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KARACHI: Pakistani truck drivers transporting goods to Afghanistan face a precarious situation amid ongoing tensions between the two countries, with hundreds of vehicles stopped at border crossings, leaving drivers stranded for weeks. Exporters and logistics operators said the closure of major crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan has paralyzed regional freight movement, adding that many stranded […]

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday once again – for the ninth time – failed to meet jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. The chief minister, visibly angry, later said denying a provincial chief minister access to his leader despite

All five stakeholders agree to set up a committee to finalize the rules to increase the provinces’ share Flanked by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and others, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a meeting of the National Finance Commission. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Sindh on Thursday linked consensus

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov inspects the guard of honor at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, underscoring the importance of regional peace and stability, agreed that the Afghan Taliban regime must honor its commitments to the international community and address Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns by taking concrete

. Commissioner of Revenue (South Zone) Syed Anser Ali. Photo: file MUZAFFARABAD: The Non-Gazetted Welfare Association of Inland Revenue Department on Wednesday organized a special ceremony to honor Commissioner Inland Revenue (South Zone) Syed Anser Ali for his distinguished service and contribution to the department. The event was attended by officers, staff and representatives of

. Levies sources say armed assailants opened fire on BAP President Khalid Hussain Magsi’s convoy but security personnel and guards responded quickly and forced the attackers to flee. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Khalid Hussain Magsi met the Korean delegation led by Chang Won Sam, President of KOICA to discuss strengthening

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has been approached to challenge the ordinance issued to allow kite flying in Punjab. The petition was filed by advocate Azhar Siddique, chairman of Judicial Activism Panel an NGO. According to the petitioner, the ordinance regarding kite flying was issued on the instructions of Nawaz Sharif and is against

. ISLAMABAD: In its written reply, the Ministry of Communications has told the Upper House in Parliament that the Postal Life Insurance Company has 33,830 pending claims and outstanding claims of Rs 8,165 million. The Senate session resumed on Thursday with Deputy Speaker Syedal Khan in the chair. During Question Hour, Senator Shahadat Awan sought

. Abdul Aleem Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan announced on Thursday that construction of a major highway linking Karachi with Quetta and Chaman, financed through a special tax on petroleum products, has formally started. Chairing a meeting at the NHA, the minister reviewed the pace of ongoing projects in Balochistan, including

The Supreme Court has ruled that vehicles imported in violation of the Import Policy Order cannot be released and remain confiscated. The decision came in a detailed written judgment issued for reporting purposes. A three-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb issued this