ISLAMABAD: Chief ministers from all four provinces on Wednesday pledged comprehensive prison reforms, stressing that protecting inmates’ rights, improving prison conditions and prioritising rehabilitation were essential to building a more transparent, humane and effective criminal justice system. The commitment was outlined in the Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reform, issued at […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart for Tehran on Friday to attend the funeral prayers of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said on Thursday. Addressing his weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Andrabi said the prime minister will be accompanied by Deputy […]
LAHORE: Punjab police have termed the deadly roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area a case of “criminal negligence” and launched an investigation into the incident that claimed the lives of 14 children. Police said the investigation wing had begun a detailed probe and was examining whether […]
PESHAWAR: At least nine people were killed and 23 others injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 48 hours as the first spell of monsoon rains, accompanied by strong winds and flash floods, caused widespread damage across the province. According to a report issued by the Provincial […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday announced that he had joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). The announcement came after a meeting with IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan and Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Awn Chaudhry. Aleem Khan welcomed Tanveer Ilyas into […]
ISLAMABAD: At least three tourists were killed and seven others injured after a boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in Kalam, Swat, rescue officials said on Wednesday. According to initial reports, rescue teams recovered the bodies and shifted the injured to Kalam Hospital for treatment. Officials said the tourists aboard the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the recovery of the remaining amount in a multi-million-rupee fraud case involving a visually impaired woman, directing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to seize two vehicles belonging to the convicted bank manager. The case was heard by a division bench comprising Justice […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Wednesday that the newly established Danish University in Islamabad will begin academic classes in 2027, providing high-quality education to students from underprivileged regions across the country. Chairing a review meeting on the progress of the Danish education network, the prime minister described […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the formation of a high-level federal emergency response committee as Pakistan prepared for above-normal monsoon rainfall and severe heatwaves. The directive came during a high-level review meeting after the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) briefed the prime minister on the country’s weather […]
WEB DESK: At least five people were killed and 28 others injured in rain and lightning-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as authorities warned of flash floods, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and landslides in the coming days. In Balochistan’s Zhob district and adjoining areas, torrential rain and strong […]