Pakistan highlights a contrast between the UN experts’ statement and established findings from various UNSC reports A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday questioned the position of United Nations human rights experts regarding the lack of “credible evidence” linking the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks to Afghan soil, pointing to…
Announces projects for Bajaur, including establishing a university campus, linking district with Dir, Swat motorways PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday announced a massive Rs1 trillion development package for the merged districts of the K-P, with Rs400 billion earmarked for health and education. Speaking at the Bajaur Sports Complex after meeting leaders…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged provincial governments to provide their respective shares for the subsidy package at the earliest, expressing hope that all federating units would support the national relief effort. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting to review progress on the implementation of subsidies…
Advisory body to meet on April 7 as rains boost water levels across major reservoirs View of the Sukkur Barrage formerly known as the Lloyd Barrage, as flood water passes through, following monsoon rains and rising levels of Indus River in Sukkur, Sindh province. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee of Indus River System Authority…
PESHAWAR: Former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has called on Muslim countries to place lasting peace above conflict, warning that even the apparent winner in any war between two Islamic nations ultimately suffers defeat. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict and Its Regional Impacts,” organised by the Institute of Islamic Studies (IRS) here on…
PESHAWAR: At least 26 people, including 18 children, have been killed and 77 others injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa since March 25, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Friday. The fatalities occurred when roofs and walls of houses collapsed due to heavy downpours that have battered several parts of the province. Among…
LAHORE: Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan, on Friday called for “resistance” and increased public pressure to secure the release of the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, urging party workers and supporters to mobilise. Speaking to the media outside an anti-terrorism court after attending proceedings in cases related to the May 9 unrest, she questioned…
Former first lady Bushra Bibi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Lawyers for Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday, seeking a ruling for suspension of her sentence in the £190 million case before her appeal against her conviction was taken up. Filed by Barrister Salman Safdar…
PM announces cut in petrol price by Rs80 Rs129b deployed to cushion inflation blow Relief package targets commut Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: In a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered an immediate Rs80 per litre reduction in the petroleum levy, bringing petrol prices down from Rs458 to Rs378 per litre…
Dera Darya Khan bridge, connecting Punjab with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, remains closed after a suicide attack at the nearby Dajal check post on Tuesday, causing severe disruption to traffic and the transport of essential goods PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The Punjab government has rolled out free public transport across the province in a relief measure following recent…