Lahore: Farzana ch Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Saturday inaugurated the balloting ceremony for the second phase of the Punjab Green Tractor Program, aimed at supporting small and medium farmers across the province. During the draw, the first tractor was allotted to Raja Riffat Abbas from Attock Tehsil, followed by Nuzhat Parveen and…
At least seven people, including five children, lost their lives in a roof collapse in the Farooq-e-Azam area of Sukheke Mandi, in Hafizabad district of Punjab on Saturday. Police said the house was being used as a tuition centre, where a woman and her son were teaching a group of children when the roof suddenly…
Islamabad: The chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Major General (R) Hafeez-ur-Rehman, has disclosed that the personal information of nearly 300,000 people who applied for Hajj has been leaked onto the dark web. Speaking before the Senate Standing Committee on IT, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, he said the breach was initially detected in 2022….
Geneva/London: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met former Prime Minister and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in Geneva before heading to London and briefed him on the details of the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense agreement. After concluding his visit to Saudi Arabia, PM Shehbaz arrived in London, making a brief stopover in Geneva to inquire about…
LAHORE — Sarfraz Chaudhry, Additional Director of Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), has denied media reports suggesting his suspension, clarifying instead that he has been transferred to Islamabad. Chaudhry, who rose to prominence after leading the arrest of popular YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, known as “Ducky Bhai,” in a gambling app promotion case,…
KARACHI — Pakistan’s federal health minister, Syed Mustafa Kamal, publicly administered an HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to his daughter on Saturday as part of a high-profile drive to counter widespread misinformation and encourage uptake of the new national cervical-cancer immunisation campaign. Speaking at the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) event in Karachi, Mustafa Kamal…
DUBAI — The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has once again appointed Andy Pycroft as match referee for the upcoming Pakistan–India Asia Cup Super Four encounter on Sunday, a decision that has drawn sharp reaction from the Pakistani camp. According to media reports, the Pakistan team has cancelled its pre-match press conference, citing concerns over the…
ISLAMABAD / RIYADH — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday that under the newly signed Pakistan–Saudi Arabia defence agreement Islamabad would “protect Saudi Arabia as it would its own territory” if Riyadh came under threat. He described the pact as a collective-defence arrangement and said the door remains open for other Arab states…
ISLAMABAD / RIYADH / LONDON — Pakistan’s political adviser Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said the newly signed strategic mutual-defence agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia makes clear that an attack on Saudi Arabia would be treated as an attack on Pakistan — and that Islamabad would answer force with force if Riyadh were struck. Speaking…
A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue that may cause delays for departing passengers, Heathrow…
