The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $330 million loan to support Pakistan’s Second Power Transmission Strengthening Project, which aims to improve the reliability and capacity of the national grid. The funding will support the construction of a 290-kilometer, 500-kilovolt transmission line, alongside major upgrades to grid stations in Islamabad and Faisalabad. According to […]
CM Murad informs the delegation that all hurdles in the project have been removed, the work would now accelerate The Sindh High Court is hearing a petition regarding the award of the contract for the construction of University Road to an unqualified private contractor. PHOTO: FILE Development projects underway in Sindh with support from the
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The Islamabad High Court has sent an Electronic Crime Prevention Act case over a fake picture of the prime minister filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shandana Gulzar to the chief justice seeking consolidation with an earlier pending PECA case against the accused. The photo in question is a fake photo of Prime Minister Shehbaz shaking
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Sandra Jensen Landi highlights the presence of approximately 6,000 TTP fighters in Afghanistan Denmark has warned the UN Security Council (UNSC) of the “serious threat” from the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Central and South Asia, saying the group receives “logistical and substantial support from the de facto authorities”. As chairman of the Security Council’s
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11 arrest warrants cancelled, 15 frozen accounts to be restored, property seizures halted. Aleema Khan appeared in an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi for her November 26 hearing on Thursday following threats of property seizure, frozen bank accounts, a blocked CNIC and passport and 11 arrest warrants. However, government lawyer Zaheer Shah did not allow the
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Bandits demand Rs 10 million per abductee but offer to release the tracker dog for a lesser sum Operation was launched to recover missing persons in katcha area. PHOTO: AFP The trackers, who track thieves by following footprints, have been abducted along with their dog and driver. A tracking company from Faisalabad received a call
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PIA Airbus at Dubai airport. Photo: PIA website Immigration officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have intercepted an Afghan national trying to travel to Europe using a forged Greek residence card. The suspect, identified as Jannat Gul Niazi, was scheduled to board Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-749 to France when his travel documents were
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Attacks from January to September and blocked convoys highlight ongoing volatility in Kurram Security forces killed 23 militants in two intelligence-based operations in Kurram district, the military said on Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were carried out on 19 November following reports of the presence of militants it described as
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Islamabad Police. Photo: WASEEM NAZIR/EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Following a suicide attack at the District Courts in Islamabad and due to heightened security threats, a new 10-point security advisory has been issued to public and private schools across Rawalpindi Division. Permission has also been given to recruit 30,000 retired military and police personnel on daily wages across
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Soon Valley residents say life-saving treatment 60km away is costing them their health, savings KHUSHAB: Hundreds of kidney patients in Tehsil Nowshera are caught in a worsening health crisis as the region continues to function without a single dialysis centre. With no local treatment available, patients must endure a grueling 60-kilometer journey along rough, mountainous
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