Pakistan
National and regional reporting from Pakistani and regional desks. Sorted by source publication time.
کم آمدن والے طبقے کیلیے سستے گھروں کی فراہمی حکومت کی ترجیح ہے، وزیراعظم
وزیراعظم کی زیرصدارت اجلاس میں ہاؤسنگ سیکٹر میں اصلاحات کے حوالے سے مختلف تجاویز پیش کی گئیں
کراچی کو حب ڈیم سے 200 ملین گیلن پانی فراہم کرنے کا معاملہ، سمری وزیراعلیٰ سندھ کو ارسال
واپڈا نے حب ڈیم پانی کی تقسیم کا معاملہ بین الصوبائی قرار دے کر مشترکہ مفادات کونسل کو مجاز فورم قرار دیا
England drop Zak Crawley for first Test against New Zealand
LONDON: England have dropped struggling opener Zak Crawley from their squad for next month’s first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s as they begin rebuilding following a dismal 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia. Durham batsman Emilio Gay, one of three uncapped players named in the 15-man squad alongsid...
ایران جنگ بندی کے دوران سعودیہ، کویت نے عراق میں حملے کیے، ذرائع
جنوبی عراق میں ملیشیا کے ٹھکانوں کو نشانہ بنایا گیا جس میں متعدد جنگجو مارے گئے
FO reaffirms commitment to dialogue, rejects ‘misleading’ int'l media reports on regional tensions
Describes CBS report as 'misleading, speculative, and disconnected from factual context'
UAE 'denies reports' of secret Netanyahu visit
The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it “denies reports” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the country, after Netanyahu’s office said he had met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) president during the war with Iran. Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday he had “paid a...
India, Afghanistan set to feature in Central Asian Volleyball in Lahore
LAHORE: India and Afghanistan have confirmed participation in the eight-nation Central Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship to be held in Lahore from July 3-10, Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) chairman Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob announced on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, Yaqoob sa...
German citizen honoured with award for healthcare services
German citizen Anita Khawaja stands with Ambassador Ina Lepel after receiving the Cross of Merit (1st Class) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany during a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday. — White Star ISLAMABAD: German citizen and resident of Sialkot, Anita Khawaja, was award...
پاک فوج کا مقامی طور پر تیار ”فتح-4“ کروز میزائل کا کامیاب تربیتی تجربہ
جدید ایویانکس، جدید ترین نیویگیشنل نظام سے لیس میزائل سسٹم طویل فاصلےکےاہداف کوانتہائی درستگی سےنشانہ بناتا ہے
پاک فوج کا مقامی طور پر تیار کردہ ”فتح-4“ کروز میزائل کا کامیاب تربیتی تجربہ
جدید ایویانکس، جدید ترین نیویگیشنل نظام سے لیس میزائل سسٹم طویل فاصلےکےاہداف کوانتہائی درستگی سےنشانہ بناتا ہے
پاک فوج کا مقامی طور پر تیار کردہ ”فتح-4“ گراؤنڈ لانچڈ کروز میزائل کا کامیاب تربیتی تجربہ
جدید ایویانکس، جدید ترین نیویگیشنل نظام سے لیس میزائل سسٹم طویل فاصلےکےاہداف کوانتہائی درستگی سےنشانہ بناتا ہے
اعلی تعلیمی کمیشن اسلام آباد نے پورے ملک میں ایم فل/پی ایچ ڈی کی داخلہ پالیسی تبدیل کردی
نئی پالیسی کے تحت تمام سرکاری و نجی جامعات کو ایم فل اور پی ایچ ڈی کے داخلہ ٹیسٹ لینے سے روک دیا گیا
Punjab govt to build 1,000 playfields in schools
LAHORE: One thousand playfields will be built in schools of Punjab besides awarding monthly scholarships to 1,000 talented children of inter-school competitions. It was decided at a meeting held between Punjab Sports Minister Faisal Ayub with Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat here on Wednesday....
حراست کے دوران پنکی نے سابق پولیس انسپکٹر سے تعلقات قائم کرلیے، ملزمہ سے متعلق مزید اہم انکشافات
ذرائع کا کہنا ہے کہ حراست کے دوران ملزمہ پنکی نے سابق پولیس انسپکٹر سے تعلقات قائم کیے
حراست کے دوران پنکی نے سابق پولیس انسپکٹر سے تعلقات قائم کرلیے، نیٹ ورک سے متعلق اہم انکشافات
ذرائع کا کہنا ہے کہ حراست کے دوران ملزمہ پنکی نے سابق پولیس انسپکٹر سے تعلقات قائم کیے
Capital moves to lighten school bags, orders removal of controversial O-level book
ISLAMABAD: The regulatory authority for private schools in the capital on Wednesday took notice of the practice of heavy school bags carried by children and announced a ‘Lighter School Bags Policy’ for all private schools in the capital. On the other hand, the federal government separately expressed...
Two suspects held in fake prize call scam in Dera Ghazi Khan
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency has arrested two suspects involved in an alleged fake prize call scam targeting citizens through fraudulent mobile schemes in Dera Ghazi Khan. According to officials, the suspects contacted people through multiple SIM cards while posing as repres...
EX-Punjab health minister Yasmin terms Peshawar court ruling ‘breath of fresh air’
LAHORE: Former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, currently incarcerated in Kot Lakhpat Jail, has welcomed the recent Peshawar sessions court judgement related to the May 9 cases, calling it “a breath of fresh air” in what she described as Pakistan’s ongoing judicial crisis. Referring specific...
Lahore High Court upholds Public Procurement Regulatory Authority decision against Fesco
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has upheld a decision of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) appellate committee that set aside Faisalabad Electric Supply Company’s (Fesco) rejection of a bidder in a public procurement dispute. Justice Raheel Kamran dismissed Fesco’s writ petition and r...
NGO questions reliability of HIV projections in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s HIV response is being shaped by figures that may not fully reflect the ground reality, as estimates suggest that around 370,000 people are living with HIV in the country, raising questions about how closely these numbers align with actual epidemiological trends. According to Na...
Punjab to include Marka-i-Haq in textbooks
LAHORE: Punjab has decided to include the four-day war between Pakistan and India — Marka-i-Haq — in the national curriculum and make films on it. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Information Steering Committee with Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari in the chair here on ...
SHC upholds life term for man, acquits wife in drug trafficking case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a man but set aside his wife’s conviction in a drug peddling case. A division bench headed by Justice Omar Sial passed this order while hearing appeals against conviction filed by Naseebullah and his wife Bakhtawar. The couple was sen...
SHC seeks report on Rs2.13bn robot procurement for Liaquat University Hospital
HYDERABAD: A Sindh High Court division bench, comprising Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi, has ordered a detailed report within two weeks regarding the controversial Rs2.133 billion procurement of robotic surgery systems for Liaquat University Hospital (LUH). The order was ...
Intense heat, dusty winds sweep across Karachi
KARACHI: Mercury surged to 40 degrees Celsius in the metropolis on Wednesday amid dusty winds blowing at 24 kilometres per hour, the Met Office said. It said that the strong winds started right after the sunrise and continued almost throughout the day. The southwest winds blowing at 24km per hour wi...