NATIONALAn Aga Khan University evaluation has found lower child stunting rates and improved maternal and newborn health outcomes under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme. Officials said the programme has reached over 4.5 million women and children across 157 districts.
JUI-F has postponed its planned protest until May 20 after Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti assured the party that disputes over alleged seminary raids would be resolved through talks. The government has also sought 10 days for consultations on proposed provincial legislation.
CITYFour people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 26 others injured after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Jhal Magsi. Police said the coach was travelling from Kharan to Larkana when the driver lost control due to speeding.
WorldA US federal judge has released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by Jeffrey Epstein. The note was made public after the judge ruled it was a judicial document tied to the criminal case of Epstein’s former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione.
HEALTHA Senate committee has set up a subcommittee to review PMDC-related matters and discussed arrangements for MDCAT. The panel also raised concern over medicine price increases and asked DRAP to prepare a clear pricing mechanism.
CITYRawalpindi authorities have finalised a pre-monsoon plan to dredge Leh Nullah, clean drains and remove encroachments at 19 vulnerable points. Officials say the work is to begin next month and be completed by the end of May.
NATIONALInterior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Islamabad International Airport to review Road to Makkah immigration arrangements for Hajj pilgrims. He also inspected security procedures and directed agencies to improve coordination and passenger facilitation.
PoliticsNawaz Sharif has summoned PML-N ticket aspirants to Lahore as the party begins formal scrutiny for the upcoming AJK elections. More than 205 applicants from AJK constituencies and refugee seats have applied.
NATIONALThe Lahore High Court has set aside the appointment of a male lumberdar in Lodhran and ruled that woman candidate Kalsoom Akhtar is entitled to the post. The court said denying her marks under the community category had no lawful basis.
LocalA CCD constable was shot dead in Jalalpur Jattan while gathering intelligence on hardened criminals, according to police. Authorities have launched a search operation and begun an investigation.
The PDMA has warned that Punjab may face above-normal temperatures through July, along with weather-related risks including heatwaves, flash floods and urban flooding. Authorities have been asked to complete preparedness measures.
NATIONALPunjab has operationalised prison welfare stores in all nine central jails, officials said. The outlets will provide 74 essential items to inmates through a monitored digital purchase system.
