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...
NA erupts over Pakistan’s entry into Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’ as govt defends move on Palestine grounds
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday came under fierce opposition fire in the National Assembly over Pakistan’s decision to join the US President Donald Trump–led...
Finance Minister meets Bill Gates to strengthen cooperation on health and institutional reforms
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Thursday in Davos met with Bill Gates on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum...
Islamabad introduces new rules for private schools
ISLAMABAD: The Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) has introduced a fixed annual schedule for the registration and renewal of private educational institutions in...
PTA licenses 9 local VPN providers, over 30,000 users registered
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has begun licensing Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers under the Class License for the Provision of Data...
ARY’s Salman Iqbal’s loan announcement amid crisis sparks backlash
KARACHI: On Saturday night, a devastating fire broke out at one of Karachi’s iconic shopping complexes, Gul Plaza, at approximately 10:30 p.m. The blaze...
11 lions recovered from Lahore’s Nawan Kot after being kept illegally
LAHORE: A total of 11 lions were recovered from a factory in Lahore’s Nawan Kot area after being kept there illegally. This discovery has...
Food and beverage distributor shut down for alleged use of expired and contaminated ingredients
The Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) has sealed Haideri Beverages and Beverages Plus, located in Humak Model Town, Islamabad.
According to a report by local media...
Karachi ‘cannot be run by Sindh’, Mustafa Kamal urges Centre to take control
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan leader Mustafa Kamal on Thursday called on the federal government to declare Karachi the country’s financial capital and place...
Cold wave intensifies nationwide as Met Office warns of freezing temperatures
ISLAMABAD: A fresh westerly weather system has spread across the country, triggering snowfall in upper regions and rainfall in the plains, with the Meteorological...
Custodial death in IIOJK as Pakistani prisoner dies without medical care
JAMMU: A Pakistani prisoner died in Kot Bhalwal Jail in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir after authorities allegedly failed to provide him with...
Imaan Mazari, husband spend second night at Bar Office over arrest fears
ISLAMABAD: Rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, spent a second consecutive night at the office of Islamabad High...
President confirms, extends tenure of additional judges in Sindh, Lahore and Peshawar High Courts
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday approved the confirmation and extension of tenure of additional judges in the Sindh, Lahore and Peshawar High...
China to invest up to $10bn in Pakistan as new deals signal surge in FDI: Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh
KARACHI: China has signed fresh investment agreements worth billions of dollars with Pakistan and is poised to invest up to $10 billion in the...