Karachi/Islamabad: Former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and internationally renowned economist Dr. Shamshad Akhtar passed away after suffering cardiac arrest, according to official sources. Her funeral prayers will be offered on Saturday in Karachi.Dr. Akhtar was widely regarded as one of Pakistan’s most respected economic policymakers and a prominent figure in global financial…
Islamabad: According to security sources (SCO), the Government of Pakistan has imposed a ban on Adil Raja under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) after the federal cabinet approved a summary circulated by the Interior Division.SCO sources said the decision was taken through circulation and formally endorsed by the cabinet. The cabinet has directed relevant authorities to…
CCTV footage from Japan’s Hiratsuka City Museum captured the moment a meteor soared through the night sky over Japan’s Mount Fuji on Friday. While most meteors appear white, some can glow green, yellow, red, or blue, depending on the elements in the material as it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
Adam Goldsmithand Tiffany Wertheimer Reuters A multi-storey building in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was one of several damaged overnight Polish fighter jets have been scrambled on its border with Ukraine, after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles and drones overnight. Poland’s military said its air force took a “preventative” response to secure its…
Tom McArthurand Abdirahman Ali Dhimbil Getty Images Somaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic” Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi,…
EPA/Shutterstock Ukraine’s president last met President Donald Trump at the White House in October Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida at the weekend, as talks continue on ending Russia’s full-scale war. Zelensky said he expected the meeting to take place on Sunday and to focus on a…
Lahore | By Farzana ChaudhryPunjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has strongly condemned death threats issued from the United Kingdom against the head of a Pakistani institution, describing the act as a blatant violation of international law and completely intolerable. She also criticized the spread of hatred and organized anti-Pakistan propaganda originating from…
Lahore | By Dr Ansab AliPunjab authorities have revealed the existence of an organized mafia involved in manhole cover theft across the province, prompting the government to take strict action. On the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, preparations are underway to introduce tough legislation targeting individuals engaged in this illegal activity.Secretary Housing…
Lahore | By Muhammad ShahzadInspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr Usman Anwar on Tuesday met police employees and their family members at the Central Police Office (CPO) Lahore, where he listened to their concerns and issued directions for immediate relief.According to officials, the IG Punjab personally reviewed a number of applications and instructed the…
Lahore | By Farzana ChaudhryConstruction of a state-of-the-art autism school in Lahore, launched under a special initiative of the Chief Minister Punjab, has been completed in 14 months, ahead of the original timeline, provincial officials said.Provincial Minister for Communication and Works (C&W) Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bharth made a surprise visit to the project site to…
