ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Friday that Rs30 billion had been allocated for the Sukkur-Hyderabad (M-6) motorway during the current financial year against a total demand of Rs70 billion. While reviewing the latest progress on the motorway, the committee was informed that the project comprised five sections: Hyderabad-Tando Adam,…
Disputes over authority, postings and promotions between PAS and PMS officers threaten Punjab’s governance 80 per cent of commissioners and secretaries are PAS officers in Punjab. PHOTO: PEXELS LAHORE: A long-standing dispute in the country’s largest province over quota-based postings between Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and Provincial Management Service (PMS) officers continues, with PMS officers…
Newly constituted three-member bench to take up petitions filed by lawyer, husband ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has fixed for hearing the petitions filed by lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking suspension of their sentences. A three-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and comprising Justice Mussarat Hilali and…
People hold a sign that reads: “Glitter for everyone, except for Nazis” during a protest against a two-day party convention of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, in Erfurt, Germany, July 4, 2026. REUTERS Thousands protested against Germany’s far-right AfD and blocked roads to its annual conference in the eastern city of Erfurt on…
125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib recently witnessed a wall collapse owing to its dilapidated state Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib located in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura district of Punjab. Photo APP/file Prime Minister’s Coordinator for the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday announced the reconstruction and preservation of a Sikh…
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index maintained its bullish momentum on Friday, surging by a little over 850 points to close above 185,370, pushing its weekly gains to 3.2%. Strong performances in banking and oil & gas stocks, alongside positive macroeconomic cues including expectations of lower oil prices and the upcoming policy developments, lifted investor sentiment. Market…
Russia told Putin its forces captured Kostiantynivka, advancing its long-running offensive in Donetsk A drone view shows a soldier holding up a Russian flag, as the Russian defense ministry says its forces had taken control of Kostiantynivka, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine in this screen grab from handout…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Türkiye have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the maritime and transport sectors. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, held in Istanbul. During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed the existing cooperation…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a significant improvement in the International Telecommunication Union’s ICT Development Index 2026, jumping 27 places with a 20% increase in its score, according to an official statement issued on Friday. According to the latest data, Pakistan’s ICT Development Index score increased from 56.4 in 2025 to 67.7 in 2026, showing a…
Indian filmmaker Farah Khan visited actors Ashwini Kalsekar and Murali Sharma for a vlog, where a casual cooking session turned into a walk down memory lane, bringing early 2000s cinema nostalgia and highlighting the chaotic reality of filming pre-CGI action sequences. The conversation centred around Farah’s 2004 blockbuster directorial debut, Main Hoon Na, which starred Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen,…