Pakistan
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has affirmed that loans under the 'Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar' initiative will be granted strictly based on merit. Speaking in a statemen
KHUZDAR: In a tragic incident in Balochistan, one person was killed and seven others seriously wounded when a bomb exploded near a passenger bus traveling from Khuzdar to Rawa
ISLAMABAD: Government passed four bills, including the Trade Organisations Amendment Bill 2021, during Friday’s joint session of parliament, despite disruptions caused b
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan was put on the path of development due to the support of brotherly countries. He expressed these views in a meeting wit
The National Assembly of Pakistan has passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at regulating social media and online content. The bill's approva
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered police to impound smoke-emitting vehicles running across Lahore to control smog threat, a private news channel reported.
LAHORE: The provincial government enforced Section 144 across Punjab on Friday for a week due to terrorism concerns. The home department, in a statement, said that the&nb
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered to close all the restaurants established on the federal capital's Margalla Hills National Park, including the Monal
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated three new projects at Naya Nazimabad, a large-scale development in Karachi. He emphasized the importance of public-private
The Pakistan Hajj Mission (PHM) has welcomed 98,500 pilgrims in Madinah and Makkah under both government and private schemes since the start of the month-long pre-Hajj flight
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Karachi: Dawood Global Foundation is committed to distributing 10,000 wheelchairs across Pakistan. In a major step towards improving healthcare accessibility in Sindh, Dawood
The 16th Consumer Food Safety and Quality Conference was held at the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Karachi, where Abdul Jabbar Khan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of
GENEVA: After more than three years of negotiations, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that its member states have reached an agreement to strengthen
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Karachi: A ceremony was held at the Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi in which lifetime achievement awards were given to alumni of the institution for their outstanding
KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the postponement of the annual intermediate examinations for 2025, originally scheduled to begin on A
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's information technology (IT) sector has witnessed impressive growth, with IT service exports reaching $2.177 billion during the first seven months of the
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In North Korea, women are referred to as "one wheel of the revolutionary cart". A popular song titled "Women Are Flowers" describes women as "the flowers of the nation". The c
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed on September 19, 1960, is one of the most significant water-sharing agreements in the world. Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty was e
By: Hassan NourianConsul General of I.R. Iran in Karachi The death anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observes 21st April across the country to acknowledge his s