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Imran Khan taken to hospital for minor eye surgery, Tarar confirms

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Information minister dismisses health rumors, says former prime minister ‘absolutely healthy’ PTI founder Imran Khan. PHOTO: FILE Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, who is incarcerated in Adiala jail, was briefly brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences […]

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Murree Road widening plan sparks protest

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RAWALPINDI: The proposed widening, reconstruction and signal-free corridor project for Murree Road, Rawalpindi’s biggest, oldest and only central arterial road, has sparked strong opposition from traders after a revised plan increased both land acquisition and project costs. Under the new proposal, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) plans to widen the land acquisition on both sides

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IHC Bar rejects role of lawyers in Imaan Mazari, husband’s arrests

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The Bar not only prevented their arrest for two days but also stood firm with them” Lawyer duo Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha overlooking Islamabad Police stationed outside the Islamabad High Court Bar President’s office waiting to arrest the couple PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Thursday strongly rejected

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Skilled young people offered help for overseas employment

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Under the Parwaz Card programme, interest-free financial assistance of up to Rs300,000 is provided to talented youth Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. SCREEN GRAB LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated a “Parwaz Card” initiative aimed at providing financial support and employment opportunities to talented youth. Addressing graduates of technical training institutions, she

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Adopted son gets the death penalty for the poet’s murder

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The defense challenges the absence of eyewitnesses, the convict’s confession under police torture HYDERABAD: The trial against the brutal murder of the famous Sindhi poet Dr. Allah Bux alias Akash Ansari culminated in less than a year when the judge sentenced his stepson to death. The Model Criminal Trial Court-I in Hyderabad sentenced Shah Lateef

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Islamabad to host Central Asian leaders

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Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are making separate official visits in February President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks during a conference. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is set to emerge as a key diplomatic hub next week as the presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan make separate official visits to Pakistan, reflecting the country’s growing engagement with

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Zardari seeks modernization of rail freight

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: Express News/ File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to provide institutional facilitation and fast-track approvals to partner companies, stressing the importance of deepening long-term cooperation in rail freight modernization, inland logistics and integrated freight corridors. The President met with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group

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Prime Minister promises to eradicate polio from the country

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday emphasized that the government was taking practical steps through a comprehensive strategy and an effective team to completely eliminate polio disease from Pakistan at the earliest. He spoke with Global Development Gates Foundation President Dr. Chris Elias, who along with his delegation

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