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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday urged the opposition to stick to facts when recounting the round of talks held with the government, asserting that the Centre had “no option left” but to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He made the remarks during a joint session ...
With a black eye and a bandage covering his face, Palestinian farmer Abdellatif Bazzari looks out at his rows of olive trees that are half harvested before the season has even started. Bazzari, who was injured in a raid on the fields by Israeli settlers that killed his cousin, is afraid to return to...
The roof of a private school in Peshawar’s Afridi Abad collapsed on Thursday, killing 33. The deceased included 32 students — between the ages of seven and 14 — and a female teacher. Pakistan has witnessed several incidents of structural collapses at educational institutions in recent years, resulti...
India is expected to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2027, overtaking Japan, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections that on Thursday laid out the Asian nations’ contrasting trajectories. The IMF said Japan would remain the fourth-largest country by nominal gross dome...
Maaz Sadaqat may have missed out on selection for Pakistan’s upcoming One-day International (ODI) tri-series featuring England and Sri Lanka, but the swashbuckling left-hander has his sights firmly set on next year’s World Cup. The 21-year-old made a strong impression on the international stage in t...
PESHAWAR: A school roof collapse incident in the provincial capital’s Afridi Abad locality claimed the lives of 33 people on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim told Dawn that the death toll at the hospital had risen to 33, revising an earlier toll of 28. The deceased in...
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday disposed of a challenge to the appointment of non-functional Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, deeming it infructuous after the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province. Governor’s rule and emergency i...
A joint session of the Parliament is currently discussing two resolutions regarding the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The joint session of the National Assembly and the Senate is taking place a day after both Houses of Parliament, in separate sittings, passed res...
PESHAWAR: A school roof collapse incident in the provincial capital’s Afridi Abad locality claimed the lives of 29 people on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim confirmed to Dawn that the death toll at the hospital had reached 28, while one death was reported from Peshaw...
LAHORE: The Punjab government appears set to delay the long-awaited local government elections in the province once again, despite the polling schedule proposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), it emerged on Thursday. Earlier this month, the electoral body proposed holding local governm...
PESHAWAR: At least 29 people were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Afridi Abad locality on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim confirmed to Dawn that the death toll at the hospital had reached 28, while one death was reported from Peshawar...
The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported on Thursday. The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb...
