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[ ISLAMABAD: As the national pension bill threatens to consume development budgets, a transition to decentralised, privately managed Defined Contribution funds offers a sustainable lifeline for Pakistan’s economic future. Deep within the ledgers of Pakistan’s federal and provincial budgets lies a ticking time bomb. It is not an external debt obligation, nor is it a … Read more
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Minister Shafi Jan has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) exhausted every constitutional, legal and democratic avenue to secure the release of its founder Imran Khan from what it calls unlawful detention. With justice still denied, the party will now launch the next phase of its peaceful political struggle through … Read more
To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.
Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain.
. Rescue 1122. PHOTO: ONLINE SHANGLA: Three minor girls drowned after being swept away by the strong currents of the Indus River while bathing in the Jhatkol area of Shangla. According to Rescue 1122, the victims, aged between 10 and 15 years and residents of Jhatkol village, entered the river to bath when they were … Read more
Fifteen people, including six policemen, martyred Over 25 people injured in powerful explosion Swat DC declares TERROR ATTACK: People evacuate an injured victim after a suicide bombing in Swat. PHOTO: AFP SWAT: At least 15 people, including police personnel, were martyred and more than 20 others injured on Sunday in a suicide bombing outside a … Read more
. FAISALABAD: Pakistan’s first Food and Agriculture Museum is being established at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) to preserve the country’s agricultural heritage and showcase the evolution of farming from traditional practices to modern technologies. The project was discussed during the third Joint Technical Meeting chaired by Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairperson Prof … Read more
Investigators remain divided between murder and suicide as family insists he was killed CANDLES FOR JUSTICE: Citizens hold a candlelight vigil demanding justice for Mir Raza Ali. Mourners gathered under the night sky, holding placards and lit candles as they called for a transparent investigation. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Fresh CCTV footage has provided investigators with … Read more
[U.S. and Japanese officials confirmed on Sunday that the Treasury Department had moved last week to help the currency.
Lack of resources cited as cause behind urban flooding, substantial damage to infrastructure esidents of Dhoke Chirag Din continue to dump garbage along Nullah Leh’s banks in Rawalpindi, defying Section 144 imposed by the city administration. PHOTO: ONLINE RAWALPINDI: A financial crisis has affected pre-monsoon desilting and widening of the 20-kilometre Nullah Leh and 13 … Read more