LAHORE: Most major cities in Punjab were engulfed in smog on Monday with air quality deteriorating to dangerous levels. Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Kasur recorded the worst air quality levels. According to international monitoring agency IQAir, Gujranwala’s AQI climbed as high as 762, among the highest in the region. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Advocate General in a suo motu case regarding supply of contaminated water from Khanpur Dam. During the hearing of the case, the Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) lawyer, Hasan Raza, informed a Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court that Khanpur Dam is
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A CDA spokesperson described the e-stamp system as ‘a step towards transparency’ Buying or selling property in Islamabad has often meant standing in long queues, filing piles of paperwork and facing uncertainty about the legality of the transactions. That is now set to change with the launch of an electronic stamp paper system by the
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KP Assembly Committee on Law and Order expresses dissatisfaction at briefings by IGP, Chief Secretary PESHAWAR: A special committee of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has expressed displeasure over briefings by the Chief Secretary, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Home Ministry on the law and order situation in the province. The committee has
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21 people have been arrested, 291 tons of flour and 28 tons of wheat have been found. RAWALPINDI: To prevent illegal transportation and smuggling of wheat and flour in Rawalpindi, the Food Ministry and Rawalpindi Police have set up joint check posts at 8 different locations. CCTV cameras have been installed for surveillance and efforts
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The proposals include the establishment of a constitutional court, amendments to Article 160(3)A, Article 243 on maps Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a media briefing at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA on June 3, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: The federal government has initiated the process for the 27th constitutional
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Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The top military spokesman has declared that the Afghan Taliban were not “Pakistan’s darlings,” warning that any cross-border attack from Afghanistan would
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BANNU/ RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Monday killed three terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij in two separate operations in North Waziristan and Tank districts, as five policemen were injured on the same day in an armed attack on the convoy of the North Waziristan District Police Officer (DPO) near Bannu, officials said. The incidents come amid
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Finance, Energy and IT Ministers talk to FBR Chairman at a joint press conference in Islamabad Screen grab shows the Minister of Energy and Finance in a press briefing. PHOTO: SCREEN GRAB/ EXPRESS Top ministers have announced a series of far-reaching reforms in the areas of taxation, energy, privatization and digital governance aimed at stabilizing
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Humpback whales found in the Arabian Sea are species of baleen whales, after the monsoon they migrate into Pakistani waters A large pod of endangered Arabian humpback whales has been spotted off the coast of Gwadar, Balochistan – a rare and encouraging sight for marine conservation. The spectacular moment when six humpback whales breached the
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