‘Focus on exporting mangoes to China’

PCJCCI says quality, modern packaging and supply chain management key to tapping potential LAHORE: Pakistan has tremendous potential to expand its mango exports to China by focusing on quality improvement, modern packaging, branding and efficient supply chain management, said Adeel Munawar, Commercial Ambassador of the Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI). He…

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‘Auto tax policy favours the rich’

LAHORE: The widening gap in Pakistan’s vehicle taxation policy has opened a new fault line within the country’s auto industry, as established local manufacturers question a tax structure that they say favours expensive imported and premium new energy vehicles while leaving middle-class consumers with a heavier tax burden. The rift has intensified after the government…

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IHC declares Imaan, Chattha’s sentence suspension pleas maintainable

The court dismisses prosecution’s miscellaneous pleas challenging maintainability of applications Lawyer and rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday declared applications filed by lawyer Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha seeking suspension of their sentences maintainable in the controversial social media…

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FIR registered after tourists stopped from visiting Mahodand Lake in Swat

Authorities say coordinated measures being taken to protect tourism activities and restore visitor confidence SWAT: The district administration and police in Swat launched legal action on Monday after a group of local individuals allegedly stopped tourists from travelling to Mahodand Lake in Kalam, an incident that later went viral on social media and raised concerns over tourist…

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Supreme Court, FCC at odds over wedlock policy

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) have expressed conflicting views on the government’s wedlock policy. The SC has held that the policy creates a legitimate expectation for married civil servants that they will be accommodated, rather than being subjected to arbitrary deviation from the policy without any rhyme or…

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FCC fails to reduce top courts’ combined pendency

ISLAMABAD: The creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has failed to produce a significant reduction in the combined case pendency of Pakistan’s two top courts during its first 10 months of functioning. Before the passage of the 27th Amendment under which the new court was established, the federal government maintained that creating the FCC…

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Shelton reaches Montreal final

MONTREAL: Defending champion Ben Shelton shook off a nasty crash into a backcourt hoarding as he steamrolled Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday. Shelton, who won the title in Toronto last year in the ATP Masters 1000 event that alternates between cities, will try to double…

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IHC directs Adiala jail authorities to keep Imran, Bushra Bibi out of solitary confinement

Court also directs the superintendent of Adiala Jail to submit an implementation report to court within 15 days Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed Adiala jail authorities not to keep Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in solitary confinement, restore…

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Pakistan dismisses Afghan govt’s claims of civilian killings as ‘set of lies’

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…

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