‘Upgraded’ Safari train chugs off from Pindi

Minister to upgrade passenger train booking, fully digitize freight booking to boost efficiency and cut interference. PHOTO: FILE RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi on Sunday inaugurated the upgraded Safari Tourist Train from Rawalpindi to the historic destination of Attock Khurd while outlining a series of measures aimed at reviving Pakistan Railways. The inauguration…

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Confab on prison reforms in June

ISLAMABAD: Amid PTI’s protests over the lack of legitimate rights for its detained leaders, the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), comprising all chief justices, has announced it will organise a National Conference on the “Prison Reforms Action Plan” in June to promote stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue as part of an inclusive reform process….

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Nationwide anti-polio drive kicks off today

During the campaign, 45 million children under the age of five will be administered anti-polio vaccine ISLAMABAD: A week-long anti-polio campaign will begin across the country on Monday (today), Radio Pakistan reported. During the campaign, 45 million children under the age of five will be administered anti-polio vaccine. The health workers will go door-to-door in…

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Pakistan’s history of making adversaries talk

Fifty years of brokering peace for others, can the ‘Islamabad Talks’ mark a turning point for Pakistan’s diplomacy? KARACHI: For a country long typecast as a source of regional instability, Pakistan pulled off something for the books. After almost six weeks of conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, it was Islamabad that brokered…

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K-P CM hails Pakistan-brokered US-Iran talks

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between the United States and Iran as a positive step toward sustainable peace and regional stability, while commending Pakistan's constructive role in promoting dialogue and peaceful engagement. He stated that this has been the policy and vision of illegally incarcerated former…

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Vessel clears Hormuz, docks in Karachi

KARACHI: The vessel MV SELEN arrived at Karachi Port on Saturday, becoming the first Pakistan-bound vessel to do so following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after more than a month of disruption caused by conflict in the Middle East. In a statement, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) said: “MV SELEN, operated by NLC…

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