. New Delhi’s human rights excesses and extra-judicial muscles were articulately pointed out at the UN, as experts expressed their serious reservations and called for remedial measures. The charge-sheet, prepared by independent analysts at the world body, came in the backdrop of the April 2025 Pahalgam attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir, which killed more than 26…
Legacy infrastructure collapsing under weight of rapid entry of millions into formal financial system KARACHI: Pakistan’s banking landscape is undergoing a seismic transition as the country’s traditionally branch-centric system struggles to cope with a massive influx of new customers entering the formal financial network. With tens of millions of unbanked Pakistanis now seeking digital access…
4,150 child-related criminal cases were registered in Punjab between January, June 2025 RAWALPINDI: The Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO), a civil society organisation, has launched its fact sheet on violence against children in Punjab for the first half of 2025, revealing that an average of 23 cases of violence against children were reported every day…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has proposed the establishment of a formal cooperation framework between Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to deepen maritime collaboration between the two countries. The proposal, presented during a meeting in London with Dr M Sakhawat Hussain, Adviser for Shipping of Bangladesh,…
Industries demand extension in date for acquiring licences, get assurance from DG explosives ISLAMABAD: The issue of delay in extension for acquiring dangerous petroleum licences has landed in the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) as the business community of Karachi is disappointed over the absence of a solution. Sources said that the extension was discussed…
HYDERABAD: Is there a law to punish transporters using compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in public service vehicles? Monday’s explosion of a passenger van during refilling at a CNG station on the Hyderabad Bypass Road has raised this decades-old question once again. A major tragedy was fortunately averted in Hyderabad –…
Administration orders 90-day survey of factories as teams probe Malikpur explosion FAISALABAD: The divisional administration has ordered a comprehensive inspection of all industrial units and factories across Faisalabad Division to assess the condition and capacity of boilers and pressure vessels, following last week’s deadly factory explosion in the Malikpur area. The decision was taken during…
A security guard standing outside Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered an inquiry into alleged rigging in the NA-18 Haripur by-election, accusing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of manipulating results. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, Shafi Jan, levelled these…
Parliament yet to provide a right of appeal against constitutional court’s decisions President Asif Ali Zardari administers the oath to Justice Aminuddin Khan as Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court during a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr on Friday. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Contrary to its earlier position, the PML-N led federal government has yet to carry…
Until the new elections, each board will function under a two-member caretaker set-up RAWALPINDI: The four-year term of elected public representatives in 37 out of 44 cantonment boards across the country has been completed. New elections will now be held at these cantonments. In view of the conclusion of their terms, the elected members of…
