GILGIT: Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) after a meeting with the party’s president and federal minister Abdul Aleem Khan. The legislators who announced their affiliation with the party include Anwar Ali, elected from G-BA-23 Ghanche-II; Dr. Asad Shafiq, selected from […]
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched a blistering broadside against the federal budget in the Senate on Tuesday, with the party’s parliamentary leader Barrister Syed Ali Zafar dismissing the government’s fiscal plan as a "budget for broken promises" filled with what he called "eleven deadly sins" and unable to deliver either public relief or sustainable economic
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UNITED NATIONS: More than a billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, with 34 million in Pakistan, UNICEF warned on Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world. For the report, the UN agency cross-referenced data showing where the roughly 2.4 billion children on the planet live with the
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Pakistani hostages report that food supplies and medicine on the ship had run out ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the government was actively working through diplomatic channels to secure the release of 10 Pakistani citizens held hostage in Somalia. The oil tanker Honor 25, sailing under the
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The award is considered to be the oldest, one of the most prestigious international honors awarded to a lawyer ISLAMABAD: Lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have been awarded the prestigious Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize in recognition of their work for human rights and marginalized communities, it was announced
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: The federal government would bear the cost of a 100 megawatt solar power project for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday while chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on the initiative, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Prime Minister
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s quiet but intensive diplomatic efforts played a crucial role in preventing a potentially devastating regional conflict between the Muslim countries, security sources revealed on Tuesday, as preparations enter the final phase for the signing of a landmark Iran-US peace deal in Switzerland later this week. At a background briefing with reporters, senior security
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They had initially refused to go down the 10-foot manhole, but the chief inspector had threatened to fire them. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE A five-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Lahore’s Sundar area on Tuesday, officials said. The victim, identified as Hassan Amir, was playing in a street near Rana Town, behind a
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday greeted all Pakistanis and the Muslim community at the beginning of the new Islamic year, saying it began with the news of a peaceful resolution to the major dispute between Iran and the United States, and expressed hope for global peace. Muharram, the
Wang Yi praises Pakistan’s mediation efforts in the Iran-US engagement during the conversation with Dar Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar(L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. PHOTO: File Pakistan and China on Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached in the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), describing the consensus as an important step towards promoting sustainable peace and
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