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Pakistan kills 35 terrorists, strikes Taliban posts in Kabul, Kandahar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces killed more than 35 members of Fitna al-Khawarij in separate intelligence-based operations in Mohmand and North Waziristan, while the armed forces carried out fresh precision strikes inside Afghanistan in response to unprovoked aggression from the Afghan Taliban, security sources said on Wednesday. The eliminated terrorists — […]

Sohail Afridi
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Sohail Afridi sworn in as KP chief minister after PHC order

PESHAWAR: After days of political drama over the resignation of Ali Amin Gandapur and the election of his successor, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed lawmaker Sohail Afridi on Wednesday took oath as the new chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administered the oath at the Governor House following the […]

ISPR
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ISPR rejects Indian military propaganda as ‘delusional and irresponsible’

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military on Wednesday strongly rejected what it described as “fabricated, delusional and provocative propaganda” emanating from the Indian military leadership in the run-up to state elections in Bihar and West Bengal. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) expressed grave concern that even five months after Maarka-e-Haq, […]

skin-whitening creams
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CCP launches crackdown on hazardous skin-whitening creams

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a crackdown on substandard skin-whitening creams after discovering dangerous levels of mercury in several popular brands. According to CCP, these creams—often marketed with claims of “fairness,” “glow,” and “lightening”—contain banned amounts of mercury, a substance prohibited in cosmetics in many countries. […]

FBISE
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FBISE Enforces New 2024 Curriculum for Matric, Inter

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has announced a major decision to abolish the old curriculum and enforce the new Comprehensive Curriculum 2024 with immediate effect for matriculation and intermediate students across the country. According to the official notification, all educational institutions affiliated with the Federal […]

funeral
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Funeral prayers offered for 12 Shuhada at Chaklala Garrison

RAWALPINDI – The Namaz-e-Janaza of twelve Shuhada, who embraced martyrdom while defending the motherland against the unprovoked aggression of the Afghan regime on the night of 11/12 October 2025, was offered at Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi, on Monday. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff, federal […]

Sohail Afridi
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Sohail Afridi becomes KP CM after securing 90 Votes

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nominee Sohail Afridi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, securing 90 votes in a tense session of the provincial assembly, replacing outgoing CM Ali Amin Gandapur. The election, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, was held amid ongoing confusion over the […]