Murree Road remained completely blocked due to traffic jams. PHOTO: AGHA MAHROZ/EXPRESS/FILE RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has prepared a project to construct an additional 10 to 15 feet wide track on both sides of Murree Road from Liaquat Bagh to Chandni Chowk covering a two kilometer stretch at an estimated cost of Rs […]
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The Supreme Court rarely hears petitions to disqualify a sitting judge, reopening the debate on judicial immunity Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. Photo: IHC ISLAMABAD: A legal tool once widely used to oust lawmakers has now entered far more sensitive territory as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) prepares to hear a quo warranto petition challenging the
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While some minors are part of begging networks, others are forced into professions by parents struggling to make ends meet Street artist. Photo: Express KARACHI: Child street performers, some as young as eight, spend hours at city intersections and traffic signals with their faces and clothes painted gold. To catch the attention of passers-by and
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The target is set to administer polio drops to 10.6 million children across the province KARACHI: The last anti-polio campaign of the year in Sindh begins today (on Monday). During the seven-day campaign, more than 10 million children across the province will be administered polio drops. According to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Sindh,
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A technician examines a vehicle to test its emissions on a road on the outskirts of Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Truck driver Muhammad Afzal didn’t expect to be stopped by the police, let alone fined, when he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes coming from his tailpipe. “This is unfair,”
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City polls. Photo: AFP HYDERABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) looked set to maintain its electoral supremacy in the PS-9 constituency by-polls in Shikarpur district on Sunday as early and unofficial results indicated that the PPP’s candidate was leading his opponent by a thumping margin. The seat had fallen vacant on the death of PPP
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Eduljee Dinshaw Charitable Dispensary, Karachi. Photo: Anadolu Agency (file) KARACHI: The big city of Karachi is often portrayed in headlines as chaotic and overwhelmed by modern sprawl. But scattered among the skyscrapers, busy roads and dense informal settlements are reminders of another city – a port once celebrated for its order, elegance and architecture. Among
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16 killed, 40 injured on Sydney’s Bondi Beach; Hanukkah celebrations targeted; one gunman dead; The police pay tribute to the local hero A screenshot from a user-generated video shows beachgoers fleeing Sydney’s Bondi Beach after gunmen opened fire. Photo: AFP Sydney: Gunmen killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 40 others on Sunday
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Pakistan says terrorism emanating from Afghanistan poses a major challenge to the region ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from Afghanistan’s immediate neighbors, along with Russia, met together in Tehran on Sunday to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. But, diplomatic sources said, the high-profile meeting ended without a joint communique, highlighting continuing divisions over the approach to
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KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other party leaders raise their hands as they arrive at a PTI rally in Kohat. Photo: Express KOHAT: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday struck a combative tone, urging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters to stay on their toes for a possible protest call, revealing that the party was
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