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Achakzai will become opposition leader when NA nominations close

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Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai addresses a gathering at the Lahore High Court on Friday, January 9, 2026. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai is set to take the post of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly unopposed after the deadline for filing nominations closed on Tuesday. […]

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NA seeks investigation into the unloading of passengers at airports

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Resolution calls for reforms as travelers with valid documents report being denied boarding ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling on the government to investigate the screening of passengers with valid travel documents at airports across the country. The resolution was moved by Pakistan Peoples Party lawmaker Agha Rafiullah, who pointed

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Pakistan, UAE agree on pre-immigration clearance to facilitate travel

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Pilot project begins in Karachi, allowing passengers to skip arrivals immigration at UAE airports Meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and UAE Director General of Customs and Port Security, Ahmed bin Lahij Al Falasi. Source: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE have agreed to introduce a pre-immigration clearance system that will allow passengers to

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Governor Kundi sounds the alarm over KP’s security situation

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Rejects the allegation against the Sindh government about traffic jams during the CM’s recent visit to Karachi Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi addresses the media on Friday, December 19, 2025 Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday warned that the law and order situation in the province had deteriorated sharply and criticized the chief minister

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Prime Minister advises withdrawal of SEZ Ordinance issued without President’s nod

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The federal government decides that proposed changes will be introduced in parliament in the form of a bill Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, announces 150 buses to Karachi. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent a summary to the President advising the withdrawal of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, invoking Article 89(1).

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Capital’s LG measurements are delayed as the law reshapes the system

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s local government elections have been postponed yet again after the president promulgated the Islamabad Local Government Ordinance, which introduced a major overhaul of the capital’s municipal governance structure. Under the Ordinance, the existing metropolitan corporation system in the federal capital has been abolished and replaced with a new municipal corporation framework. Islamabad will

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FCC upholds Balochistan’s right to collect mineral dues

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ISLAMABAD: In a decision with far-reaching implications for the province’s fiscal autonomy and cooperative federalism, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has upheld the validity of legislation passed by the Balochistan Assembly authorizing the provincial government to levy excise duties on minerals to fund labor welfare in the mining sector. The decision resolves a constitutional challenge

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