FPSC announces CSS 2025 results, success rate drops to 2.67pc
12,792 candidates appeared in the written examination, out of which only 355 managed to clear it The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Thursday announced the results of the Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination 2025, showing a highly competitive outcome with a success rate of just 2.67%. According to official figures, 12,792 candidates appeared in the […]
Govt raises petrol by Rs4, diesel by Rs15 per litre
As the city runs on fumes, motorcyclists line up at a petrol pump in Karachi, waiting their turn amid surge in fuel prices. Photo: Jalal Qureshi / Express The government on Thursday raised petrol by Rs6.51 per litre and diesel prices by Rs19.39 per litre for the next week amid the current fuel crisis due to the […]
Cambridge confirms AS-level math exam leak, says working on determining next steps – Pakistan
Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday confirmed that its AS-level mathematics paper was “shared prematurely” against its regulations. The development comes after the Inter-Board of Coordination Commission (IBCC) on Thursday announced it would seek a report from Cambridge as parents and students raised questions about the transparency of the exam system following reports of the […]
Imaan, Hadi approach SC seeking early hearing of appeals against conviction in social media posts case – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court (SC), seeking an early hearing of their appeals against their conviction under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) in the controversial social media posts case. On January 24, a sessions court had sentenced Imaan and […]
Pakistan in contact with Somalia over sailors held hostage by pirates: FO – Pakistan
Pakistan is in contact with the Somali government over the hostage crisis involving Pakistani sailors aboard a hijacked oil tanker, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. Last week, armed pirates hijacked the oil tanker near the Somali coast and took 11 Pakistani crew members and the Indonesian captain of the vessel hostage. Addressing the […]
Sindh education department to introduce religious textbooks for Hindu students – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department is set to introduce religious textbooks for Hindu students to be taught in grades three to five across government schools in Sindh, it emerged on Thursday. In a letter dated April 29 to the chairman of the Sindh Textbook Board (STBB), the education department requested the distribution of […]
Lahore court grants interim bail to PM’s daughter, son-in-law in Saaf Pani case – Pakistan
LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case of alleged irregularities in the Punjab Saaf Pani Company (PSPC). The couple appeared before the court, where Judge Javed Iqbal Warraich presided over the proceedings. The court allowed […]
PM Shehbaz launches Rs10m housing loans under Rs3.2tr ‘Apna Ghar Programme’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the “PM Apna Ghar Programme” under which housing loans of Rs10 million will be given on easy instalments. The scheme will be implemented in the federal capital, all four provinces, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the launch ceremony in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz […]
Commissioning ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s first Hangor-class attack submarine held in China – World
The commissioning ceremony of the first Hangor-class attack submarine, PNS Hangor, was held in China’s Sanya city, with President Asif Ali Zardari and the naval chief attending the event. President Zardari, who is on a visit to China, participated as the chief guest, while Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf was also present, […]
Pakistan, the country that almost ended polio 30 years in a row – Pakistan
We came close to eradicating polio thrice in the last decade. But each time, progress was derailed by a surge in cases. Polio still not eradicated Four-year-old Shahmeer* in Sindh’s Sujawal had been receiving his hifazati teekay on time for pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, typhoid, poliovirus. Every box on his vaccination card was marked complete. Yet, […]