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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In this handout photo, taken and released by the Karachi Port Trust, a container ship docks at the Karachi port in Karachi on May 29, 2024. Photo: KPT KARACHI: The first Pakistani vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after its closure has entered the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Oman and reached
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Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected Afghan Taliban claims that its latest airstrikes targeted a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, calling the claims “completely baseless” and part of a wider pattern of disinformation aimed at distorting the facts. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes carried out on
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. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan. PHOTO: EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said that any formal announcement of any protest movement against the government or talks with it will be given by opposition leaders in the National Assembly and Senate – Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas “Achakzai along
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: After spending 15 years behind bars, four men accused of murdering six police officers in a terror case have been acquitted by the Supreme Court, which found the prosecution’s case riddled with inconsistencies and lacking credible evidence.
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan and the Advocate General Punjab, seeking their help in a petition challenging the de-notification of sitting judges from election courts. The court adjourned the hearing for two weeks. Justice Khalid Ishaq was hearing the petition filed by PTI leader
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. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has called off the Pakistan Day parade scheduled for March 23 due to the ongoing oil crisis and the announced austerity measures following tensions in the Middle East, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Tuesday. “In view of the ongoing Gulf oil crisis and the austerity measures announced by
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Drone, rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad; Trump slams ‘foolish’ NATO, says US can handle crisis alone Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah’s office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Photo: Reuters/ File DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Iran on Tuesday rejected proposals aimed at de-escalating the conflict, as Israel
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Iran gave MT Karachi special permission to transit, vessel enters Pakistani waters with 80m liters of crude oil A vessel that sails through water. PHOTO: PEXELS The first Pakistani vessel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after its closure has entered the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Oman and reached Pakistan’s maritime zone
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DPM Dar chairs the review meeting, orders measures to facilitate and support Pakistanis in the region Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting in Islamabad to review developments in the region. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday directed authorities to maintain close coordination to facilitate
