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 …
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has directed all provincial departments to complete approved development schemes by January 2026. The chief minister issued the directive at a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to review implementation of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). Mr Bugti commended officials of departments that demonstrated swift progress, but expressed dissatisfaction with officials whose …
LAHORE: Sialkot police registered a first information report (FIR) on Monday against multiple suspects for allegedly vandalising the properties of and attacking the members of the Ahmadi community the previous night. The FIR, was registered at Moutra police station on behalf of Sub-Inspector Amir Ali Sindhu. It invokes Sections 395 (punishment for dacoity), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter …
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association of Pakistan (PRA) on Monday staged a mass walkout from a session of the National Assembly, over senior journalist Ijaz Ahmed allegedly being subjected to misbehaviour by PTI founder Imran Khan. According to Ahmed, who spoke to Dawn.com, the walkout was organised by the PRA Pakistan’s Election Committee. “[The] PTI founder hurled abuse …
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said his government nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize because “he helped save the region from destruction” during a period of Pakistan-India escalation. The Pakistani government in June had decided to formally recommend US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his “decisive diplomatic intervention and …