PM Shehbaz Sharif presents a Rs10 million reward cheque to PIMS nurse Razia Naureen in recognition of her life-saving efforts that helped save a child. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the first phase of the Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Centre by March 2027, aiming…
. PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa took another step towards paperless governance and digital public services as the K-P Information Technology Board (ITB) and the Kaghan Development Authority (KDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Provincial Minister for Information, Science and Information Technology Shafi Jan. Under the agreement, the KDA’s office affairs and official…
. K-P reported first locally transmitted MPOX case. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Mpox has resurfaced in Sindh with three new confirmed cases, including a man and his daughter, pushing the provincial tally to 40. According to hospital sources at Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital in NIPA, PCR tests confirmed Mpox in three patients currently under treatment. One…
Prolonged dry spells since mid-2014, linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon, have battered subsistence farmers in Central America’s "dry corridor" running through Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. PHOTO: AFP GENEVA: The El Nino weather phenomenon is set to strengthen further into 2027, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organisation…
Aurangzeb terms issuance positive development Says transaction reflects investors’ confidence Calls it part of ISLAMABAD: Ahead of debt repayment to Saudi Arabia, the government on Thursday raised $3 billion from global capital markets at up to 7.9% face value interest rates. Pakistan is scheduled to return the $3 billion debt to Saudi Arabia, which it…
. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan and Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhail on Thursday discussed the development of the communications sector in Balochistan, including ongoing and proposed National Highway Authority (NHA) projects and construction of major highways across the province. During a meeting here, they reviewed progress on the N-25 (KarachiQuettaChaman), costing…
Muddy floodwater rushes through Nullah Dek at Zafarwal in Narowal district. The rain-fed stream experienced high-level flooding with discharges reaching 22,500 cusecs. PHOTO: NNI LAHORE: Water flows in most rivers across Punjab remain normal, although low-level flooding has been reported in the Indus River at Kalabagh and Chashma, while the Dek, an important tributary of…
Actors Rooney Mara and Kate Mara attend the photocall of ‘Bucking Fastard’ at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido. PHOTO: AFP VENICE: Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara have brought an unusual acting challenge to the Venice Film Festival, delivering their lines in perfect unison in Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’, which premiered on…
Jurors reconvened after a judge urged them to reconsider positions and reach a unanimous verdict Lindsay Clancy and attorney Kevin Reddington watch jurors in her murder trial as Judge William Sullivan asks them to continue deliberations, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, US, September 2, 2026.REUTERS Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial deliberated for a sixth day on…
Intense rainfall in the mountainous regions can trigger sharp rises in rivers, streams and seasonal nullahs This aerial view shows partially submerged residential buildings following the overflowing of the Ravi River in Lahore. Photo: AFP The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned on Thursday of a potential flood…