PESHAWAR: Details of the Act governing the privileges, salaries and immunities of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker have come to light after the gazette notification of the law was issued. According to the Act, now available on the Assembly website, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be entitled to two official vehicles each….

Former senator and federal minister Javed Jabbar terms wider backing for institution essential for promotion of perfor KARACHI: Former senator and ex-federal minister Javed Jabbar has called for stronger public and private sector support to ensure the long-term sustainability of the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), saying the institution has reached a stage where…

Maryam tells PPP to accept defeat with grace Bilawal says PPP will protect mandate at all costs Nawaz calls vict MUZAFFARABAD/ LAHORE: Coalition partners Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) traded acerbic accusations on Tuesday after the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections as the PML-N…

ISLAMABAD: Provinces have demanded over 2.2 million metric tonnes of wheat to arrest prices of wheat flour that soared up to Rs150 per kilogramme, as the Centre plans to import roughly 1 million metric tonnes of the commodity through the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). The federal government has so far decided to import the…

. ISLAMABAD:  The government fixed the amount of diyat at Rs19,352,390 for the current fiscal year 2026-27, almost double the amount set for fiscal 2025-26, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. Diyat or the blood money is compensation for murder payable by the offender to the heirs of the…

. "Chronic malnutrition levels in Pakistan have not changed in the past 40 years and have been estimated to cost the economy 3% of its gross domestic product (GDP) per year," Dr Paracha. ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday sought WFP’s technical assistance in integrating nutrition, digital innovation, and international best practices into the National Food…

The Sindh Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised alarm over the growing number of dangerous and dilapidated buildings across the province, with the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) revealing that Karachi alone has 588 hazardous structures, including 444 buildings classified as part of the city's historical heritage. The disclosure came during a PAC meeting chaired…

RAWALPINDI: Residents of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) and Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) areas are facing an acute water crisis, with a widening supply shortfall, declining groundwater yields and reduced inflows from Khanpur Dam leaving thousands of households struggling to meet their daily water needs. The crisis has intensified despite a substantial increase in water…