KARACHI: Expressing displeasure over the detection of two more poliovirus cases in the province this month, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has suspended district health officers (DHOs) of Badin and Keamari and ordered disciplinary action against deputy commissioners (DCs) of Badin and Thatta districts. He also removed assistant commissioners (ACs) of Matli and Mirpur Sakro. “Polio is a …
ISLAMABAD: The feud between the PPP and the PML-N took another turn on Tuesday as the former staged a walkout of the National Assembly over remarks made by the latter’s leader and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz a day earlier. The war of words, which began over flood compensation through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), had expanded to water …
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday successfully conducted a training launch of a newly inducted cruise missile Fatah-4 at a range of 750 kilometres, the military’s media wing said. “Equipped with advanced avionics and state of the art navigational aids, this weapon system is capable of evading enemy’s missile defence system due to terrain hugging features and engaging targets with …
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s leadership would decide about sending troops to support the “peace-keeping force” in Gaza, adding that Palestinian law enforcement agencies would be operating on the ground. He shared this while answering a question about whether Pakistan would be deploying any troops in Gaza under a peace plan announced by US President …
QUETTA: At least 10 people, including soldiers, were martyred and 32 were injured on Tuesday after a bomb blast ripped through a busy street near Quetta’s Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters, officials said. Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the death and injury toll. He said, “Ten people have been killed while 32 were injured in the blast. The injured …
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) achieved another milestone on Tuesday, crossing 166,000 points for the first time in history. The benchmark KSE-100 index surged to an intraday peak of 166,556.29, marking a gain of 2,708.61 points or 1.65 per cent, while its lowest level of the day was 164,208.33, up 360.65 points or 0.22pc from the previous day’s close. The …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday declared Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Sept 16 decision to bar Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri from judicial work “null and void”, a day after the apex court ordered the decision’s suspension. Yesterday, the court adjourned the hearing to September 30 (today) and issued notices to all the respondents, as well as the Attorney General …
ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Iva Petrova held a formal kick-off meeting with Pakistan’s economic team, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, to review the implementation of the $7bn Extended Financing Facility (EFF) and the $1.1bn Resilience & Sustainability Facility (RSF). The programme’s performance as of end-June 2025 — the period under review — has been …
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that flood damages in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will affect upcoming Rabi cultivation, as the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority directed survey teams to prioritise public complaints while assessing losses in affected areas. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain, wind, and thundershowers in south-eastern Sindh till October 2, with …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that all affairs of the Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) will soon be computerised to minimise human intervention and eliminate inefficiencies. He was chairing a meeting on the affairs of the PNC, attended by the federal health secretary and an additional secretary. The minister announced to fully digitalise the PNC …