Similar Posts
Pakistan’s Hand-Knotted Carpet Industry Faces Serious Challenges, Export Decline Alarms Stakeholders
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE — Pakistan’s hand-knotted carpet industry, once a major contributor to the country’s export earnings, is facing severe difficulties due to a lack of government support, shortage of skilled workers, and failure to keep pace with global market trends, industry leaders warned. Chairperson of the Carpet Training Institute (CTI),…
Punjab CM’s ‘Dhee Rani Program’ Facilitates Mass Wedding of 100 Couples in Pakpattan
By Farzana ChaudhryLAHORE, Pakistan: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s flagship social welfare initiative, the “Dhee Rani Program,” facilitated the collective marriage of 100 couples in Pakpattan, provincial officials said on Wednesday.The mass wedding ceremony, held at a private marquee, was attended by Provincial Minister for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Mal Sohail Shaukat Butt as chief…
Punjab Police Intensifies Crackdown on Proclaimed Offenders
By Muhammad Shahzad | Lahore, PakistanPolice authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab said they have intensified operations against proclaimed offenders, court absconders and habitual criminals as part of a province-wide security crackdown this year.According to a spokesperson for Punjab Police, a total of 16,881 proclaimed offenders have been arrested so far in 2026 across the province,…
Brazil Places Jair Bolsonaro Under 24-Hour Surveillance Amid Coup Plot Trial
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered round-the-clock surveillance of former President Jair Bolsonaro, citing him as a potential “flight risk.” Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the federal police to conduct full-time monitoring of the 70-year-old ex-leader, who is currently under house arrest. Bolsonaro is awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting case, where prosecutors have accused him…
Azad Kashmir Elections: First-Phase Polling Concludes, Vote Count Underway; One Killed in Nakyal Clash
MIRPUR, Azad Kashmir — Polling for the first phase of the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections has concluded, with vote counting now underway. Polling had been scheduled to end at 5 p.m. but was extended by an hour amid heavy turnout.Voters in 13 constituencies across the three districts of Mirpur division —…
Afghan Defiance: Istanbul Talks Collapse as Mediators Step Back
ISTANBUL / ISLAMABAD (Web Desk): The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, ended without progress as negotiations broke down and the Pakistani delegation returned home. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed that the dialogue had concluded with no plans for another round in the near future. “Our return empty-handed…
