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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has also decided to join Gilgit Baltistan government after Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). According to sources, the power-sharing formula regarding the Gilgit Baltistan government has been finalized and the power will be shared on the basis of majority. Sources said PPP will get three posts in the government, they will be given the office of...

Says Rs5b allocated for projects related to empowerment of women Directs one-window facilitation centres for resolving issues of exporters SIALKOT: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged women to come forward and ramp up their vital roles in different fields of life and make contributions to the progress of the economy. Addressing a ceremony to distribute laptops under PM’s...

Urges masses to keep ‘facts’ before making decision as it will ‘decide country’s future’ Regrets ‘his leader Nawaz’ was ousted from power despite putting country on path to prosperity LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that it is the people's decision of who they wished to bring to power but he urged them to keep "facts" before...

SARGODHA: A deserving woman gave birth to a child on a railway line while walking towards a hospital in Sargodha on Sunday. According to Rescue 1122, a deserving woman was walking towards a hospital but she could no more bear labour pains near a railway line. A citizen immediately called Rescue 1122 after witnessing the woman’s deteriorated situation. The woman’s condition...

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for a coordinated effort to help the vulnerable nations of the Asia-Pacific region confront many climate change-related challenges like floods, heat waves, water shortages and melting glaciers. "Together, we can build a world where climate action and sustainable development go hand in hand, leaving no one behind," Romina Khurshid Alam, Special Assistant to the prime...

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir and Iranian military leadership vowed to eradicate the menace of terrorism on both sides of border through intelligence sharing and effective actions against the terrorists' networks. “Pakistan and Iran will make joint efforts to eradicate terrorism in border areas through “intelligence sharing and effective actions” against terrorists’ networks, and explore...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) Muhammad Zubair Motiwala on Sunday said that being the largest trading partner, Pakistan attaches highest importance to its trade facilitation for Afghanistan. Addressing the opening ceremony of Imam Abu Hanifa Exhibition held in Kabul on Sunday, Motiwala expressed gratitude to the Afghan government for providing such business opportunities to Pakistani exhibitors which...

ISLAMABAD: Gwadar Free Zone North, also known as Phase II, spreads over huge area of 2,221 acres, will launch its first formal operation within the next 30 days. This zone will enjoy exemption from all sorts of taxes and customs duties for a period of 20 years, Gwadar Pro reported on Sunday. This watershed development coincides with Agven Private Limited, an...

GALLE, SRI LANKA: Dhananjaya de Silva hit an unbeaten 94 as Sri Lanka recovered from an early collapse to reach 242-6 at stumps on a rain-hit day one of the first Test against Pakistan in the city of Galle on Sunday. The fifth-wicket pair of de Silva and Angelo Mathews (64) put on 131 after Sri Lanka had slipped to...

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES: Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the Vatican, 15,000 people braved sweltering temperatures to hear Pope Francis lead prayer, using parasols and fans to...

LAHORE: At least 32 persons were killed and 1,202 other sustained multiple injuries in 1,105 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) reported in all 37 districts of Punjab during the past 24 hours. According to Rescue 1122 on Sunday, out of the total injured persons, 607 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 500 victims with minor injuries were...

LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister and PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz said on Sunday that the country found itself in a difficult situation due to the ‘flawed’ economic policies of the last PTI government. Talking to media in Lahore, he said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan destroyed the country’s economy when he was the prime minister. “People were forced to commit...

‘Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda, the SDG Progress Report; Special Edition shows we are leaving more than half the world behind. Progress on more than 50 per cent of targets of the SDGs is weak and insufficient; on 30 per cent, it has stalled or gone into reverse. These include key targets on poverty, hunger and...

LAHORE: Muslim and Christian leaders, in a groundbreaking display of religious harmony, came together for a historic press conference on Sunday, where they held the holy scriptures of the Bible, Torah, Psalms, and the Quran. This momentous event marked the first time in the nation's history that leaders from both communities gathered in unison to address the importance of respect...

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to field Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in the upcoming general elections. According to details, PPP leader Aseefa Bhutto will contest the upcoming general elections as the party’s think tank has started considering various constituencies of Sindh. PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will make a final decision about the...