Minister Kamal calls the approval a major milestone in strengthening Pakistan’s healthcare system Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. Photo: X Federal Minister for National Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that the federal cabinet approved Pakistan’s first-ever National Vaccine Policy, paving the way for local vaccine production in the country. The approval was granted during a…
Project is first phase of 10-year programme to modernise electricity transmission network, reduce power outages The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved $375.9 million in financing for Pakistan’s Grid Stability Enhancement Project to strengthen the country’s national power transmission network under the Boosting Energy Security through Transmission in Pakistan (BEST-PAK) Multiphase Programmatic…
Online platforms fail to detect known sexual extortion coercion scripts, eSafety says Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration. Photo: Reuters Big Tech companies, including Apple, Meta and Google, have “significant gaps” in tackling child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online…
Says govt asking for informal engagement, but the party does not want ‘photo sessions’ with the prime minister ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Friday said that the upcoming federal budget would not bring any relief to the public, stressing that it would fail to improve the lives of ordinary citizens. Speaking to the…
ATLANTA: The Egyptian football federation said Wednesday it had asked for the officiating team who handled the Pharoahs loss 3-2 last-16 to Argentina to be thrown out of the World Cup. “Hany Aburida, President of the Egyptian Football Federation, filed a complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into the French referee Francois Letexier… after the serious refereeing mistakes committed…
Dutch coach says rebuilding is his passion, confirms one-year PHF contract with option to extend KARACHI: KARACHI: Pakistan hockey coach Bob Veldhof has said that rebuilding the national team is his passion and he wants the country to return to the top of the world hockey within two to three years, insisting that becoming head…
Renowned Indian playback singer Shaan is ready to swap the recording booth for the silver screen. After making a buzzworthy appearance in the thriller series Brown, the vocalist revealed that the acting bug has bitten him for good. Although Shaan spent decades in the Indian music industry, his brief stint in the OTT space has…
Inventor says a technical mistake caused the car to turn left instead of right and into the path of the police vehicle Islamabad Police SP City Zone Ayaz Hussain (left) speaks alongside computer engineering student Ahsan Zafar Abbasi in a video released by the police, following the collision involving Ahsan’s driverless car and a police…
KARACHI: Bulls stayed firmly in control at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, driving the benchmark KSE-100 index higher by more than 2,000 points as aggressive buying in banking, energy and cement stocks kept the market’s upward momentum intact. The bourse opened in positive territory and extended its gains throughout the session, supported by…
Oil prices gained for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday as investors awaited developments on potential US-Iran talks at the United Nations General Assembly this week after more supplies emerged through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. The Brent crude futures November contract rose $1.14, or 1.1%, to $101.48 a barrel at…