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Trade activity, general cross-border movement, remains suspended until further notice Afghan refugees wait in line to cross the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Torkham on October 27, 2023. PHOTO: AFP PAKISTAN: The Torkham border has been reopened for the deportation of Afghan nationals staying illegally in Pakistan. The border has been completely closed since […]

The project aims to provide quality education, modern facilities to students in remote northern region of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of a new Daanish school in Chitral on October 31, marking a major step towards improving access to quality education in one of Pakistan’s most remote areas. The school will

They criticized the party leadership for ‘exploiting the Palestinian cause’ to create unrest at home TLP leaders in Multan hold press conference. Photo: Express MULTAN: A number of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ticket holders from southern Punjab announced on Friday that they were parting ways with the banned group, saying their latest protest call was unjustified

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Friday suspended mobile internet services across Quetta for 24 hours in response to intelligence-based security alerts, provincial interior ministry officials confirmed. The decision, aimed at preventing any potential unrest, will remain in effect until midnight. Authorities said the measure was part of a wider effort to maintain law and order

Victims of floods. Photo: File LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) announced on Friday that the survey of flood-affected families across Punjab has been completed, marking a major milestone in the province’s post-flood rehabilitation efforts. Director General of PDMA Irfan Ali Kathia said the floods began on August 26 and affected 27 districts

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, wearing traditional attire, prays after unveiling the plaque for a branch of the Danish School in Chitral. Photo: INP PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday promised to extend cooperation to the provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to maintain peace and eliminate terrorism from the province. Addressing a public gathering in

Pakistan Warns Ceasefire Not ‘Open’; Terms Istanbul Understanding ‘tentative’ agreement 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: Pakistan may have welcomed the understanding reached with Afghanistan in Istanbul brokered

. LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A local court in Lahore has remanded six officers of the National Cyber ​​Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) – who are accused of accepting bribes – in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for another three days – until November 3. The FIA ​​on Friday produced the accused – including Additional Director

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the petition challenging the appointment of District and Sessions Judge Nasir Javed Rana to be heard in the second week of November. Judge Nasir Javed Rana, who presided over an accountability court in Islamabad earlier this year, convicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly has sent a unanimously approved resolution to the federal government seeking an amendment to Article 140-A of the constitution for constitutional protection of local governments. According to the resolution moved by MPA Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhry of PML-N and MPA Syed Ali Haider Gillani of PPP jointly, the provincial legislature has proposed