PUBLISHED November 2, 2025 The latest round of talks held in Istanbul, Türkiye from 25 to 30 October 2025 between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad ended with a tentative agreement to implement the ceasefire previously agreed in Qatar. Further technical aspects of the preliminary understanding will be discussed in the next round of talks starting […]
PUBLISHED November 2, 2025 Despite the ban on polythene bags, they are still being produced, sold and used across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), laments Seema Babar, a social worker who makes cloth bags and distributes them free to people, to discourage the use of plastic bags and protect the environment from their harmful effects. 49-year-old Babar from
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Afghan refugees along with their belongings on trucks await deportation to Afghanistan near the Chaman border crossing. Photo: AFP TORKHAM: Pakistan on Saturday reopened the Torkham border crossing in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to Afghan refugees returning to their country, ending a nearly two-week closure following deadly clashes between border forces last month. Meanwhile, nearly 10,700 people returned
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Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by the Bhoon-Tarar group won three out of five seats ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI/QUETTA: The preliminary results of the Punjab Bar Association elections show a clear lead for the pro-government Ahsan Bhoon-Azam Nazeer Tarar group. In the Islamabad Bar Council, candidates backed by the Bhoon-Tarar group won three out of five seats, while
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Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry speaks to reporters outside the Parliament House in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry revealed on Saturday that India’s intelligence service had tried to recruit a Pakistani fisherman for espionage by offering him money. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad with Information and Radio Minister
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Preliminary investigations indicated that short circuit along with gas leakage resulted in explosion and fire Explosion at LPG cylinder shop on Karachi’s Abul Hassan Isphahani Road left seven injured on November 1. Photo: Express KARACHI: As many as seven people were injured in an explosion caused by a short circuit and gas leakage at an
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. The 43rd Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training, Wajiha Qamar met with the Minister of Education, Learning and Higher Education of the State of Qatar, Lolwa bint Rashid Al-Khater on the sidelines of the
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has praised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving a record 5.9 million tax returns during the financial year 2025 and expressed gratitude to the nation for showing a strong sense of responsibility. In a statement issued on Friday, the prime minister
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. LAHORE: The Faisalabad-Khanewal railway section, which had been closed due to recent floods, has been partially restored, with freight services now allowed to operate on a limited basis. According to railway officials, the Darkhana-Abdul Hakim section has been reopened exclusively for goods trains. Initially, a locomotive (AGE-30) will make three to four test runs
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. ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to approve the third installment of DKK 1 billion. USD to Pakistan under the Enhanced Funds Program (EFF) during its meeting scheduled for December. The fund is also likely to provide $200 million in climate finance, which will be made available through
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