Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs review meeting on privatisation of DISCOs. PHOTO: PID Pakistan on Tuesday moved forward with plans to privatise three power distribution companies in the first phase of its reform programme, as the government continues efforts to restructure loss-making state-owned enterprises, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Chairing…
Says India’s approach in Afghanistan driven by a single objective, which he described as ‘destabilising Pakistan’ Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing the United Nation Security Council. PHOTO: X Pakistan called on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to take “verifiable and non-reversible action” against terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory, as its…
Visiting dignitary receives guard of honour from Tri Services contingent upon his arrival at GHQ Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Staff (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and , Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces General Rodolphe Haykal meet at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: ISPR Pakistan and Lebanon…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate has surrendered Rs1.436 billion savings to the national exchequer through an austerity and expenditure rationalisation programme, exceeding the target prescribed by the Finance Division by 500 per cent and setting what officials termed a new benchmark for fiscal discipline. The amount makes up 15.9 per cent of the upper house’s total budget…
According to official figures, major hospitals across the K-P have limited ICU capacity PESHAWAR: As Muhammad Owais rushed through the corridors of Khyber Teaching Hospital in a desperate search for an intensive care unit (ICU) bed for his critically ill mother, every passing minute diminished her chances of survival. Hospital staff told him that no…
Police encounter in Lahore. Photo: Express (file) GUJRANWALA: Five alleged robbers wanted in dozens of criminal cases were killed during three separate police encounters in Gujranwala’s Gakhar, Wahando and Garjakh areas, while seven of their accomplices managed to escape, police said on Sunday. City Police Officer (CPO) Dr Sardar Ghiyas Gul Khan took immediate notice…
Fatalities highlight industrial safety lapses; workers seek legal action against management HARIPUR: Two labourers lost their lives in separate workplace accidents in Haripur district on Sunday, raising fresh concerns over occupational safety standards at industrial and mining sites. In the first incident, a worker was crushed to death after falling into machinery at a paper…
RAWALPINDI: A prolonged internet outage at the domicile issuance branch located within the District Courts complex in Rawalpindi has left thousands of students, job seekers and members of the public facing serious difficulties, with no new domiciles reportedly issued during the past month. Sources said the branch’s internet and biometric verification system has remained non-functional…
RAWALPINDI: The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has achieved a major breakthrough against an illegal human kidney transplant network by arresting two key suspects, with investigations revealing significant new details. Officials said FIA teams arrested the main agent, Shabbir Hussain, from Jalalpur Bhattian in Hafizabad district, while his close associate and alleged sub-agent, Ghulam Abbas, was…
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry. Photos: Files Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said on Monday that the government was “actively working” to secure the release of 10 seamen held hostage by Somali pirates on a ship for over a month. The oil tanker Honour 25, sailing under the Somali flag…