Announces projects for Bajaur, including establishing a university campus, linking district with Dir, Swat motorways PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday announced a massive Rs1 trillion development package for the merged districts of the K-P, with Rs400 billion earmarked for health and education. Speaking at the Bajaur Sports Complex after meeting leaders…
Prolonged Gulf conflict can reduce annual inflows, pose threat to external account To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file KARACHI: As Pakistan grapples with the fear…
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic disappointment to claim a third world title, reaffirming his dominance on the global stage. Photo: REUTERS/FILE PRAGUE: American Ilia Malinin returned to the pinnacle of his sport as he skated to a third world title on Saturday and shrugged off the shock of an eighth-place finish at last month’s…
SBU says the “traitors” had used their past military experience to gain access to sensitive locations. Listen to article WORLDWIDE: Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had dismantled a spy network allegedly run by Hungarian military intelligence, accusing two former Ukrainian soldiers of gathering classified defence information in a western region that borders Hungary. The Security…
PUBLISHED September 28, 2025 As the campaign for immunisation against HPV began, a lot of objections to the vaccine came to the fore, raising doubts in the minds of even those optimistic people who usually see the bright side of things. The most common objection is why a girl as young as nine years old…
. Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial cooperation today (Monday). This event will take place at the Supreme Court building…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged provincial governments to provide their respective shares for the subsidy package at the earliest, expressing hope that all federating units would support the national relief effort. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting to review progress on the implementation of subsidies…
Says the government is working to make electricity tariffs competitive to support key economic sectors ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, on Thursday, attributed the steady increase in electricity consumption to the success of the government’s energy policies and reform measures, said a press release. He made the remarks during a meeting…
Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix for the past four years. Photo: AFP SUZUKA: Max Verstappen said his current unhappiness has left all options on the table, including retirement once the current Formula 1 season ends. A winner of 71 career F1 races, which trails only Lewis Hamilton (105) and Michael Schumacher (91)…
WORLDWIDE: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will sign an executive order to reduce the price of prescription drugs, aligning them with the lowest rates paid by other wealthy nations. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, announced that the order would be signed Monday morning and would enforce a “most favoured nation”…