Gallup poll shows rural girls and students face sharpest barriers despite gains in enrollment and literacy Almost 28% of children aged 5-16 are not enrolled in school, with girls disproportionately affected as 34% of girls drop out of school compared to 22% of boys. These differences are more pronounced in rural areas, especially for girls, […]
Exposure to weather and lack of security leads to deterioration and theft of parts A vehicle belonging to the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) has been found parked on a main road. The vehicle leaks oil, spews foul-smelling sewage and carries waste beyond its rated capacity. Photo: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: Valuable public equipment, including specially designed
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Freight cost for transporting containers from Karachi to Rawalpindi, Peshawar increases from Rs360,000 to Rs635,000 RAWALPINDI: As the last ten days of Ramazan begin and only five days remain for Eidul Fitr, the district’s 60 price control magistrates appear to be completely powerless to control inflation. Increases in petrol, diesel and kerosene prices have sharply
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Six districts left without usual help; beneficiaries struggle amid soaring inflation RAWALPINDI: Thousands of zakat recipients across Rawalpindi Division have been deprived of the customary “special Eid gift” this year, leaving nearly 37,000 underprivileged families struggling to celebrate Eidul Fitr amid rising inflation. The affected families belong to six districts – Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Jhelum,
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Families of the deceased women will receive Rs1 million each, while injured women will be given Rs300,000 each PPP Senator Rubina Khalid. PHOTO: FILE RAHIM YAR KHAN: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, visited Sheikh Zayed Hospital after the tragic incident a day earlier, where she inquired after the injured
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Shah highlights transparency and efficiencies as Rs12.8b collected, paperless system and ‘Sindh Pay’ next in pipeline Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Tuesday that technology-driven reforms are essential to establish a transparent, efficient and citizen-centric governance system
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Special Prosecutor defends move not to include name of PTI leaders in supplementary challan KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab PESHAWAR: A lawyer told an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday that there was insufficient evidence to include the name of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi as an accused in the supplementary case in a
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Significant cuts have been ordered in the President’s Office’s operating budget Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced a “wide-ranging austerity” projecting a reduction of more than 50 percent in the Senate Secretariat’s remaining budget utilization for the current fiscal year, which will translate into estimated
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Cancellations affected several destinations including Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Dubai, Muscat, Abu Dhabi KARACHI/LAHORE: Flight operations between Pakistan and the Middle East faced major disruption on Tuesday as at least 64 flights were canceled from major international airports across the country due to the changing situation in the region. According to aviation sources, the
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Families visit the Saddar shopping street along Bank Road in Rawalpindi, keeping to the tradition of evening Eid shopping trips during Ramazan nights. Photo: Agha Mahroz/Express LAHORE: With just days to go before Eidul Fitr, markets across Pakistan are witnessing a surge in activity as shoppers rush to complete last-minute purchases despite rising prices and
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