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Center to bear cost of 100 MW solar power project in GB: PM Shehbaz

Solarization of government buildings in Gilgit, Diamer divisions is expected to be completed by December 2026 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 […]

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Islamabad is credited with rare diplomatic breakthrough

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ISLAMABAD: In a diplomatic development that has stunned observers around the world, Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator in the brokering of a peace process between the United States and Iran, moving two long-time adversaries from the brink of a wider regional war to a formal agreement announced on June 14. Prime Minister Shehbaz

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Pakistan will take over the SCO helm in September

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Fm says Pakistan must pursue a practical and forward-looking agenda aimed at strengthening economic cooperation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take over the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) in September, marking a significant diplomatic milestone for Islamabad, which is also set to host the bloc’s next leaders’ summit the

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Colored ice creams, drinks cause health problems

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Vendors sell unsanitary ice cream treats outside schools and in neighborhoods SUMMER TREAT PROVISION: A vendor sells flavored ice cream scoops to children at his stall in a Rawalpindi neighborhood. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: With the onset of summer, brightly colored ice cream scoops and flavored drinks sold on the streets and outside schools have started

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Fatal CCD recording case deepens

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RAWALPINDI/CHAKWAL: A significant development has emerged in the case of the killing of Australian-Pakistani minor Hania Ahmed in Chakwal during CCD firing as an audio message from her injured father, Adeel Ahmed, has surfaced. Expressing displeasure with the ongoing police investigation, he claimed that four CCD personnel riding on two motorcycles chased and fired indiscriminately

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SC judge marks widespread planting of fake drug cases

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has observed that the practice of planting fake drug recoveries against innocent persons – including politicians belonging to opposition parties as well as persons who have enmity with police officials or influential persons – is common in our society. “The practice of planting false recoveries of narcotics

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Government holds back cost of tax cuts as Rs360b mark looms

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The Finance Minister says any relief must be offset by an equal amount of additional revenue and enforcement measures ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday refused to share the cost of the tax relief package with the National Assembly’s standing committee on finance, which will approve the new budget, but the committee chairman said the package

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Women’s Parliamentary Caucus moves to speed up anti-acid attack legislation in Balochistan

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Joint review committee must be formed for comprehensive legislation focusing on acid regulation, protection of victims Balochistan Assembly. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) on Monday decided to fast-track legislation aimed at preventing acid attacks in Balochistan and ensuring justice and rehabilitation for the victims. The development came after Dr. Mahnoor was critically

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Pakistan braces for widespread dust storms, thunderstorms from June 16

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Water-filled westerly wave to maintain strength up to June 20 in most parts of the country The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday predicted widespread dust storms, windstorms and rain-thunderstorms over several parts of the country from June 16 as moist currents from the Arabian Sea are expected to enter the upper and central areas

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ATC maintains arrest warrants for Sohail Afridi in October 4 protest case

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Court also declares other PTI leaders declared offenders due to repeated absence from hearings KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: File An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday upheld the arrest warrants of Sohail Afridi in a case related to the killing of a police constable during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest on October 4, 2024, and ordered

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