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 …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday categorically warned Kabul to make a clear choice between Pakistan and the Khawarij, saying Afghanistan could not host militants destabilising its neighbour while expecting normal ties with Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. The statement came as the military reported that 12 soldiers were martyred and 35 terrorists linked to the Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khwarij network …

RAWALPINDI: A total of 19 soldiers were martyred and 45 terrorists linked to the Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij network were killed in three separate intelligence-based operations conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) between September 10 and 13, the military’s media wing reported on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the first operation took place in Bajaur district following reports …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s decisive victory in the recent conflict with India had elevated the country’s global stature, asserting that the Armed Forces had dispelled the misconception that Pakistan relied solely on its nuclear capability. Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, the premier praised the swift and effective response by Pakistan’s Armed Forces during the …

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has denied media reports suggesting that party founder Imran Khan barred his sons from travelling to Pakistan, calling such claims factually incorrect and taken out of context. The party’s central secretary for information, Sheikh Waqas Akram, dismissed the reports on Tuesday, terming them misleading and urged journalists, particularly those reporting from Adiala Jail, to refrain from …

As part of the Overseas Chinese Uyghur community living in Rawalpindi, I had the incredible honour of a cultural and educational visit to China. The visit beginning from Xinjiang and spanning multiple cities concluded in Beijing. This journey carried deep personal significance, reconnecting me with my ancestral roots in Xinjiang. But it was not only a journey into my own …

PM Shehbaz terms Gwadar Int’l airport a gift from China to people of Balochistan Gwadar Airport to serve as catalyst for economic prosperity, regional connectivity ISLAMABAD: Prime Ministers of Pakistan and China on Monday jointly inaugurated the Gwadar International Airport, a key component of the multi-billion-dollar CPEC project. The airport, located 26 kilometers northeast of the existing Gwadar airport, has been …

ISLAMABAD: As Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pakistan on Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed the hope that his Chinese counterpart’s four-day bilateral visit would be “productive”. During his visit, Premier Li would also attend the much-anticipated 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), which is taking place on October 15 …

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said it’s shocked to learn of an attack near Pakistan’s Karachi airport that killed Chinese nationals and expressed strong condemnation against the terrorist act. The attack happened at about 11:00 p.m. local time on Sunday (1800 GMT) when a convoy from the Port Qasim Electric Power Company was attacked by terrorists near Jinnah International …