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. KARACHI: The year 2025 continued to be a disappointment for Sindh’s marginalized communities. Women, labourers, and children continued to face violence, economic exploitation, and deprivation, while government efforts to address these issues remained limited. According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), while overall crimes against women in Sindh decreased in 2025 compared … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) has expressed concern over non-payment of electricity bills by the irrigation and power departments of the Sindh government, causing financial losses to power distribution companies operating in the province. According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, the committee directed the chief executive officers … Read more
The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.
[ Say such revisions will better reflect global market moves, aid efficient planning Oil refineries have repeatedly lodged complaints and written letters to the regulator, urging facilitation in the disposal of their products, which is essential for smooth operations. photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Refineries have called for a shift to weekly oil price revisions to better … Read more
[ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses laptop distribution ceremony in Haripur. PHOTO: PM Official/X ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, held an interactive meeting with agricultural exporters and key stakeholders at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) to address exporters’ concerns and develop a strategy … Read more
. Amid a crackdown on wheat transportation in Punjab, wheat and flour prices have skyrocketed, leaving consumers in the lurch. Photos: Express/FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Wednesday gave the Sindh government 48 hours to ensure the supply of wheat to flour mills, warning that flour shortages could emerge across the province … Read more
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan’s youth were the country’s greatest strength and investment in their education and skills was an investment in the future. Addressing the ceremony as he formally launched the distribution of laptops under the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Programme in Azad Jammu and Kashmir at the University of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will undertake an official visit to Pakistan on December 26. “This will be his first visit to Pakistan as the president of the United Arab Emirates. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers and senior officials,” the Foreign … Read more
She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.
ISLAMABAD: The government offered substantial tax concessions to facilitate the sale of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which incurred losses of Rs500 billion since 2015, said Privatisation Adviser Muhammad Ali on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Muhammad Ali displayed a presentation that implicitly held the three major political parties … Read more