LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday expressed serious dissatisfaction over the Punjab government’s inadequate measures to combat smog, warning that the worsening air quality in Lahore had reached alarming levels. Justice Shahid Karim, while hearing multiple petitions related to smog control, pollution reduction, and groundwater protection, criticized the authorities for their failure to…
The police claimed that the FIR was lodged on the complaint of advocate Aamir Lutf Ali Zardari, father of the deceased HYDERABAD: The Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) has opposed the registration of an FIR over doctors of Liaquat University Hospital in a case pertaining to the death of a young man due to dengue virus…
Humpback whales found in Arabian Sea are species of baleen whale, after monsoon, they migrate into Pakistani waters A large pod of endangered Arabian humpback whales has been spotted off the coast of Gwadar, Balochistan — a rare and encouraging sighting for marine conservation. The spectacular moment, where six humpback whales breached the sea surface…
Sub-Inspector Adnan Warraich took Rs475,000 and two licensed firearms from complainant’s office near Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore Police. Photo: AFP/File The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment has arrested Sub-Inspector Adnan Warraich on charges of bribery and misuse of authority following an inquiry into a complaint lodged by a local housing society owner. According to ACE Lahore, a…
Hospital blames quack doctors for emerging cases of infection, risking lives of innocent people Paramedic takes blood samples from a child for a HIV test at a state-run hospital in Rato Dero in the district of Larkana. Photo: AFP The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been detected in eight children, tested at the Kulsoom…
Microsoft has invested $7.3 billion in the UAE since 2023 and plans to add $7.9 billion more by 2029 Roughly two-thirds of the money spent will go on building AI and cloud data centres in the UAE, and a third of it on planned local operating expenses. PHOTO: PIXABAY US tech giant Microsoft on Monday…
Report cites poor supervision, failure of command and control systems as main reasons behind incident Top officials including Superintendent of Malir Jail Arshad Hussain, Deputy Superintendent Zulfiqar Pirzada and Assistant Superintendent Abdullah Khaskheli have been held responsible for the mass jailbreak at Malir District Jail, in which 225 inmates escaped in June of this year….
Country is emerging as a reliable partner at the global level, says defence minister at a seminar in Islamabad Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif during an interview. Photo: Reuters Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan’s foreign policy has entered a new phase and that the country’s relations with the United States, China, Saudi…
Second international expo showcases unmanned sea vessels, drone jammers, VR ship training and aquaculture tech From autonomous sea vehicles and first-person-view gundrones to aquaculture, Pakistan’s second-ever International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC) has it all. The four-day conference kicked off on Monday at the Expo Centre Karachi, is organised with the help of the Ministry…
Finance, energy and IT ministers, along with FBR chairman, address a joint press conference in Islamabad Screen grab shows Minister of Energy and Finance Minister in a press briefing. PHOTO: SCREEN GRAB/ EXPRESS Top cabinet ministers have announced a series of far-reaching reforms in the areas of taxation, energy, privatisation, and digital governance aimed at…
