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KP CM Directs Fast-Tracking of Swat, Peshawar–DI Khan Motorways

KP CM Directs Fast-Tracking of Swat, Peshawar–DI Khan Motorways

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has directed authorities to expedite work on the Swat and Peshawar–Dera Ismail Khan motorways, emphasising that motorway construction is among the provincial government’s signature development initiatives and must be completed within the stipulated timelines. “There is no room for any delay in the implementation of these projects. I […]

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Kuwait-Backed Digital Bank Eyes $100m Pakistan Investment

Kuwait-Backed Digital Bank Eyes $100m Pakistan Investment

ISLAMABAD: Kuwait Investment Authority–backed Raqqami Islamic Digital Bank (RIDB) will invest $100 million in Pakistan and launch operations in February, Finance Adviser Khurram Shehzad said. The bank will become Pakistan’s first fully digital, Shariah-compliant bank, according to its website. It will offer online financing, savings, and payment services to individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Pakistan Army Continues Rescue Operations

Pakistan Army Continues Rescue Operations as Snow Traps Hundreds

ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall and extreme cold have severely disrupted life across Pakistan’s northern regions, cutting off roads, damaging power infrastructure, and leaving hundreds stranded, officials said . Several feet of snow have fallen across parts of Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Authorities reported blocked highways, power outages, and multiple landslides and avalanches. The Pakistan

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Karim Khan Citadel with Iranian flags in Shiraz, Iran at sunset.

Iran thanks Pakistan for voting against UN resolution

ISLAMABAD  Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam has formally expressed Tehran’s gratitude to Pakistan for its decisive vote against an anti-Iran resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council, framing it as a significant act of diplomatic solidarity. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ambassador Moghadam praised Pakistan for taking a “principled stand” by opposing what

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Parliament passes historic domestic violence act

ISLAMABAD : In a historic move to combat domestic abuse, a joint session of Parliament passed the groundbreaking Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2026 on Tuesday. The new law, initially applicable to the federal capital territory of Islamabad, provides comprehensive legal protection to victims within households, criminalizing a wide range of physical, emotional, and

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Fire in Gul Plaza still out of control, two parts of the building collapsed, 6 people killed, 20 injured

Eyewitness disputes official cause of Gul Plaza inferno

KARACHI: In a chilling televised account, a woman who survived the devastating Gul Plaza fire presented a harrowing eyewitness narrative, disputing initial theories about the disaster’s cause and revealing the immense personal loss suffered by shopkeepers. Appearing on ARY Digital’s ‘Good Morning Pakistan’, the shopkeeper, who operated a basement store, described the moments panic erupted

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