Patients, families face financial strain; traders warn that the number of inflows may fall further ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has again come under fire after imposing a Rs 100 parking charge in Islamabad’s extended blue zone, a move residents say is causing significant hardship to ordinary citizens, patients, visitors and businesses. The extended […]
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Illegal practice narrows key drain from 350 feet to nearly 50 feet before monsoon Persistent dumping of construction materials, garbage, soil and scrap waste in Nullah Leh raises serious questions about the authorities’ ability to enforce restrictions imposed under Section 144. PHOTOS: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: With the arrival of the monsoon flood season approaching, the relevant
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Renewed debate centers on persistent fiscal imbalance between federation and provinces ISLAMABAD: It was in September 2024 when speculation, sparked by a series of leaks, began to circulate that the federal government was planning the 26th constitutional amendment. As is often the case, the government publicly dismissed these reports as mere conjecture, while official circles
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RAWALPINDI: The National Highways and Motorway Police has imposed a ban on vehicles carrying animals on highways during Eidul Azha. According to officials, overloaded, unfit and improperly loaded vehicles transporting animals often cause traffic accidents and congestion. Therefore, such vehicles will be diverted to alternate routes instead of being allowed on highways. Authorities said that
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The discontent arises as senior leaders, overlooked districts cry foul over lack of representation PESHAWAR: Differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have surfaced soon after the expansion of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, with several party leaders and lawmakers expressing strong displeasure at being overlooked. The controversy erupted after Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced the expansion of
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ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday urged the federal government to take immediate notice of the province’s growing problems, warning that growing public frustration over shortages and government failures could eventually push people onto the streets. The governor also took a swipe at the PTI-led provincial administration, saying he had advised Chief Minister
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Initiatives are part of a wider effort to modernize service delivery and reduce reliance on physical counters The DGIP is gearing up to roll out a number of digital facilitation measures, including nationwide home delivery of passports and introduction of an AI-based chatbot to assist applicants, Passport DG Muhammad Ali Randhawa said on Sunday. The
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Washington sets five conditions in response to Tehran’s proposal for negotiations ISLAMABAD: As the impasse continued and US President Donald Trump pondered his next move, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held key meetings in Tehran on Sunday in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to save the deal and prevent renewed hostilities. Naqvi, who
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Says he is ‘hopeful’ for second round of direct US-Iran talks leading to lasting peace Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described Pakistan’s role in facilitating dialogue between the US and Iran as a “bright moment in our history” and says the evolving political-military coordination has helped improve Pakistan’s international image. He made these remarks during
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Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad looks through the telescope for the new moon. Photo: AFP The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Sunday that the moon Zilhajj 1447 AH had been sighted in the country and Eidul Azha would be observed on May 27. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the meeting
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