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KP -Cabinet approves RS1.247B -Grants to Bajaur -Flooding Service

Peshawer: The Khyber -Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has sanctioned RS1,247 billion in relief for families displaced by floods in Bajaur, as part of a wider set of measures aimed at increasing governance, public services and infrastructure throughout the province. The move comes as part of a wider package of development and welfare decisions made at the […]

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Lesco, MEPCO -Privatization on the cards

Islamabad: The federal government has begun to prepare to privatize electricity distribution companies, including Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO). According to official documents available with Express News, the Privatization Commission has sought detailed information from the Power Division as part of the process. Then MEPCO’s management has begun to

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SCO builds bridges when the west wall is its ‘garden’

Published September 6, 2025 Karachi: With almost half of the world’s population and a quarter of the global GDP, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has matured into a platform that challenges the very grammar in international policy that offers a vision that contrasts sharply with the West’s increasingly fenced, crisis-ridden order. At his recent summit in

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Afghanistan’s sex apartheid: the world’s blind spot

Published September 6, 2025 Karachi: On August 15, Afghan activists around the world marked four years since the Taliban re -entered Kabul. In Washington, a virtual protest gathered people’s rights defenders, exile activists and diaspora leaders. Their message was urgent, but gloomy: Afghanistan slides into silence, not only during the Taliban oppression, but in the

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Civilian, military leaders honor martyrs on the defense day

Pakistan observes Defense and Martyr’s Day today (September 6) with ceremonies and tribute nationwide, as President and Prime Minister confirms their support for the armed forces and expresses solidarity with the people of Kashmir and Palestine. The day began with a 31-canon’s honor in Islamabad and 21-gun-greetings in provincial capitals. Special prayers were offered in

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Devotion marks processions

Rawalpindi: The 1500th Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) is celebrated today (Saturday) with great religious zeal, devotion and respect. In Rawalpindi, two central processions will be taken out, starting at. Strict security and administrative measures have been completed. Authorities have banned all illegal practices during the process, including the display of weapons, political flags, slogans, loud

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