PTA issues major update on major cut in mobile phone taxes
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued a clarification rejecting reports circulating on social media that claim a significant reduction in mobile phone taxes...
Heavy snowfall causes disruption in Murree, rescue operation for stranded tourists underway
ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall has caused widespread disruption across Pakistan’s northern belt, affecting Murree, Tirah, Chilas, Quetta and nearby areas, as rescue and relief teams...
Senate erupts as PTI alleges election fraud, govt fires back with ‘economic terrorism’ charge
ISLAMABAD: Heated exchanges dominated the Senate on Friday as the opposition accused the government of institutional overreach, election manipulation and economic mismanagement, prompting the...
47 illegal chromite mines closed in Pishin district: CM Sarfaraz Bugti
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Friday said that at least 47 illegal chromite mines have been closed in Pishin district during...
Zulikar Junior calls for making environmental protection national priority
LAHORE: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr on Friday called for making environmental protection a national priority to address food shortages, warning that climate-related threats such...
UK counter-terror police probe targeted attacks on Pakistani dissidents
LONDON: British counter-terrorism police are investigating a series of what authorities have described as “highly targeted” attacks against two Pakistani dissidents living in the...
Govt defends Pakistan’s entry into Trump’s Board of Peace amid Opposition criticism
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday defended Pakistan’s decision to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, saying the move strengthened efforts...
Imaan Mazari, husband sent to jail on judicial remand after arrest near IHC
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Friday sent activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha to jail on judicial remand,...
Gul Plaza death toll crosses 70 as Karachi fire tragedy deepens
KARACHI: The death toll from the devastating Gul Plaza fire rose to at least 71 on Friday, as rescuers recovered more human remains from...
Karachi’s Gul Plaza Tragedy: Death toll rises to 67 as search continues amid families protests
Rescue 1122 teams comb wreckage of gutted three-storey plaza, using thermal imaging and specialized tools
67 bodies recovered so far, only seven formally...
PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Munir draw global attention at WEF
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir hold cordial talks with world leaders at WEF 2026
Engagements with US...
Pakistan signs Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’ charter to support ‘Gaza peace’
Premier Shehbaz joins group of world leaders in signing charter of high-profile int’l platform for conflict resolution
Board of Peace launched in Davos...
Punjab CM launches first of its kind eco-friendly ‘Green Policing Unit’
Maryam Nawaz inspects newly introduced electric patrolling vehicle, personally drove it, and received a comprehensive briefing on its technical specifications
Orders province-wide fire...
CM Maryam leading revolutionary reforms in healthcare, rescue services and urban safety: Azma
Information Minister says Punjab launches province-wide healthcare and safety transformation, including Rescue 1122 expansion
Says 16 state-of-the-art cath labs to be operational across...
Govt dismisses reports of raising voting age as ‘baseless’, reaffirms trust in youth
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday categorically rejected reports suggesting a plan to raise Pakistan’s voting age from 18 to 25, with Planning Minister Ahsan...