Dhaka / New Delhi — June 29, 2026Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her intention to return to her homeland before the end of this year. The 78-year-old leader has been living in exile in India since August 2024, when she was forced to flee following a nationwide student-led uprising that toppled her…
By Farzana Chaudhry Lahore Pakistan Lahore: Due to administrative inefficiency and unnecessary delays in the Punjab Health and Population Department, approximately 850 doctors are facing serious difficulties in obtaining their rightful transfers under the applicable transfer policy. According to details, more than 850 doctors submitted applications for transfer from the Health and Population Department to…
Visits free medical camp, underscores government’s focus on public welfare and economic growth By Farzana Chaudhry CHINIOT: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding healthcare access, promoting investment and accelerating infrastructure development, saying these initiatives are essential for sustainable economic growth and public welfare. The minister…
By Dr. Ansab Ali LAHORE: The Ferozepur Road Industrial Association (FRIA) has urged the government to pass on the benefits of declining international crude oil prices to consumers and businesses instead of maintaining domestic petrol and diesel prices while increasing the petroleum levy. FRIA Acting Chairman Shafiq Butt said the latest decision has disappointed the…
Saigol says increasing petroleum levy despite easing global oil prices will raise business costs and weaken competitiveness By Muhammad Shahzad LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has strongly criticised the government’s decision to increase the petroleum levy on petrol and high-speed diesel while keeping retail fuel prices unchanged, warning that the move…
By Dr. Ansab Ali LAHORE: Pakistan must urgently remove banking restrictions, logistics bottlenecks and policy barriers to unlock the full potential of bilateral trade with Iran, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) said on Sunday. The group said the formal notification of Taftan Railway Station as a land…
Media, Welfare Organisations Urged to Promote Blood Donation Awareness By Farzana ChaudhryLAHORE: Principal of the Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Prof. Dr. Farooq Afzal, has stressed that voluntary blood donation can save countless lives during natural disasters, road accidents and medical emergencies, urging the media and welfare organisations to launch sustained public awareness campaigns. He was…
By Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the Punjab government to comprehensively revise its industrial estate policy for the garment sector, warning that existing regulations are hindering industrial relocation, investment efficiency and export-led growth. Addressing a meeting of the PHMA Executive Committee, PHMA Zonal Chairman Abdul Hameed said industrial…
Climate change was responsible for the extreme weather, Tedros said, warning that Europe was warming at “twice the global average”. “Driven by climate change and global warming, the phenomenon of the ‘once-in-a-generation’ heatwave is now occurring nearly annual,” he said. He called on European countries to “implement heat health action plans”, as part of a…
Venezuelans in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state’s response to the natural disaster. Volunteers are racing to locate survivors who may still be trapped under rubble of fallen buildings. The BBC’s Orla Guerin reports from the scenes of rubble in Catia la Mar, a coastal city in northern Venezuela, where locals feel the…
