Demands immediate halt to all settlement activities and rejects any attempts at annexation, forced displacement Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing the United Nations Security Council. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ensure the full implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza and the…
Board chairman says artificial intelligence (AI) use for marking for the first time ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part-I and Part-II First Annual Examination 2026 at a ceremony in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid…
Government says PPP unhappy with the JCP for not considering its nominees for high court judges ISLAMABAD: The government is unhappy with President Asif Ali Zardari for withholding approval of the summary seeking the appointment of 19 additional judges to four high courts. The JCP, headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the nominations of…
ISLAMBAD: The opposition on Tuesday blasted the state’s handling of the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), alleging that public rights, constitutional rule and freedom of expression were being undermined, while calling for an end to “state repression”. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and…
Hundreds remain stranded while authorities warn of widespread heavy rainfall across Punjab WATER EVERYWHERE: Rescuers navigate submerged streets to evacuate residents of Pathan Colony in Ferozewala Tehsil. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE ‘: LAHORE A fresh monsoon spell expected to sweep across Punjab from Wednesday (today) has heightened fears of urban flooding, flash floods and landslides, even…
Set to discuss bilateral ties and exchange views on regional and international issues Additional Secretary for the Middle East Zahid Hussain receives Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah upon his arrival in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: FO Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day…
Increases the price of petrol to Rs335.81 per litre and HSD to Rs388.38 per litre People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile…
AJK Information Secretary Mohammad Rashid Hanif and DIG Irfan Masood Kashfi address a press conference in Muzaffarabad on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday accused the banned Awami Action Committee (JAAC) of attempting to sabotage the election process by violence and vowed that law enforcement agencies would maintain the writ of…
Urban flooding in Karachi. Photo: AA The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday that the death toll from rains, flash floods and landslides across the country has risen to 110 during the ongoing monsoon season. The NDMA, in a briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said that some 360 people were injured in rain-triggered incidents across…
AJK prime minister says ‘blood of innocent Kashmiris’ is spilt, blames JAAC for escalation Protesters place obstacles on a road during a strike in the AJK capital, as government negotiators move to defuse tensions. PHOTO: REUTERS The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday called for an impartial and independent investigation into reports of…