Says work on a plan to maintain strategic reserves of crude oil in the country underway Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding energy security, in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday termed “energy planning critical’ to Pakistan’s future”, stating that timely government actions during the Middle East conflict helped mitigate…
Interior minister says PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Munir making vigorous efforts at all levels to resolve the issue Mohsin Naqvi met Natalie Baker in Islamabad on Wednesday, April 23, 2026. US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie Baker met Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday, where both discussed diplomatic efforts regarding the second round of negotiations…
ISLAMABAD: A total of 664 candidates have filed nomination papers for the Gilgit-Baltistan general elections scheduled for June 7, 2026. The candidates will contest elections on 24 constituencies across the region. Constituency Gilgit-2 has attracted the highest number of candidates, with 58 contenders, while Diamer-4 has the lowest, with 11 candidates in the race. In…
PTA officials said the move is part of ongoing efforts to curb the illegal online sale of medicines ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked four websites involved in the sale of unregistered and banned medicines, officials said on Wednesday. The action was taken following a request from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan…
Meeting also decided to establish joint counters and introduce a unified checking system at a single point ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to install modern machinery at airports to improve the checking process and facilitate passengers through a one-window operation. This decision was made in a special meeting chaired by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi…
QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday said it was making headway in education by bringing out-of-school children back into classrooms and reopening long-closed institutions. Speaking at an event at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, along with senior officials, shared progress on the ongoing campaign. Education Minister Rahila Hamid Durrani and…
LAHORE: Punjab is experiencing prolonged and increasingly disruptive electricity outages, with rural areas reporting load-shedding of up to 16 hours a day and urban centres facing recurring interruptions, according to residents and power distribution officials. The situation has intensified across regions served by Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco), Faisalabad (Fesco)…
Officials say 1 polio case in 2026 vs 74 in 2024, 31 in 2025, showing sharp decline nationwide Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided high level meeting on polio eradication on April 22, 2026 in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s resolve to completely eradicate polio from Pakistan, noting…
CDA Planning Department will send recommendations for the auction of saleable government land ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) has retrieved six acres of CDA-owned land behind the high-security Red Zone and Diplomatic Enclave in the federal capital, worth billions of rupees. According to the CDA, the land had been illegally occupied for decades…
Nearly 150k posts abolished across province; 30k education posts already abolished RAWALPINDI: Amid an acute financial and economic crisis in Punjab, the provincial government has granted final approval to abolish nearly 150,000 vacant posts ranging from Grade 1 to 16 across all departments. Implementation has commenced, and all such positions will be eliminated before the…