By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Deputy Commissioner Lahore has constituted Quick Response Teams (QRTs) across the city in preparation for the Basant Festival 2026, aimed at ensuring public safety and handling emergencies.According to official notifications, QRTs will be deployed in each tehsil, with Assistant Commissioners appointed as heads and conveners of the teams….
January 31, 2026 | LahoreLAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said the use of modern technology and strict adherence to transparency and merit were essential for effective public service delivery, as he inaugurated the Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority (PAFDA) in Lahore.Addressing the launch ceremony, the prime minister described PAFDA as a…
Voice of Germany English, Islamabad/Quetta – January 31, 2026At least 10 Pakistani security personnel were killed and 11 civilians lost their lives in a series of coordinated militant attacks across Balochistan province on Saturday, officials said. Security forces reported killing between 37 and 67 militants during the clashes, with claims of over 108 militants eliminated…
LAHORE: Doctors at Jinnah Hospital Lahore have successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery, marking the hospital’s first such procedure of the year. The recipient, a 23-year-old patient named Irfan from Dera Ghazi Khan, received a kidney donated by his maternal aunt.Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique congratulated the medical team on the successful operation, stating…
“I’ve been working to the edge of sanity this year and so, once my kids head home after Christmas, I really want to hit the party scene in St Barts or elsewhere and let loose,” he writes, adding that a “peaceful island experience” is the opposite of what he’s wanting.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Khalaf Khalafov, the special representative of Azerbaijan’s President, at the PM House in Islamabad on Saturday.During the meeting, PM Shehbaz emphasized the fraternal bonds between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, expressing his commitment to strengthen bilateral relations across all sectors. He conveyed warm greetings to President Ilham Aliyev and praised…
Shortly afterwards, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar hit back and announced that “following South Africa’s false attacks against Israel in the international arena and the unilateral, baseless step taken” against [Seidman], Byneveldt is also persona non grata and would have to leave Israel within 72 hours.
