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The city is parched as the water supply drops to a trickle

Breakdown at Dhabeji pumping station leaves several areas without water for six days The Judicial Commission on Saturday directed the Managing Director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to issue notices to ghost employees in the water utility’s laboratories. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: The teeming metropolis of over 30 million people has been in […]

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The Prime Minister renews the commitment to press freedom on World Press Freedom Day

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen an enabling environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on World Press Freedom Day, the Prime Minister paid tribute to journalists,

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Court grants bail to SSP’s son arrested in DHA snap-check incident

A court judge on Saturday granted bail to Khubaib, son of a senior police officer, who was arrested in Karachi’s Defense Housing Authority (DHA) after a heated argument with policemen over an allegedly fake number plate of a luxury vehicle. The hearing was conducted in the court of the Judicial Magistrate (South) where the suspect

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Pakistan rejects British envoy’s ‘one-sided’ remarks on cross-border attacks by Afghan Taliban

FO says cross-border attacks and infiltration continue from Afghanistan despite Pakistan’s gesture of ceasefire 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 Foreign Office responded to media queries regarding a social media post by the British Special Representative

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Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to peace in conversation with Kuwaiti FM

Both ministers agree to remain in close contact, while Kuwaiti FM praises Pakistan’s efforts for lasting peace and security Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke on May 2 with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. PHOTO: MOFA/X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke on Saturday with Kuwaiti

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The President witnesses the signing of the JVA, MoUs

SANYA: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday witnessed the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement and two MoUs between Pakistani and Chinese organizations covering construction machinery, animal health and medical technology. The commitments are aimed at promoting practical cooperation in key sectors, states a press release from the presidency. A memorandum of understanding was signed

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