Government plans dedicated narcotics force as committee reviews ‘Pinky’ drug case KARACHI: As the high-profile ‘Pinky’ drug trafficking case continues to unfold, the Sindh government has decided to establish a dedicated narcotics force and is considering the creation of a drone unit to strengthen anti-drug operations across the province. The Sindh Assembly’s Standing Committee on…
Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has defended the team’s pitch strategy following Pakistan’s 2-1 ODI series victory over Australia, insisting that preparing home conditions to suit local strengths is a standard practice in international cricket. Pakistan secured the three-match ODI series against Australia after employing slow, spin-friendly surfaces in Rawalpindi and Lahore, where their spin bowlers played a…
Experts say integrated chemical value chain could generate 100,000 jobs, $50b industrial output China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)’s Dalian Petrochemical Corp refinery is seen in Dalian, Liaoning province, China January 22, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Chemical Expo 2026 commenced on Friday, with industry leaders highlighting the sector’s potential to reduce import dependence and…
Urges India to vacate occupied territories and reverse unilateral actions in IIOJK Foreign Office. Photo: File Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected India’s baseless remarks regarding the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), describing the outlandish claims as part of New Delhi’s “carefully choreographed attempt to conflate fact with fiction”. The statement came after India, in a…
Poland’s Maja Chwalinska celebrates winning her semi final match against Russia’s Diana Shnaider. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: Maja Chwalinska will bid to become only the second qualifier in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title on Saturday after a run that has been “hard to process”, but faces her toughest test yet in the final against Mirra Andreeva….
Citizens can report corruption and grievances via phone, social media and WhatsApp Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption Desk at the Chief Minister’s Complaint Cell to facilitate the registration of corruption complaints and reports. Citizens can now directly lodge complaints regarding corruption with the Chief Minister. A dedicated telephone number, 091-9222451,…
Pay packages unchanged for five years as Finance Division remains reluctant to approve proposed increases for universi KARACHI: Scientific researchers working at public universities across Pakistan have seen their salaries remain frozen for the past five years, and the Finance Division is reportedly unwilling to approve salary increases. Sources say that the 2026-27 federal budget…
Work continues ahead of the UFC event on June 14, including on the arena, seen here on May 31. Photo: AFP LONDON: Long before the first punch lands at President Donald Trump’s unprecedented hosting of a UFC fight on the White House lawn, some in the usually ultra-pro-Trump mixed martial arts community are already throwing…
Petrol price reduced to Rs377.78 per litre; diesel retained at Rs380.78 for next fortnight People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone….
Armed attack in Kari Kot Bazaar Wana, also injures one; police say attackers fled after indiscriminate shooting Two sons of a well-known tribal elder were killed, and a passerby was injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a motorcycle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan on Friday. The deceased were identified as Naveed Wazir and Moinuddin Wazir, sons…