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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...
The Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday announced that it was suspending all negotiations with the government, saying there would be “no talks” until a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan was arranged and information about his health was provided. The alliance, in a statement, sai...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to “go” as Ukraine’s president, as Kyiv raised doubts over US support for the war-torn country. Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s mi...
A joint session of the Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution approving the imposition of governor’s rule 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 resolutions endorsing the...
PESHAWAR: At least 28 people have been killed as the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Afridi Abad locality on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim confirmed to Dawn that the death toll rose to 28, from an earlier toll of 21 and included 27 students and one femal...
PESHAWAR: At least 21 people, including 20 students and a female teacher, have been killed as the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Dir Colony on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim, in a statement, confirmed 21 were killed in the incident, and an emergency was ...
The International Monetary Fund expects energy-rich Middle Eastern economies to bounce back, but not in the medium term, the organisation’s regional chief said on Thursday, as fighting continued between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis. The statement comes as the IMF projects a widespread contractio...
PESHAWAR: At least seventeen students have been killed as the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Dir Colony on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim, in a statement, said 17 students were killed in the incident. An emergency has been declared at the hospital, Asim ...
Millions could be thrown into poverty by surging energy costs, the impact of an intense El Nino phenomenon and higher interest rates, with vulnerable countries being pushed to the brink by repeated crises, the UN’s development chief told AFP. Global fuel prices have soared since the United States la...
PESHAWAR: At least four were killed and 20 injured on Thursday as the roof of a private school collapsed in the provincial capital’s Dir Colony, Rescue 1122 said. A statement issued by Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi said rescue personnel transported 20 individuals — including students an...
PESHAWAR: At least 10 children were injured on Thursday as the roof of a private school collapsed, with several feared trapped under the rubble, Rescue 1122 said. In a statement, the rescue agency said a search and rescue operation was underway. So far, rescue personnel have provided first aid to ov...
PESHAWAR/KHYBER: With the police remaining on high alert, Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad visited Bara tehsil in Khyber tribal district on Wednesday to monitor the law and order situation. They said the security situation in Bara Bazaar and surrounding areas was being...
