Orders Okara DPO to register FIR against the officials concerned, submit compliance report in 15 days The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the registration of a criminal case against officials of the Crime Control Department (CCD) over the alleged illegal detention of a citizen, ruling that video evidence contradicted the department’s account of…
He says elected representatives reflect public expectations, problems, priorities PM Shehbaz meets newly elected PML-N members of G-B assembly. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday termed the development of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) a priority of the federal government, saying special attention was being paid to improving infrastructure, communications, energy, education, health and tourism, as…
Women must ‘fearlessly’ report all gender-based discrimination at workplace: Ombudswoman Federal Ombudswoman for Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Fauzia Waqar on Friday said that women must report all kinds of gender-based discrimination at the workplace, including physical misconduct, denial of equal opportunities, disregard for merit, and ban on senior roles. The amendment…
‘Further updates will be shared as the search and rescue (SAR) operation continues,’ PAA says The wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane is being retrieved by rescuers. Photo: Online The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) said on Friday that search and rescue operations for the K2 Airways cargo aircraft remain underway in the…
Recommendations to be presented to prime minister for consideration, says the ministry DPM chaired a meeting of the committee on Improving Government Efficiency. PHOTO: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired a meeting of the committee on Improving Government Efficiency, which finalised actionable recommendations prepared by five sub-working groups, according…
ISLAMABAD: A special court in Islamabad has determined the sentences applicable under Pakistani law for 56 Pakistani prisoners repatriated from Sri Lanka, a move that could lead to the release of a majority of them once the administrative process is completed. Judge Special Court (Control of Narcotic Substances) Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan calculated the sentence…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Bangladeshi counterpart, Salahuddin Ahmed, with both sides agreeing to increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest, the interior ministry said on Friday. According to the post on X, the meeting discussed training and exchange programmes for police officers. The two ministers also agreed to enhance cooperation to prevent cybercrime…
Covering 21 situations of concern, the report documented 9,788 cases verified by the United Nations in 2025 UNITED NATIONS: Seventeen years after the UN recognized conflict-related sexual violence as a threat to international peace and security, Pakistan has called for the “full, faithful and non-selective” implementation of the Security Council resolutions, including on women, peace…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar on Thursday stepped up diplomatic efforts to salvage the fragile peace process between Iran and the US after a fresh military escalation threatened to derail the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which ended months of hostilities. The latest crisis erupted after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on…
Says cargo was experiencing severe flooding when Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre received distress call The Pakistan Navy, in coordination with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), rescued all 20 Pakistani crew members from a sinking cargo dhow off the coast of Ormara after responding to a distress call, the military’s media wing said on…