New bill aims to block inquiries into ad spending: PTI
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Punjab, chief organiser Aliya Hamza Malik says the government’s proposed Punjab Public Awareness and Dissemination of Information Bill 2025 aims at blocking inquiries...
View ArticleCommissionerate confiscates properties, transfer rights to govt
ISLAMABAD: The Commissionerate of Anti-Benami Initiative (ABI) Islamabad has confiscated its first-ever immovable properties and transferred all rights and titles to the federal government in a bid to...
View ArticleNCSW questions accuracy of Global Gender Gap report on Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women on Saturday expressed strong concerns over Pakistan’s ranking in the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum. A statement...
View ArticleMechanism for transparency in Rs291bn foreign-funded Wasa projects on the cards
LAHORE: The government has decided to develop a monitoring mechanism to ensure quality assurance and transparency in several foreign-funded projects worth nearly Rs291bn. The execution of the projects...
View ArticlePTI lambasts govt over ‘expensive’ electricity
ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Saturday said the government policies have damaged multiple sectors, especially the energy sector that led to a hefty increase in tariffs, making electricity unaffordable for most...
View ArticleHearing of Imran’s post-arrest bail pleas tomorrow in LHC
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has fixed the hearing for post-arrest bail petitions of incarcerated PTI founding chairman Imran Khan in eight cases of May 9 riots including the Jinnah House attack. A...
View Article3 brothers drown as car plunges into river in GB
At least three members of a family died and three others went missing on Sunday after their car plunged into a river stream in the Shinbar area of district Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan. Rescue 1122 official...
View ArticleNo relief in federal budget, complain traders, teachers in KP
CHARSADDA: Business community, teachers and a cross section of the society have rejected the federal budget, saying it would add to the woes of the common man, already burdened by never ending...
View ArticlePolice file FIR over rape of disabled 14-year-old girl in Punjab’s Hafizabad
Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in the case of a 14-year-old girl with mental and physical disabilities being allegedly sexually assaulted in Punjab’s Hafizabad district....
View ArticlePPP won’t support budget if Centre runs uplift schemes in Sindh: Murad
• CM says plan to manage Sindh’s projects from Islamabad will not work • Inaugurates second phase of first segment of Shahrah-i-Bhutto KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has warned the...
View ArticleOIC emergency session urged over Israel’s belligerence
• Defence minister warns each Muslim country could become target if Ummah fails to act together • Asad Qaiser says it is Pakistan’s moral duty to support Iran ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja...
View ArticleSeveral arrested, arms recovered in Bannu joint operation
Several suspects were arrested and a cache of heavy weapons seized during a joint search and strike operation carried out by the police, counter terrorism department, and the army in Bannu district of...
View ArticleBitcoin pioneer Michael Saylor lauds Pakistan’s crypto efforts
American entrepreneur Michael Saylor on Sunday lauded Pakistan’s efforts to move towards cryptocurrency and digital assets, according to a press release from the office of the State Minister on...
View Article‘Indus River remains colonised’: Activists call out extractive state policies
The Indus River remains colonised, declared activists, lawyers, and civil society members at a climate justice conference in Karachi on Sunday, calling for resistance against extractive policies and...
View ArticleFaisalabad couple killed for ‘honour’ in Mardan
A couple from Faisalabad was killed in a suspected “honour” killing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Maulana Kaly Fatma area of Mardan district on Saturday, police officials said. According to the first...
View ArticleGovt hikes petrol price by Rs4.80, diesel by Rs7.95
The Finance Division on Sunday night notified hefty increases in the prices of both petrol and diesel, with the rates climbing by Rs4.80 and Rs7.95 per litre, respectively. According to a notification...
View ArticleIran border crossings in Balochistan closed ‘indefinitely’: district...
The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has started affecting Balochistan, with the provincial government issuing orders on Sunday to close all borders and crossing points with Iran in Turbat,...
View ArticleOne-time sellers, home-based business exempt from online registration: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman has clarified that one-time sellers and women selling goods from their homes would be exempt from mandatory registration for online businesses....
View ArticleKhawaja Asif hails FATF ‘snub’ to Indian designs
KARACHI: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decision not to place Pakistan back on its “grey list”, despite a concerted effort by India and Israel, was a...
View ArticleBalochistan to present Rs1tr surplus budget tomorrow
QUETTA: Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani will present the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Tuesday (tomorrow), with the total outlay of the surplus budget expected...
View ArticleSenior Dawn staffer Rafique Jalal is no more
KARACHI: Rafique Jalal, the deputy news editor of Dawn, passed away early on Sunday morning after a brief illness. He was 65. His funeral was held at a local mosque, which was attended by his...
View ArticleTeenage lovers die by joint suicide in Sindh’s Mirpurkhas
MIRPURKHAS: A 17-year-old girl and her alleged lover of almost the same age died by suicide by hanging themselves with a rope from a tree in Ghulam Rasool Shah village, Kot Ghulam Mohammad taluka,...
View ArticleFC soldier, cop martyred in Waziristan, Orakzai attacks
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN/KOHAT: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred in a targeted gun attack in Ladha tehsil of Upper South Waziristan district on Sunday night. Ladha assistant commissioner Shadman Safi...
View ArticleTraffic police in Karachi impound thousands of motorbikes ‘without legal...
• Official says no vehicle can be impounded if riders / drivers show identification, proof of ownership • There are 4.5m motorbikes in Karachi and excise dept doesn’t have capacity to issue new number...
View ArticleBara Siyasi Ittehad opposes military operation in Tirah
KHYBER: Bara Siyasi Ittehad (BSI) on Sunday strongly opposed the launch of any military operation in Tirah and forced displacement of people. In a daylong seminar on the security situation in Tirah...
View ArticleKP govt directed to take action against violators of environmental law
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has ordered Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government particularly its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure implementation of the environmental protection law and take...
View ArticleMany PTI leaders picked up after rally for Imran’s release in Karachi
KARACHI: A rally organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) demanding the immediate release of the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi ended in chaos on Sunday evening, as police...
View ArticleBody formed to monitor oil volatility amid Iran-Israel war says Pakistan has...
A committee formed In response to the evolving geopolitical situation following Israel’s recent attack on Iran and the resulting volatility in the international oil markets held its first meeting on...
View ArticleFuel crisis deepens in Balochistan as supply from Iran disrupted
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View ArticleParliamentary panel won’t be formed before parley on ECP names
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly speaker has refused to form a parliamentary panel to pick a new chief and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) before the completion of the...
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