Proposes structured transition framework with priority including establishing national health financing forum Patients line up for medical assistance at a health camp. Photo: Express Cuts in development assistance and funding pose a significant threat to the country’s health sector and its functioning, according to a report by think tank Tabadlab. In a press release issued…
Medical degree requires 6,200 hours of study with 80% minimum attendance over five years The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Tuesday announced a new policy requiring students intending to pursue medical or dental education abroad to qualify for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) and obtain PMDC registration before leaving Pakistan….
Session delves into shift towards global weaponisation, ‘pre-war’ readiness, fraying of the nuclear order A photo of the panel on Crisis Readiness in a Pre-War World at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs conference on Sunday, May 10. Seated from left to right: research scholar Dr Tahir Mahmood Azad, former ambassador Mustafa Kamal Kazi, and…
Police say she operates sophisticated cocaine network supplying Karachi’s elite through WhatsApp orders The Karachi police on Tuesday arrested a woman accused of operating one of the city’s most organised narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias “Pinky”, was arrested during a joint operation conducted by the City police and a civil agency…
Directs reforms in interior ministry institutions and enhanced capacity of police and FIA Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a meeting on the country’s law and order situation in Islamabad on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that all available resources be utilised to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to ensure…
The federal government took notice on Tuesday after reports that another Cambridge International Education (CIE) Mathematics exam was allegedly leaked. A and O Level examinations under the Cambridge system are currently being held across the country for the May-June session. Just days after the cancellation of an A-Level Mathematics paper over a leak, another CIE Mathematics exam was…
Country sees improved US ties as it emerges as key party taking up Mideast mediation efforts amid regional tensions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on September 25, 2025. Photo: Handout A year after the Pakistan-India military confrontation triggered by…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that property owned by a third person cannot be included as part of dower without the owner’s clear consent. The judgment came in a civil petition for leave to appeal against a…
Confrontation disrupted the tourists’ journey, while some vehicles were reportedly threatened with stone pelting SWAT: The district administration and police in Swat have launched legal action after a group of local individuals allegedly stopped tourists from travelling to Mahodand Lake in Kalam, an incident that later went viral on social media and raised concerns over…
Team will assess investment opportunities, port facilities, and logistics infrastructure in Gwadar GWADAR: In what is being hailed as a significant milestone in economic and trade relations between Pakistan and Iran, a high-level, fully authorized delegation from the Chabahar Free Zone Organization has arrived in Gwadar. The delegation, led by Chairman Muhammad Saeed Arbabi, crossed…