Pakistan
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گلگت بلتستان انتخابات: سیاسی جماعتوں کی انتخابی مہم عروج پر پہنچ گئی
بلاول بھٹو کل جلسے سے خطاب کریں گے، قائد ن لیگ نواز شریف نے انتخابی مہم کی ذمہ داری خواجہ سعد رفیق کو سونپ دی
کراچی؛ ملیر کینٹ روڈ پر خوفناک ٹریفک حادثہ، سی سی ٹی وی فوٹیج سامنے آگئی
فوٹیج میں کم عمر بچوں کو موٹر سائیکل پر آتے دیکھا جا سکتا ہے
اسرائیل کو امریکی فوجی ٹیکنالوجی تک غیر معمولی رسائی مل سکتی ہے، کانگریس میں نیا بل پیش
یہ تجویز امریکی مالی سال 2027 کے نیشنل ڈیفنس آتھرائزیشن ایکٹ کے مسودے میں شامل کی گئی ہے
عالمی اور مقامی سطح پر روئی اور پھٹی کی قیمتوں میں ریکارڈ مندی کا رحجان
پاکستان مسلسل دوسرے ہفتے امریکا سے روئی درآمد کرنے والا سب سے بڑا ملک رہا
پنجاب کا بجٹ 6 کھرب سے قریب ہوگا، 1450 ارب کے ترقیاتی بجٹ کا خاکہ تیار
اگر پنجاب حکومت کے پاس وسائل میں اضافہ ہوتا ہے تو یہ حجم 1500 ارب روپے کے قریب بھی جا سکتا ہے
Over 160 road accidents reported in Rawalpindi during Eid
RAWALPINDI: Three people were killed, 189 others injured, 84 of them critically, in 167 road traffic accidents reported to Rescue 1122 in the Rawalpindi district during the three days of Eidul Azha. A spokesman for the emergency services said timely aid was provided to all victims. In these road tra...
Woman held in Bahawalpur after major drugs haul
BAHAWALPUR/KASUR: The Punjab Counter Narcotic Force (Bahawalpur region) in a big haul claimed to have recovered narcotics worth about Rs80 million and arrested two smugglers, including a woman, on Saturday. In Kasur, B-Division police on Saturday arrested two sisters and a man (husband of one accuse...
Overseas Pakistanis challenge cancellation of E-11 plots, allotment to police officers
ISLAMABAD: The allotment of plots in Islamabad’s Sector E-11 to senior police officers at throwaway rates has taken a legal turn with at least two original allottees — both overseas Pakistanis — challenging the cancellation of their plots worth around Rs110 million each before a sessions court. Acco...
پنجاب میں بجٹ تیاری کے دوران کفایت شعاری اقدامات بھی شروع
نئی ترقیاتی اسکیموں کے فنڈز عارضی طور پر روک دیے گئے، حکومتی ذرائع
Ushna Shah uses memes, humour to document pregnancy journey
Actor shares relatable posts on mood swings, childbirth fears, says she misses pre-pregnancy body
Thunderstorm disrupts power supply infrastructure in Lahore, adjoining areas
LAHORE: The thunderstorm caused massive losses to the power supply infrastructure, leaving many areas without electricity for hours as about 300 feeders of the 11kV distribution network tripped in Lahore and adjoining areas. Lahore was among the worst hit districts along with Kasur and Sheikhupura a...
Rawalpindi hospitals may stop free medicines to patients next month
RAWALPINDI: The availability of free medicines for patients in the three government hospitals in the garrison city is likely to stop next month as the Health Department has failed to release needed funds in this head. “Holy Family Hospital (HFH) Satellite Town, Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) Murree R...
KP children’s hospital looks to govt for promised funds to become operational
PESHAWAR: Officials in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department warn that the opening of the 300-bed Peshawar Children Hospital, affiliated with the Khyber Institute of Child Health, is likely to remain in limbo if the Rs2 billion bridge financing promise for the project isn’t fulfilled by the provi...
Islamabad stays in frame for US-Iran deal signing
• Diplomats see high chances of final agreement despite hiccups• Insist both sides want to avoid open-ended conflict• Nuclear issues likely to be handled in later negotiations• Ex-envoy Munir Akram says gaps are more about narrative than substance WASHINGTON: Islamabad remains a leading contender to...
Stranded tourists leave for home as key road in Kohistan cleared
MANSEHRA: Tourists and passengers stranded in the Soach area of Kaghan Valley after heavy landslides blocked the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road left for their respective destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and other parts of the country after the district administration opened it. “Deb...
Hundreds arrested as clashes erupt in Paris on PSG victory night
Police on Saturday detained more than 280 people in Paris after violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory. Some 22,000 police were deployed across France for the game, including 8,000 in Paris, after unrest marred PSG’s...
ٹھوس نتائج کے بغیر امریکا سے کوئی ڈیل نہیں ہوگی، قالیباف کا دوٹوک اعلان
قالیباف کے مطابق ایران اپنے عوام کے حقوق کے تحفظ کو ہر ممکن معاہدے میں بنیادی شرط کے طور پر رکھتا ہے
انڈر 18 ہاکی ایشیا کپ: پاکستان کو دوسرے میچ میں ملائیشیا کے ہاتھوں شکست
قومی ٹیم نے ایونٹ کے افتتاحی میچ میں چین کو 3-0 سے شکست دے کر فاتحانہ آغاز کیا تھا
Khawaja Asif alleges LESCO staff took Rs80,000 to repair transformer without receipt
Defence minister says even a former PM and a serving member of the federal cabinet cannot prevent such practices
24 گھنٹوں میں آبنائے ہرمز سے 28 بحری جہاز کامیابی سے گزر گئے، پاسداران انقلاب
یہ تمام بحری جہاز ’پاسدارانِ انقلاب نیوی کی نگرانی اور سکیورٹی کے تحت‘ آبنائے ہرمز سے گزرے
آئی ایم ایف کا جی ایس ٹی کی شرح بڑھا کر 19فیصد کرنے پر زور
آئندہ بجٹ میں 220 ارب روپے کے نئے ٹیکسز لگانے کی بھی تجویز ہے، ذرائع
Bushra Ansari sparks debate after calling out male comedians for cross-dressing on TV
Veteran actor's remarks divide social media, with some calling her out for hypocrisy over her own past roles
SMOKERS’ CORNER: COUNTER HISTORIES
In last week’s column, I discussed how certain Pakistani historians challenged the ‘reactionary’ national narrative constructed by the state after 1971, when the country’s eastern wing violently broke away to become Bangladesh. The post-1971 narrative amplified Political Islam, weaving it into what ...
Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming
Koizumi points to Beijing's nuclear arsenal, strategic bombers to counter militarism label at Singapore forum