Foreign ministers agree dialogue, diplomacy remain way forward to promote peace, stability Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan Photo: X/ForeignOfficePk Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday night held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan, discussing recent regional developments…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that a review petition in a capital case could not have been dismissed without giving the accused an opportunity of hearing. Justice Shakeel Ahmed, in an eight-page additional note, stressed that constitutional courts were not merely instruments for enforcing procedure but the ultimate guardians of justice. The three-judge bench,…
Security forces recover ammunition, magazines, hand grenades, material used to make IEDs Two terrorists were killed and three others injured in an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Killi Zaik area, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday, citing security sources. The operation was carried out after security forces received information about the presence of terrorists between Killi…
Also praises Trump for his ‘courageous leadership’, says it helped ‘avert a nuclear catastrophe in South Asia’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday thanked US President Donald Trump for his support for the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, saying Pakistan would continue to play a constructive role in ensuring the defence…
Patients complain of absent senior doctors, raising concerns over public healthcare quality and accountability Lady Reading Hospital. PHOTO: www.lrh.gov.pk PESHAWAR: For 40-year-old Shakir Khan, a resident of Charsadda, getting treatment for his father at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) has meant relying largely on trainee medical officers (TMOs). His father has been hospitalised for seven days,…
Both houses expected to pass a proposed unanimous resolution concerning the Makkah Peace Accord ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly and Senate will meet today (Monday) after a prolonged recess to take up important legislation, including a proposed unanimous resolution on the Makkah Peace Accord and a detailed discussion on the creation of new provinces. According to…
Decision follows talks at Governor House, with transporters resuming operations as several demands are addressed Talks between the Pakistan Goods Transport Association and the federal and provincial governments succeeded on Sunday, with transporters announcing that they would defer their nine-day nationwide strike for 40 days and resume operations. Pakistan’s freight network had remained at a…
Foreign ministers of eight countries say Israel bears responsibility for obstructing efforts to end the war in Gaza Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. — REUTERS Pakistan and seven other Islamic countries on Sunday condemned Israel’s declared…
PDMA Punjab issues weather alert of the sixth spell of monsoon rains across the province The temperature is also expected to drop by 2 degree celsius after the showers. PHOTO: EXPRESS The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday forecasted an extended spell of rain, wind and thundershowers over the upper and central parts of the…
His funeral prayers were later offered at Bannu Police Lines with full state honours The funeral of police constable Saifullah Khan was held with full state honours in Bannu after he was martyred in a gun attack. PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A police constable was martyred after unidentified gunmen opened fire in Bannu’s Basiya…