Weather update: Scattered rains bring down mercury in DG Khan
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Thunderstorms and scattered rains in some parts of Dera Ghazi Khan division brought down mercury levels after scorching weather earlier on Sunday led to the death of a 55-year-old...
View ArticleAbolishing slums : Workers’ party, slum residents to resist plans
The Awami Workers Party and All Pakistan Alliance for Katchi Abadis have condemned a plan by the district administration to demolish all informal settlements in the federal capital. A meeting of AWP...
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Across Punjab : Over 1,000 sub-inspectors await promotions
RAWALPINDI: More than 1,000 sub-inspectors (SIs) of the Punjab Police have been waiting for promotions for the last seven years. “These sub-inspectors were supposed to be promoted to the rank of...
View ArticleCommunity: Construction of church begins at UAF
FAISALABAD: University of Agriculture (UAF) Vice Chancellor Iqrar Ahmad Khan on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a church to be constructed on the campus. Talking to newsmen, Khan said...
View ArticleNo record of 507 weapons licences found, police say
GUJRANWALA: Police have submitted a report of 507 forged weapons licences to the Gujranwala DCP for verification, Operations SSP Ali Zia told The Express Tribune on Sunday. He said under the National...
View ArticleHeinous crime: Woman arrested for killing her children
FAISALABAD: Police arrested a woman on Sunday for killing two of her children with an axe in Dijkot area. Talking to The Express Tribune, DSP Khalid Malik said the FIR had been registered on her...
View Article‘A small gesture can help send a deep message’
LAHORE: Acting doesn’t have to be simply about putting on a show. Sometimes, the smallest gestures and expressions acted out on stage can communicate a deeper message to the audience, Naema Butt,...
View ArticleChange of command: Khasadar line officer replaced
JAMRUD: Khasadar line officer Haji Khandad Afridi was replaced by the political administration of Khyber Agency earlier this week. Abdullah Jan has been appointed as the new line officer. Political...
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Thousands of teachers, classrooms needed: 64,000 children out of school in...
PESHAWAR: Around 2,132 teachers and 2,331 additional classrooms are needed in Bajaur Agency’s government schools to combat overcrowding. Talking to The Express Tribune, Bajaur Agency MNA Shahabuddin...
View ArticleTargeted: Head constable shot dead on Ring Road
PESHAWAR: Head constable Nigar Ali, a resident of Hazar Khwani village, was gunned down on Ring Road within the jurisdiction of Yakatoot police station on Monday morning. According to a police...
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Politicking: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders accused of horse trading
MANSEHRA: Forget horse-trading, ministers are accusing each other of stooping so low that accusations of “donkey-trading” are making the rounds. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad...
View ArticleEducation emergency: Jirga gives govt deadline to staff, equip boys school
MINGORA: A jirga in upper Swat has handed the government an ultimatum; fix the local boys school within a week or else the residents will raze it to the ground once and for all. The future of 300 As...
View ArticleSnappy jaws: 17 bite victims reported in Swat
MINGORA: More than a dozen people were bitten by dogs on the outskirts of Mingora city, creating a panic. Saidu Teaching Hospital Casualty In charge Dr Mian Gul Alam told The Express Tribune the...
View ArticlePpp vs pml-n: Tribunal doesn’t buy fake degree claim
LAHORE: Election Tribunal Judge Kazim Ali Malik dismissed a petition filed by Pakistan Peoples Party leader Imtiaz Safdar Warraich challenging the authenticity of MNA Tariq Mehmood’s degree. Warraich...
View ArticleChallenging delimitations: Judge hearing PTI’s plea refers it to CJ
LAHORE: Citing personal reasons, Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Lahore High Court on Monday referred a petition by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen, challenging new delimitations, to the...
View ArticleHonour killing: Man sentenced to life imprisonment
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Monday sentenced a man who had killed his wife for ‘honour’ to life imprisonment. Munir Masih was convicted of murdering his wife Lovena for...
View ArticlePolice force: Batch of 300 graduate from training school
SWABI: The first annual passing out parade ceremony of Police Training School Shah Mansoor in Swabi took place on Monday. At least 300 personnel marched in the parade after which they were inducted...
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Selling children in Afghanistan: The disappearance and recovery of Ayesha Khan
PESHAWAR: It was a typical Sunday afternoon on March 1 and 10-year-old Ayesha was playing outside her house. Daily labourer Sobat Khan’s eight children, three boys and five girls, had all grown up...
View ArticleThe Taliban in Afghanistan
The Taliban have never existed as a homogenous entity whether they be Afghans or Pakistani. They have always been a melange of groups that come together under a single flag to fight a common cause, but...
View ArticleMelting away
It may come as a surprise to many living on the plains as they swelter in the pre-monsoon heat, but Pakistan is home to 5,000 glaciers — and they are getting warmer. Glaciers globally are threatened by...
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