ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad has temporarily exempted markets, bazaars and shopping malls from business operating hour restrictions until May 31, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Monday. The notification said all shops, markets and shopping centres in the capital would remain exempt from fixed closing hours with […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned a drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates on May 17, saying the targeting of nuclear facilities constitutes a grave violation of international law, the Foreign Office said. In a statement posted on social media platform X, a […]
DUBAI: Global oil prices extended gains on Monday after fresh attacks in the Gulf intensified fears of supply disruptions, lifting energy markets already rattled by geopolitical tensions, rising bond yields and concerns over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures rose around 1.2% to about $110.7 a barrel, […]
WANA: At least three people, including prominent tribal elder and chief of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe Malik Tariq Wazir, were killed while four others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device blast in the busy Rustam Bazaar area of Wana on Monday morning, officials said. According to Mohammad Tahir Shah […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court on Monday declared the 2022 legislation decriminalising attempted suicide un-Islamic and void, restoring earlier legal provisions that treated the act as a criminal offence. In its written judgment, the court allowed petitions challenging the 2022 amendments and ruled that the legislation was not in accordance […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s tallest building, an 82-storey tower named Burj-e-Quaid, will be constructed in DHA City Karachi after a formal agreement was signed between the Defence Housing Authority and ABS Developers, officials said. According to details shared by the developers, the project will be built on nearly six acres of land […]
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations on Sunday warned that any attempt to target Pakistan could trigger consequences that would not remain geographically confined or be strategically and politically “palatable” for India. The statement was issued in response to remarks by Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, who reportedly said that Pakistan […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz departed on Friday for a three-day official visit to Azerbaijan to represent Pakistan at the World Urban Forum in Baku. The global event is scheduled to take place from May 17 to 20, where world leaders and policymakers are expected to discuss urban development […]
ISLAMABAD: Police on Sunday said the alleged kidnapping of an Islamabad resident was in fact a staged drama planned to evade financial liabilities and implicate rivals in criminal cases. According to investigators, the main suspect, Nooruddin, along with his two accomplices, was arrested from Rahim Yar Khan after a police […]
KARACHI: The director of the Federal Investigation Agency Karachi Zone met a delegation of the All Pakistan Sarafa Jewellers and Gems Association to discuss allegations of violence against a trader during a recent raid in Karachi’s Saddar area, the agency’s spokesperson said. According to the FIA spokesperson, the meeting focused […]