Sohail Afridi says mockery made of former prime minister’s health promises best possible medical treatment as top priority Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses the Khyber Peace Jirga on Sunday. Photo: X Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday referred to a directive from the Supreme Court of Pakistan and said that jailed former prime […]
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KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund is discussing proposed changes to electricity prices with Pakistani authorities, the fund said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday, adding that the burden of the revisions should not fall on middle- or low-income households. “Ongoing discussions with the authorities will assess whether the proposed tariff revisions are consistent with
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At Parliament House, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Mahmood Khan Achakzai and lawyer Gohar Ali Khan maintained their sit-in that began after Friday prayers. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Tahfuz-Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) protest sit-in outside Parliament over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan’s deteriorating health entered its second day on Saturday, with leaders vowing to continue until he is
The court noted that flour packed in old cement bags contributed to serious illnesses Bags of flour being unloaded in Karachi’s Jodia Bazaar. PHOTO: PPI ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Saturday imposed a ban on the use of substandard bags for packaging food, warning that the practice poses serious health risks. In a written
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday. — SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday decided to launch a nationwide major operation against banned organizations as officials also considered concerns regarding the possible presence of ISIS elements in the country. According to sources who spoke to Express News, a
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Mohsin Naqvi says PTI founders to be shifted to newly constructed Islamabad jail in two months Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/file ISLAMABAD: The PML-N spearheaded the federal government’s plans to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to Islamabad jail, which is expected to be completed in two months. Currently,
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Abdul Aleem Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Federal Communications Minister Aleem Khan on Friday held separate high-level meetings with the transport ministers of Russia and Iran, focusing on improving transport, logistics and bilateral relations between Pakistan, Iran and Russia. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 2nd OIC Transport Ministers’ Conference in Istanbul, where
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President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the rapid changes the world is facing, ranging from geopolitical shifts and hybrid threats to cyber security, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday reiterated that amid all such challenges, Pakistan stood ready to work with all nations to build understanding, peace and sustainable development. The President paid
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ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of the 27th Amendment to the Constitution and the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the Supreme Court has signaled that it is far from sidelined. In a move that has attracted attention across legal and political circles, the Supreme Court has fixed six cases related to former prime minister
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KARACHI: At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed and six others seriously injured on Friday in a devastating multi-vehicle collision on the M-9 highway near DHA City Karachi, police and rescue volunteers said. The pile-up occurred when a passenger van traveling the wrong way rammed into an oil tanker and a HiAce
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