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Jenna Ortega, others lead celeb outrage over Rafah air strike | The Express Tribune

May 29, 2024 Admin No Comments

In the wake of a devastating Israeli air strike that caused a deadly fire in Rafah on Monday, killing 45 Palestinian refugees, celebrities from around the world have taken to social media to express their outrage and call for an immediate ceasefire. Pakistani actor Faysal Quraishi took to his Instagram story to share his grief…

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Sindh vows to provide up to 100 units of free electricity | The Express Tribune

May 24, 2024 Admin No Comments

Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday announced that the Sindh government plans to establish solar parks to contribute electricity to the national grid, saying that the initiative aims to provide free electricity for up to 100 units to consumers in the province. Shah emphasised that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will not…

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PTI concerned over Imran’s health, alleges denial of medical care | The Express Tribune

May 14, 2024 Admin No Comments

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sounded the alarm regarding the health and medical treatment of their founding chairman and former prime minister, Imran Khan, expressing deep concerns over his well-being. The party has raised questions about the denial of medical facilities to one of the country’s most prominent leaders. In a statement posted on…

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6 fictional mothers who understood the assignment | The Express Tribune

May 9, 2024 Admin No Comments

With Mother’s Day inching ever nearer, a perverse part of us can’t help but think of every mother haunting television who deserves to be pushed down a well – think Nazia in Mere Pas Tum Ho and Ruth Dewitt Bukater, aka Rose’s mother, from Titanic. But for every monstrous fictional mother whose understanding of…

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Gaza photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year | The Express Tribune

April 19, 2024 Admin No Comments

AMSTERDAM: Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip. The picture was taken on October 17 2023 at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where families were searching…

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Power sector faces Rs560b in losses | The Express Tribune

April 18, 2024 Admin No Comments

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Leghari said on Thursday that the country would face Rs560 billion in losses in the power sector by the end of June this year. He mentioned that Rs200 billion are billed in the power sector but remain unrecovered from consumers, while another Rs300 billion are lost due to…

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Healthy population termed key to prosperity | The Express Tribune

April 7, 2024 Admin No Comments

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has termed a healthy population the backbone of a prosperous society. “It is very important for every individual to understand the importance of health. A person’s health is not just his personal matter but it affects the entire family,” she stated in her message on the World Health…

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Cardiologist warns against poor lifestyle | The Express Tribune

March 11, 2024 Admin No Comments

ISLAMABAD: A health expert urged the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle which includes daily exercise, regular heart checkups and maintaining their weight in order to avoid heart-related deaths as the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is alarmingly on the rise globally, and in Pakistan as well. A senior cardiologist, Major General (R) Azhar…

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Rupee falls slightly from 4-month high | The Express Tribune

March 2, 2024 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: The stabilising Pakistani currency on Friday slightly depreciated to Rs279.19 against the US dollar in the inter-bank market, coming down from over four-month high in the wake of a decline in the central bank’s foreign currency reserves below $8 billion. According to State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) data, the rupee ticked down 0.02%, or…

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Development spending 61% below target | The Express Tribune

February 13, 2024 Admin No Comments

ISLAMABAD: The interim government spent Rs191 billion on development projects during the first seven months of this fiscal year – a sum that is over Rs300 billion or 61% less than the target and underscores the implications of tough economic conditions. The Ministry of Planning reported on Tuesday that the development expenditures amounted to just…

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