Says initiative to act as powerful economic multiplier Loans of up to Rs10m will be available on easy terms Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif distributes a cheque to a beneficiary during a ceremony in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched a landmark five-year, Rs3.2 trillion housing programme, aimed at funding the…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 with China Global Television Network’s program “The Heat”. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh and FPCCI’s Policy Advisory Board Chairman Zahid…
HYDERABAD: Sindh Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho has said that the eradication of drugs from society cannot be achieved by law enforcement alone, stressing that a broader social effort is essential to curb the growing menace. Addressing a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club, he said it would be “living in a…
KARACHI: No government hospital in Karachi or across Sindh offers comprehensive breast cancer treatment. Even basic screening services, such as mammography for early detection, are largely unavailable at public, district, and primary healthcare centres. Many teaching hospitals lack one-window treatment facilities, and where limited services exist, patient demand far exceeds capacity. Due to the shortage…
With no incinerators, most healthcare facilities hire private contractors for medical waste disposal KARACHI: Government district and taluka hospitals in Karachi and interior Sindh lack proper incinerator facilities to dispose of medical waste on scientific grounds. As a result, hazardous hospital waste is largely being handed over to private contractors, with little oversight on its…
10,194 gutka-related cases were registered in 2019, of which 5,500 are still pending Gutka and mainpuri prepared and sold openly in defiance of the law. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Karachi is facing a growing public health and law enforcement crisis as the illegal trade and widespread use of gutka continue largely unchecked. Despite strict laws and…
Israel’s foreign ministry says 20 of the ships ‘now making their way peacefully to Israel’ The flotilla set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Syracuse in Italy.AFP Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday said Israel’s army had “kidnapped” 211 activists, including a Paris city councillor, in a…
Germany says it is prepared for possible US troop cuts, stresses importance of transatlantic ties US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 3, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS United States President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, saying…
Instructs authorities to ensure strict monitoring as relief measures continue to curb inflation impact Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: PMO/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended the fuel subsidy for motorcyclists, public transport and goods transport by another month as he announced the continuation of measures aimed at providing relief to the public…
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the Knesset, West Jerusalem, Israel, Oct, 13,2025.PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump has renewed his “pressure campaign” on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told Axios on Wednesday that Netanyahu had raised his corruption trial…