Nehal Hashmi. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The PML-N’s decision to appoint Nehal Hashmi as governor of Sindh reflects a conciliatory approach to its ally, the PPPP – a move that well-placed party leaders say may preserve the peace but is unlikely to win the party any political mileage in the province. Party insiders say the move […]
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways is unlikely to run special trains for Eidul Fitr this year due to a severe financial crisis, officials said, with no timetable issued and bookings yet to begin, despite the festival being just days away. The railway authorities have traditionally run special trains and offered discount tickets during Eid to facilitate passengers
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. A file photo of Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: Several international and domestic flights were canceled on Saturday due to the continued closure of airspace in many Middle Eastern countries amid the ongoing Iran-US-Israel war. According to sources, 14 flights to and from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to
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People inspect the damage after a drone hit a residential house in the Sarah Gharghai area of Quetta. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that Afghan Taliban elements had crossed a “red line” by carrying out rudimentary drone strikes targeting Pakistani civilian areas and warned that the move had brought serious
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. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group of nations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 10, 2024. PHOTO:REUTERS China has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their disputes through dialogue rather than force, calling for restraint and an immediate ceasefire as tensions rise between
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. BANNED: The Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (KP) Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday neutralized six terrorists in Lakki Marwat district during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO). The CTD also recovered arms and ammunition during the operation. According to official sources, CTD Bannu region conducted the operation in Shagei area within the limits of Gambila police station after
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ISLAMABAD: Employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and self-governing institutions operating under state patronage will face pay cuts of between five and 30 percent as part of government austerity, with the savings earmarked for public relief. The decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review the impact of
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Iran FM Urges Neighbors to Expel US Forces; US embassy attack in Baghdad, attack hit Iran-backed fighters Smoke rises from the direction of an energy plant in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump called on other nations to help secure a vital shipping route choked by the war with
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MOIB Says No Credible Evidence for Taliban Claims on Battlefield, Afghan Public Suffering from Terror Sponsors A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP The Information Ministry on Saturday rejected claims by the Afghan Taliban regime of capturing a
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Terrorists involved in the martyrdom of seven policemen in yesterday’s attack; president, prime minister praises security forces Six terrorists belonging to the banned Fitna-al-Khawarij terrorist group was killed in an intelligence-based operation conducted by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lakki Marwat on Saturday. According to state television Radio Pakistanneutralized CTD terrorists belonging Fitna-al-Khawarija
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