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…
Ex-SC judge Mansoor Ali Shah makes case for promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS LAHORE: Former Supreme Court judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Saturday underscored the importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), calling it the “future of Pakistan’s judicial…
Information ministry says only Fitna al Khwarij and Afghan Taliban terrorist infrastructure precisely targeted A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo: AFP The information ministry on Sunday rejected the Afghan government’s claims of over 750 civilian deaths in clashes…
Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove. PHOTO: INP/FILE QUETTA: Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove revealed on Sunday that security forces arrested an Afghan Taliban terrorist allegedly involved in the killing of two Federal Constabulary (FC) personnel. Speaking at a press conference alongside Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat and Counter-Terrorism Department Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Aitzaz Goraya,…
PM Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government was taking and would continue to take all possible measures to provide relief to the public during the current challenging situation. The prime minister chaired a meeting where officials briefed him on the progress of subsidy disbursement as well…