Environmental Protection Agency to expand operational focus beyond central Lahore, deploy officers in city An aerial shot shows people commute along a street amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Authorities have been directed to ensure that no smoke-emitting vehicle is seen on the roads of Lahore over the next two weeks. The order…
Says Pakistan did not meet any foreign agencies or seek funds for Gaza troops, slams Indian media reports Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi has said the decision to send a peacekeeping force to Gaza would be made by Pakistan’s Parliament, clarifying that no such decision has been taken yet. Rejecting Indian media reports alleging…
Pakistan skeet shooter to travel to San Marino next month. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Pakistan’s Usman Chand and Imam Haroon made the country proud as they took silver and bronze medals at the Asian Shotgun Grand Prix 2025 in Kuwait on Friday. The duo was competing in skeet event. Pakistan was fielding three shooters. Farrukh Nadeem…
In a rare and emotional rescue mission, the Punjab Forest Department has successfully replanted a 50-year-old banyan tree that had fallen into a canal near Kahna’s Haveli Cheetu Wali area after being uprooted by strong winds. The massive tree, deeply intertwined with the village’s history, was originally planted half a century ago by the late…
ISLAMABAD: The government has deferred approval of a budget exceeding Rs5.4 billion for payments to foreign consultants hired to prepare policies and investment-grade documents aimed at attracting foreign investment from Gulf countries. Approval for the funds, mainly for American consultancy firm AT Kearney and any other new foreign consultancy hiring, has been sought through a…
Appreciating Pakistan’s hospitality, the envoys agreed on the need to accelerate bilateral trade and investment flows, including through religious tourism, skills exchanges, and supply-chain partnerships. Photo: file LAHORE: Despite the government’s efforts to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) to stabilise a fragile economy, industry stakeholders believe that short-term inflows will remain episodic unless deep-rooted structural…
Three-year incremental consumption package aims to revive demand amid 14% industrial, 47% agricultural decline Nepra officials warned Gepco over the illegal installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) on small meters. They said that the company was installing AMI without approval of the regulator and even without data backup. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power…
A Granthi, or ceremonial reader, recites the Guru Granth Sahib as devotees offer prayers in Nankana Sahib. Photo: AFP NANKANA SAHIB: The streets were scrubbed clean and banners fluttered, welcoming Sikh pilgrims to the Pakistani city where the founder of their faith was born 556 years ago, now brimming with devotion and hope. Many have…
RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was on Thursday stopped from meeting PTI founder Imran Khan for the fifth consecutive time after police denied him access beyond the Dahgal checkpoint leading to Adiala Jail. Talking to reporters outside the checkpoint, Afridi said decisions were being made “behind closed doors” without taking the provinces into confidence….
. British Army’s CGS Gen Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker lays a floral wreath at Yadgar-i-Shuhada. Photo: APP RAWALPINDI: UK’s Chief of the General Staff (CGS) General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting, matters…
