Beijing / Islamabad —China has intensified diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, calling on both nations to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone call with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, urged both sides to remain calm, hold face-to-face…
Gazans were urged to take shelter as a sandstorm swept across the enclave on Saturday. Most of the more than two million Palestinians living in the enclave are displaced, living in tents or buildings heavily damaged by the war with Israel. First responders operating under the Hamas-run Interior Ministry warned people to secure their tents…
Ehsan Jahanian, political deputy to the governor of Bushehr province in southern Iran, said “no military personnel, oil company employees, or island residents suffered casualties in the attack, and all sectors are continuing their routine activities”.
Islamabad, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced on Saturday that the government has decided to keep petroleum product prices unchanged in Pakistan, honouring a prior public commitment despite a further rise in global crude oil prices.Addressing the nation, PM Shehbaz said that ongoing regional tensions have placed the global economy under severe strain, with the…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin chaired the 106th meeting of the PHATA Governing Body, where a 27-point agenda was discussed and the minutes of the previous two meetings were approved.During the meeting, officials reviewed the Chief Minister Punjab’s flagship programs: “Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar” and “Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar.”…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: More than 2.6 million people have availed iftar at Ramzan Nigehban Dastarkhwans across Punjab from the 1st to the 21st of Ramzan, according to a report released by the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Department.Secretary Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Dr. Kiran Khurshid, said that 423 Ramzan Nigehban Dastarkhwans…
