Islamabad to host Pakistan-Iran trade meeting today
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) will be held on Tuesday (today) to further strengthen bilateral...
Month: August 2026
144 children lost to diphtheria, measles since January in Karachi
• Deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases reported at four tertiary care city hospitals• Expert says most parents fail to ensure children...
Senate body slams linking members to seizure of smuggled cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: The subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday strongly condemned what it called...
PCB moves IHC against orders to disclose players’ financial details
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging two separate orders of the Pakistan...
Balochistan ‘not as bleak as portrayed’, says Bugti
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that the security and governance situation in the province is neither...
Govt executes agreements with pension fund managers
• 16 companies to establish separate pension funds, ensure death and disability risk cover for employees• Centre to establish non-banking...
Heavy rain warning raises flood risk in low-lying areas
• Medium to high flows expected in nullahs linked to Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi• Authorities on high alert as NDMA...
Pakistan gets a pass on new US visa bond rule
• Washington makes visa bond programme permanent; Bangladesh, Nepal among 50 countries covered, India also excluded• Visitors from listed nations...
Govt slashes petrol price by Rs4.08, high-speed diesel by Rs2.45
The government on Monday slashed the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4.08 and Rs2.45 per litre, respectively,...
Rawalpindi’s historic Urdu Bazaar losing its literary identity
In 1875, the British established a post office in a narrow street leading from Bohar Bazaar to Purana Qila, marking...
