mysteriously disappeared on September 11. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: Fears arising from the possible privatization of PIA have increased insecurity among employees and incidents of staff disappearing abroad continue. Senior airman Asif Najam, who arrived in Canada on November 16 aboard a PIA flight from

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has referred the petitions filed against the 27th Constitutional Amendment to a larger three-member bench. LHC Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal on Friday took up the petitions filed by lawyer Muhammad Shahid Rana and Hassan Latif Chaudhry. The petitioners argued that the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC),