Pakistan
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Senior citizens hit by ‘systematic delays, CTO office-field staff rifts’ in Lahore
LAHORE: ‘Internal rifts’ between the staff members of the chief traffic officer (CTO) and the field officials have disrupted the service delivery, with wardens allegedly slowing down the licencing process and leaving the senior citizens waiting for hours in the scorching heat at the centres across t...
Pakistan Airport Authority to construct Islamabad’s tallest building
ISLAMABAD: If all goes as planned, Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) will construct Islamabad’s tallest building in Blue Area. PAA owns a 9,000 square yard plot in Blue Area, where it plans to construct a multi-storey high rise office-cum aviation complex. “Envisioned as Islamabad’s tallest building,...
حکومت کا ملک میں لوڈ شیڈنگ سے متعلق نیا میکانزم متعارف کرنے کا فیصلہ
ملک میں 14 ہزار فیڈر میں سے11500 فیڈرز پر زیرو لوڈشیڈنگ ہے
Israeli occupier attacks threaten historic Christian presence in West Bank town
5,000 dunams of farmland blocked, cars burned, a church nearly set ablaze
Sindh CM forms ministerial team to complete Benazir flyover within seven weeks
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has ordered completion of work on Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Flyover project in Hyderabad by the first week of July. “In July, I will visit Hyderabad and drive over the bridge to open it for general traffic. Therefore, the ministers of the three...
پاکستان کے حوالے سے اس وقت دہلی اور کابل میں کوئی تفریق نہیں،وزیر دفاع
پاکستان کے خلاف جنگ کا بل حکومت کے ذریعے لڑی جا رہی ہے، خواجہ آصف
قومی اسمبلی اجلاس میں پی ٹی آئی اراکین آپس میں گتھم گتھا، ایک دوسرے کو گالیاں
اقبال آفریدی کی جانب سے کورم کی نشاندہی کی کوشش کی گئی، جنید اکبر کے روکنے پر اقبال آفریدی سیخ پا ہوگئے
KSE-100 drops 1,465 points amid oil price concerns, geopolitical uncertainty
Index touched an intra-day high of 169,687.29 points and a low of 167,329.34 points during the session
IMF-driven PSX rally fizzles amid geo-political concerns
KSE-100 gains over 672 points in early trade; slumps over 900 points by midday as investors resort to profit-taking
Sindh High Court dismisses plea against felling old trees, demolishing animal enclosures in zoo
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has dismissed a petition filed against cutting down old trees, demolishing animal enclosures and carrying out construction activities on the premises of the Karachi Zoo. A two-judge constitutional bench comprising Justice Mohammad Saleem Jessar and Justice Nisar Ahmed B...
Minister asks IBCC to contact Cambridge over fresh paper leak claims
ISLAMABAD: Following a fresh complaint of paper leak, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Tuesday directed the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) to immediately contact Cambridge authorities to ensure a thorough investigation, factual clarificati...
Teachers, employees urge Sindh govt to launch probe into financial irregularities at Karachi University
KARACHI: The Karachi University Teachers Society (Kuts) has demanded that the Sindh government investigate the reasons behind the ongoing chronic financial crisis at the varsity, identify the role of the management behind the irregularities and find a solution to the problem. Teachers at the KU have...
PTI resolution to pay homage to May 12 victims rejected
Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho speaks during the Sindh Assembly session.—PPI KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an unusual showdown when senior PPP lawmaker and Public Accounts Committee Chairman Nisar Ahmed Khuhro broke ranks and staged a walkout after a resolution honouring those k...
Japan crisp packs to go colourless due to Iran war crunch
TOKYO: Japan’s leading potato chip maker is feeling the crunch from shortages linked to the Iran war, swapping its signature orange-and-yellow packets for black and white. A household name in Japan, Calbee is known for its savoury potato chips with an array of flavours from seaweed salt to soy sauce...
President approves Sitara-e-Shujaat for civilian martyred while foiling suicide attack in Attock
Liaquat sacrificed his life while preventing a suicide attacker from reaching a sensitive location
US lawmaker says Washington lost 39 aircraft in Iran war, citing defense report
An F-35A hit inside Iranian airspace, an E-3 Sentry destroyed, the Pentagon won't confirm losses
ADB to provide $1bn for Karachi Circular Railway revival
KARACHI: After years of delays and failed revival attempts, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project received a boost on Tuesday as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), giving a nod to the Sindh government’s request, assured it of $1 billion support in funding, raising hopes for revival of the long-d...
Two workers killed, five injured in Pasni clash
GWADAR: At least two workers were killed and five others injured during a violent clash between Pakistan Coast Guards personnel and workers in the Machin Kapar (Kuntani) area of Pasni, near the Pak-Iran border. The incident occurred amid heightened tensions in the area following an attack two days e...
Dozens of undocumented Afghans held in Balochistan
QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested 34 Afghan nationals who entered Pakistan and were travelling towards Gwadar area without required documents. A spokesman for FIA said its Turbat wing on a tip-off raided the CPEC road area and arrested 34 undocumented Afghan national...
اٹلی کی آبنائے ہرمز میں بین الاقوامی مشن کے تحت اپنے دو مائن سویپر جہاز بھیجنے کی پیشکش
اطالوی وزیر دفاع کے مطابق یہ اقدام صرف احتیاطی تدبیر کے طور پر کیا جا رہا ہے
Sajal Ali shocks fans with dramatic pixie-cut transformation
Actor's post sparks buzz online as fans debate whether it’s real or a look for an upcoming project
LEAs stopped from deporting Afghan brothers seeking asylum in Canada
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has stopped law enforcement agencies from deporting two Afghan brothers, who claimed of having worked with American forces in Afghanistan and have now been seeking asylum in Canada. A bench consisting of Justice Wiqar Ahmad and Justice Babar Sattar has sought response o...
CM Bugti orders modernisation of training institutions in Balochistan
• Calls technical education ‘urgent requirement’ amid limited govt jobs• Balochistan chief secretary, PM’s aide discuss steps to curb polio QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday directed that technical training institutions be modernised through institutional reforms, sayin...
CM Maryam nominates man who averted suicide attack in Attock for ‘highest civil award’
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