Announces grand tribal Loya Jirga for Saturday, plans to introduce legislation for legal action over drone damages Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses the provincial assembly session on Thursday, calling for an end to drone strikes. SCREENGRAB The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed three bills as Chief Minister Sohail Afridi made an appeal for…
12,792 candidates appeared in the written examination, out of which only 355 managed to clear it The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Thursday announced the results of the Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination 2025, showing a highly competitive outcome with a success rate of just 2.67%. According to official figures, 12,792 candidates appeared in the…
24-year-old clears exam on first try, secures top post, brings pride to tribal district Muneeba Hussain is the first woman from Bajaur successfully cleared CSS 2025 examination. PHOTO: AUTHOR PESHAWAR: In a major milestone for the tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Muneeba Hussain became the first woman from Bajaur to be allocated to the Pakistan Administrative…
Afghan forces target civilian populations in six separate incidents, destroy eight residential houses Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on February 27. PHOTO: AFP At least nine civilians were…
Project hailed as breakthrough, offering rapid transport for critical patients in remote districts Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti said the air ambulance is now fully ready for service and will soon be formally launched for the public. PHOTO: CM BALOCHISTAN X QUETTA: For the first time in Balochistan’s history, people living in remote and…
Says Pakistan will continue to work closely with international partners to improve child health outcomes A delegation of Partnership for Lead Free Future and UNICEF called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday underscored the government’s commitment to protecting children’s health, prioritising polio eradication and addressing the growing risks…
KARACHI: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department has initiated steps to introduce religious textbooks for Hindu students enrolled in government schools for grades three to five, it emerged on Thursday. According to a notification issued on April 29, the Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) had no financial budget available for the publication of the subject religious books…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the groundbreaking ceremony of Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad on July 21, 2024. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the Punjab…
Says government working on plans to develop modern city dedicated to children with Down syndrome CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah. SCREENGRAB Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said that the provincial government had established nearly 10 Down syndrome centres in Hyderabad, following Karachi. Speaking in Hyderabad, Shah said that the Hyderabad centre reflected…
Petition urges SC to strike down judges’ transfers and clarify constitutional rules on judicial appointments Justice Babar Sattar (L), Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz (M) and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. Photos: IHC website ISLAMABAD: A petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenged the transfer of three Islamabad High Court judges, arguing that the move…