. When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced four Daanish schools for Gilgit-Baltistan during his 7 May visit to Gilgit, the news travelled through the region’s parents and teachers faster than any other line in his address. Free education, free meals, free uniforms, smart boards and e libraries, all on federal account, in a region where…
Bank of Punjab President & CEO Zafar Masud. Photo: File The Bank of Punjab (BoP) has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stacks, marking an important step toward transforming Pakistan’s remittance landscape and strengthening the country’s digital financial ecosystem, according to a press release. The MoU was signed by Stacks Co founder…
LONDON: Arne Slot said on Friday he and Mohamed Salah both want what is best for Liverpool after the Egyptian appeared to take aim at the Dutchman on his way out of the club. Salah’s storied nine-year spell at Anfield will come to a close after Sunday’s clash against Brentford. Liverpool still need a point…
Viral footage captures harassment incident as police probe alleged attack on music academy Police vehicles are parked outside District Headquarters Hospital in Muzaffargarh, Punjab on July 29, 2015. Photo: Reuters CCTV and mobile phone videos have emerged showing a woman being harassed by a large crowd outside a music academy in Nazimabad No 3, prompting police…
GILGIT: I’ve lived my worst nightmare. It wasn’t the coronavirus, but the prolonged treatment [read: observation] in isolation that made it a hellish experience. Imagine being confined to a tiny room with no social interaction whatsoever for almost a month. Doctors and nurses were the only visitors, who, too, would check on me once or…
Goals from Ngumoha and Salah secured a 2-0 win AFP April 12, 2026 2 min read Liverpool returned to winning ways as goals from Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah secured a 2-0 victory over Fulham at Anfield. Photo: AFP/FILE LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s rising star and departing legend combined to ease the pressure on Arne Slot as…
Under the law, a 0.5 per cent quota was reserved for transgender persons in government jobs up to Grade 15 KARACHI: In Sindh, nearly four years after the announcement of a government job quota for transgender persons, the policy has still not been implemented. The main obstacle is a legal requirement that mandates a physical…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday sent the suspect in the murder of Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail on a 14-day judicial remand for an identification parade. Tariq was shot dead a day earlier while trying to rescue a woman near Shaheen Chowk on Ninth Avenue in the jurisdiction of Margalla Police Station….
. PESHAWAR: An important meeting on FM radio stations under the Information and Public Relations Department was chaired by the Special Assistant to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan. Secretary Information Matiullah Khan and other relevant officials attended the meeting. The Special Assistant was given a comprehensive briefing on the…
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to feature in a record sixth World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo heads to a record sixth World Cup blessed with a prodigiously talented group of team-mates as Portugal target glory for the first time on the global stage. Roberto Martinez’s side are strong favourites to progress from Group K…