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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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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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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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
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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ISLAMABAD: A new study has revealed alarming levels of lead exposure among young children in Pakistan, with four in ten children aged 12-36 months in high-risk urban areas having blood lead levels, posing a serious risk to their physical and cognitive development. The study, jointly conducted by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and
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Kerosene falls Rs4.45/litre, to Rs360.76/litre; light diesel costlier by Rs 17.03/litre to Rs 287.54/litre Petroleum oil. ISLAMABAD: The government has revised the prices of petroleum products, reduced the price of kerosene and at the same time significantly increased the price of light diesel. According to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
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The Turkish leadership expressed support for Islamabad’s constructive role in addressing regional challenges “Our main goal is a permanent end to the war,” says Dar. PHOTO: ANADOLU ISLAMABAD: FM Ishaq Dar met with Turkey’s Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu, who called on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, where both sides reaffirmed their commitment
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The resumption takes place after approximately 50 days of halted operations triggered by the Iran-US conflict The first PIA flight to Europe in over four years arrives at the terminal bay of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Pakistan’s state-owned airline resumed flights to Europe after a four-year ban was lifted by EU regulators. Photo:
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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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