Pakistan

PM Shehbaz launches 10mn digital wallets under BISP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday launched 10 million digital wallets for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries, calling it a historic milestone in Pakistan's journey towards transparency, financial inclusion, and a c...

PM awards Rs2.5m each to three shepherds who saved 300 lives

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday awarded cash prizes to three shepherds from Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) who saved around 300 people by warning of an impending glacial lake outburst in the Ghizer district. Sharif presented cheques of Rs2...

PCB refutes reports on Shan, Rizwan's captaincy future

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday firmly dismissed reports suggesting the removal of Shan Masood as Test captain and the revocation of Mohammad Rizwan’s ODI captaincy. In a post on X, a PCB spokesperson said that there is no pr...

Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: Fatima Sana to lead 15-member Pakistan squad

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday unveiled Fatima Sana-led 15-member squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, set to take place from September 30 to November 2. With Sana — who has previously captained the team in Women's...

PCB to produce documentary on 10 years of PSL

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to produce a documentary covering the 10-year journey of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). According to sources, the documentary will be developed on international standards, showcasing the highs, l...

Frankfurt: Karachi community Germany celebrates Pakistan’s Independence Day with traditional zeal

Like every year, the Karachi Community Germany (registered) celebrated Pakistan’s Independence Day with great enthusiasm in Frankfurt. The event was held at the Saalbau Gallus Hall, where a large number of participants attended — not onl...

Judicial body directs judges to report ‘external influence’ within 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) on Monday directed judges to report any instance of external influence within 24 hours to protect judicial independence. The 54th NJPMC meeting was held at the Supreme Court under...

Balochistan CM forms special cell to dismantle terrorist networks in campuses

QUETTA: Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, on Monday announced the formation of a special cell to identify and dismantle terrorist networks operating within educational institutions. Addressing a press conference alongside senior offic...

Murad Ali Shah chairs rain emergency meeting

KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday chaired a meeting with regard to arrangements to tackle any rain emergency situation. Chief minister was briefed about likely rainfall in Karahi from tonight. “The work has been in progress to im...

PM Shehbaz announces cabinet’s one-month salary for KP flood victims

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced the donation of one month’s salary from the federal cabinet to aid relief efforts for flood-hit people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Presiding over a meeting to review ongoing relief efforts...

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Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...

Pakistani youth to get training in IT skills

ISLAMABAD: If you’re an engineer completing your four-year bachelor's programme and enter the industry, companies are frustrated you have no experience. But now, Huawei and the Pakistan government are trying to fill this gap by training 300,000...
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