The 23rd Future Banking Summit and Expo focused on the digital transformation of Pakistan’s banking space through easing digital banking for customers and merchants with cashless solutions, AI integration, and stronger cybersecurity. The innovation and ideas displayed at the event have the potential to modernise Pakistan’s digital banking infrastructure with secure, convenient, and efficient services,…
Sialkot, Pakistan. Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province have filed a case after an attack on members of the Ahmadi community in a village near Sialkot, in which several homes, shops, and vehicles were set on fire and at least five people were injured. According to the First Information Report (FIR No. 1527/25), filed by Sub-Inspector…
ISLAMABAD: Misinformation plagued the first rollout of a vaccine to protect Pakistani girls against cervical cancer, with parents slamming their doors on healthcare workers and some schools shutting for days over false claims it causes infertility. The country’s first HPV vaccine campaign aimed to administer jabs to 11 million girls —but by the time it…
ISLAMABAD: Two relief flights from the People’s Republic of China carrying 300 tents and 9,000 blankets landed Sunday at Nur Khan Air Base, Rawalpindi, to support families displaced by the recent floods. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the People’s Republic of China has once again reaffirmed its role as Pakistan’s steadfast friend…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed that access to information was a fundamental and democratic right of every citizen, emphasising its vital role in ensuring transparency, accountability and good governance. In their separate messages to mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), both leaders underscored…
As the controversy over her alleged inclusion in Pakistan’s United Nations delegation deepens, columnist and social media activist Shama Junejo on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formally included her as an adviser. In a post on X, Junejo asserted that she had been working for the prime minister for “the past many…
US President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday about reaching a deal to end the war in Gaza, saying there is “a real chance for greatness in the Middle East,” ahead of talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump did not provide specific details of a prospective ceasefire-for-hostages agreement in Gaza, but…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan had achieved economic stability and was now poised for growth, as he paid tribute to overseas Pakistanis during an interaction at the Pakistan High Commission in London, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. “Pakistan is making rapid progress on the economic, foreign relations and military fronts,” the PM said,…
Columnist Shama Junejo has claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif included her in Pakistan’s United Nations delegation as an adviser, while urging the premier to take notice of Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks questioning her presence at the world body. The controversy erupted on September 25 when Asif addressed a UN Security Council session on…
