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About 1.8m people in KP at risk of climate change-induced health issues: report
An estimated 1.8 million people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are at risk of climate change-induced health issues in the coming years, according to a research-based adaptation plan issued by the provincial...
View ArticlePFUJ calls to further expand protest movement against Peca amendments
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday called for further expansion of its nationwide protests announced a day earlier to observe a “Black Day” in protest of amendments to the...
View ArticleGSP+ benefits depend on progress in addressing ‘list of issues’, EU reminds...
The European Union (EU) on Friday reminded Pakistan that trade benefits enjoyed by the country under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) depend on the progress made in addressing a list...
View Article10 terrorists eliminated in KP operations: ISPR
Security forces have killed 10 terrorists during multiple operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Friday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said...
View ArticlePakistan, China reiterate economic and security cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong discussed economic and security ties between their countries during a meeting in Islamabad on Friday, state-run Radio Pakistan...
View ArticleIHC judges challenge proposed CJ appointment, cite threat to judicial...
Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday penned a letter to the chief justices (CJ) of the Supreme Court and high courts, urging them to take a stand against reports of a transferred...
View ArticleWoman seeking safety murdered by uncle over free-will marriage, SHC told
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has observed that the issues of gender-based violence and societal oppression demand continued attention and action from both the legal system and society as a whole. A...
View ArticleSindh govt raises fare of Peoples Bus Service from today
KARACHI: As the fare of the Peoples Bus Service (PBS) is set to increase from Saturday (today), Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon on Friday informed the provincial assembly that it is being done to...
View ArticlePPP ignores opposition protest as Sindh Assembly passes varsity law tweaks
• Controversial bill allows non-PhD bureaucrats to become vice chancellors in Sindh • Muttahida, PTI and Jamaat lawmakers tear copies of the amended law • Another bill passed to end pecuniary limit on...
View ArticleThree Shalimar coaches derail at Shahdara bridge near Lahore
LAHORE: Three passenger coaches of Shalimar Express derailed at Shahdara bridge, around 5-6km away from Lahore railway station, at 9am on Friday morning. Fortunately, no causality was reported in the...
View ArticleMultan SHO held for torture of elderly man
LAHORE: The New Multan station house officer (SHO) was suspended from service and arrested for torturing an elderly man on the road during the security protocol for the national cricket team two days...
View Article12 giraffes to be imported for Lahore Zoo, safari
LAHORE: The Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department is importing 12 giraffes – three for the Lahore Zoo and the remaining nine for the Safari Zoo. Wildlife Department’s Deputy Director (publicity)...
View ArticleKP govt to give away Rs5.7bn cash handouts under Ramazan Package
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved the distribution of Rs5.7 billion cash handouts to more than half a million families under the Ramazan Package across the province. It decided that...
View ArticleTirah traders’ leader, another tribesman abducted
KHYBER: Unknown armed men, suspected to be affiliated with a banned militant outfit, abducted the president of Tirah traders’ association along with another tribesman from Bagh-Maidan area of the...
View ArticlePTI to mark Feb 8 as black day, says MNA Qaiser
SWABI: Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser has said that the federal government’s continued apathy forced Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to abandon the talks’ process. Talking to Dawn here on...
View ArticleUK team meets PIA officials, inspects flight safety
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of the UK’s Department for Transport currently visiting Pakistan to evaluate aviation safety standards held a meeting with the PIA management on Friday. The UK team...
View ArticleGovt defends Peca move as journalists vow to expand protest
• PFUJ observes black day; NCSW warns law changes may silence dissent • PM may establish committee to resolve journalists’ issues, says Barrister Aqeel • LHC issues notices to law and IT ministries,...
View ArticleSlow work on Dhabeji SEZ irks Sindh CM
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of work on Dhabeji Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and directed officials to expedite the construction...
View ArticleDialogue key to promoting inter-faith harmony: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need for dialogue, understanding, tolerance and cooperation among diverse religious communities to promote interfaith harmony. In a...
View ArticleNon-Iranian goods exempted from e-import form
QUETTA: The Ministry of Commerce has granted a 60-day exemption from the Electronic Import Form (EIF) for imported goods of non-Iranian origin. A formal note in this regard was issued by Deputy...
View ArticlePunjab CM launches electric bus service in Lahore
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz formally launched the first electric bus service in the provincial capital on Friday. Transport Minister Bilal Akbar briefed the chief minister about the electric...
View ArticlePolice arrest 87 beggars in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police said on Friday it arrested as many as 87 beggars in the last 24 hours as part of their efforts to curb professional panhandling in the garrison city. A spokesperson...
View ArticleWB’s support sought in obtaining carbon credits for capital
ISLAMABAD: City managers have sought World Bank (WB)’s technical support in obtaining carbon credits for environmental initiatives as the two sides discussed the issues of air quality and smog in...
View ArticleChild burnt to death in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: A two-year-old child was burnt to death after a fire broke out in a makeshift hut in the Wahdat Colony area of Rawalpindi on Friday. According to police sources, the fire erupted for...
View ArticleCDA told to finalise design of Islamabad’s first cricket stadium
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to prepare the design of the first ever proposed cricket stadium in Islamabad, as the interior minister directed the civic agency to take...
View ArticleFive more Morocco boat survivors return
GUJRAT: Five more Morocco boat tragedy survivors reached back here on Friday, while the arrival of 10 bodies of the deceased Pakistani immigrants further delayed, according to official sources. The...
View ArticleFragile Kurram peace shaken after AC injured in firing
• Saeed Manan shot amid security deployment in restive district • KP govt spox reaffirms resolve against those who challenge state authority • Chief secretary calls on elders to prevent ceasefire...
View Article‘Prosecutor, judge & jury’: fairness of May 9 trials disputed in SC
• As affected party, army cannot conduct fair proceedings, argues ex-CJP’s lawyer • Judge asks how troops will receive justice if PAA sections are deemed unconstitutional • Acquitting 100 offenders...
View ArticleNA speaker notifies 300pc hike in lawmakers’ pay
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside criticism over a proposed increase in their salaries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a major raise for parliamentarians. Although the raise amounts to an around...
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