Police say driver was taken into custody; he told investigators he fell asleep while driving, leading to the accident A speeding trailer crushed a police mobile van deployed for checking near Chakwal Pump on Super Highway, resulting in the deaths of a sub-inspector and a constable. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A speeding dumper truck on Monday…
Initial investigations suggest vehicle was specifically targeted using explosive material A powerful explosion in Wana Bazaar, the main city and headquarters of Lower South Waziristan, killed three people, including the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe Chief Malik Tariq Khan, while two others sustained critical injuries. PHOTO: EXPRESS MIRANSHAH: A powerful explosion in Wana Bazaar, the main commercial…
RAWALPINDI: The National Highways and Motorway Police has imposed a ban on the entry of vehicles carrying animals on motorways during Eidul Azha. According to officials, overloaded, unfit and improperly loaded vehicles transporting animals often cause traffic accidents and congestion. Therefore, such vehicles will be diverted to alternative routes instead of being allowed on motorways….
Washington places five conditions in response to Tehran’s proposal for negotiations ISLAMABAD: With the deadlock persisting and US President Donald Trump contemplating his next move, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday held important meetings in Tehran in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to salvage the deal and prevent renewed hostilities. Naqvi, who…
Says that he is ‘hopeful’ of a second round of direct talks between the US and Iran, leading to lasting peace Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described Pakistan’s role in facilitating US-Iran dialogue as a “shining moment in our history”, saying the evolving political-military coordination has helped improve Pakistan’s international image. He made these remarks…
He participates in cultural artefact repatriation event, also visits Margalla Hills US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur and US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker. PHOTO: X US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur, on Sunday, concluded a visit to Pakistan, during which…
Court had also instructed police, ANF to extend assistance in developing surveillance mechanism for universities ISLAMABAD: The hearing of a case pertaining to the use of drugs in educational institutions across the federal capital will be taken up on May 19 by a bench headed by Justice Raja Inam Amin Minhas of the Islamabad High…
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afrid. SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet was expanded on Saturday with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisors and eight special assistants, taking the total strength of the provincial cabinet to 31 members. With the expansion, the number of ministers, including Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, has risen to 17,…
‘India needs to reconcile with Pakistan’s salience and learn to peacefully co-exist with it,’ military says Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf attend a ceremony at GHQ in Rawalpindi marking the completion of one year of Pakistan’s victory…
Naqvi, Iranian counterpart reaffirm stability push Tehran praises Islamabad’s role in easing tensions Two count Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran as he arrives on a two-day visit to Iran. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening…