LAHORE: With a month remaining before elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has unveiled its list of ticket holders for 19 out of 24 seats, intensifying the electoral contest with coalition ally Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which had announced its candidates and reserved-seat priorities earlier this week. According to a notification issued by…
FPCCI cites 10-year tax break in SEZs, Punjab’s ‘food basket’ status to woo investors LAHORE: A high-profile 30-member Chinese business delegation visited the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Office in Lahore and held comprehensive meetings with their Pakistani counterparts aimed at enhancing bilateral trade, investment and industrial cooperation. Following discussions,…
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least four police personnel were martyred after terrorists rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police checkpoint in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district late Saturday night, triggering a massive blast that completely destroyed the post and left several personnel feared trapped under the debris. According to initial reports, terrorists belonging to the…
WASHINGTON/CAIRO/BEIRUT: A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the executive to take steps to add a separate column in the Nikahnama regarding the husband’s title or the title of any other person over the property to be given in dower. It noted that the husband and any other person who consented to the transfer/settlement of the dower…
ISPR terms it ‘defining landmark’ journey CDF Asim Munir to lead GHQ ceremony President, PM pay tribute to ‘v The Parliament House has been illuminated with green lights to mark the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq in the federal capital. PHOTO: ONLINE RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan can neither be “intimidated nor subdued by…
Despite repeated warnings, Karachi continues to suffer extreme heat conditions as hospitals report a sharp rise in hea KARACHI: Severe heat and unusually high temperatures in Karachi are taking a heavy toll on ordinary citizens, leaving many struggling to cope. However, the Health Department and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have not put sufficient public…
. KARACHI: More than 15 armed men stormed a farmhouse in the Murad Memon Goth, Sachal area in Malir district and looted cash and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees after taking the manager and his family hostage. According to details, the suspects forcibly entered the farmhouse after breaking the gate, held guards, staff,…
KARACHI: Speeding water tankers crushed three people in different areas of the city on Saturday. Separately, two people lost their lives in road mishaps. A speeding water tanker hit a motorcyclist, killing the rider on the spot and injuring a police officer near Sharea Faisal. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Fazlullah. The tanker driver…
CM, minister share authority in unprecedented move amid corruption probes, exam irregularities KARACHI: In a move that has stirred debate in education and bureaucracy circles of Sindh, the provincial government’s decision to split the controlling authority of educational boards between the chief minister and the minister for universities and boards has introduced what officials describe…