Six injured are in critical, rescue operation completed with no one remaining under the debris Rescue 1122 teams clear debris from residential houses damaged in a chemical factory explosion in Faisalabad. Photo: INP At least 20 people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area early…
He defeated Turkish wrestler Rifat E. Gidak 5-4 points in the fight for third place Pakistani wrestler Muhammad Gulzar. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD GULZAR FACEBOOK PAGE LAHORE: Wrestler Muhammad Gulzar raised the Pakistani flag in the 97 kg category as he won the bronze medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh on Friday. Pakistan managed to…
By Dr Ansab AliLahore, Pakistan LAHORE — A delegation participating in the ASEAN Member States’ Capacity-Building Conference visited the Central Police Office (CPO) Lahore on Thursday and held a meeting with Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr Usman Anwar. During the visit, the delegates received an in-depth briefing on Punjab Police’s modern infrastructure, crime-control mechanisms,…
Forty thousand Karachi families refused polio vaccines this year. In a city where the virus circulates through every district, those refusals represent the gap between Pakistan’s impressive polio infrastructure and its inability to close the final mile of eradication. Pakistan has cut polio cases by more than 99.6% since 1994—from 20,000 annual cases to just…
Describes FCC’s creation as a significant milestone in our national constitutional journey 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 Federal Constitutional Court Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan pledged Friday to uphold the Constitution with “transparency,…
1267 panel warns of attacks from Afghan soil; Says al Qaeda expanding its regional footprint; China urges listing Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi of Denmark. Photo: Reuters/AFP UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) anti-terror committee warned late on Wednesday that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had carried out a series of high-profile attacks from…
PM lays foundation of Daanish School in AJK; vows educational and economic progress Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised a recent report submitted to the US Congress that credited Pakistan with “military success” during its four-day clash with India in May, saying the findings validated the nation’s…
‘If Afghan govt is unwilling to address our concern, there is no reason for us to carry burden of expectations’ Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands following the signing of a ceasefire agreement mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD:…
. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of allegedly threatening remarks made by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi against government officials deployed for a by-election. The CM, who belongs to the PTI, is supposed to appear before the commission at 12pm today (Friday). Addressing a rally in Abbottabad, Sohail Afridi…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, reflecting on prospects of improving philanthropy through policy and tax structure improvements, said that Pakistan’s emerging Social Impact Financing Framework, a new initiative…
