DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought US military assistance from President Donald Trump to counter Yemen’s Houthis, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the group advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast towards the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Trump held at least two telephone conversations […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday took notice of increased power outages in different parts of the country and directed the authorities concerned to ensure that load shedding in any area does not exceed two hours. Chairing a meeting to review power load management, Shehbaz expressed concern over the […]
KARACHI: At least five people were killed and two others injured on Friday when a dilapidated wall of a government school collapsed in Karachi’s Orangi Town, police said. The incident occurred near a government school at Block L football ground in the Mominabad area, according to police. A spokesperson for […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday barred medical colleges across Punjab from expelling Afghan medical students or cancelling their examinations after the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) directed enrolled Afghan students to return to Afghanistan. Justice Khalid Ishaq issued the order while hearing petitions filed by more […]
ALGIERS: Algeria on Thursday announced that it had decided to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing Abu Dhabi of carrying out a series of “provocative or hostile” actions despite repeated warnings. The Algerian Foreign Ministry said the UAE’s actions had reached a point where they could […]
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has increased the price of petrol by Rs3.05 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs5.37 per litre, according to a notification issued for September 11. Following the latest increase, the new price of petrol has been fixed at Rs370.80 per litre. The price of high-speed diesel […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) on Thursday clarified that there was no nationality-based ban on medical education in Pakistan, saying its ongoing review of Afghan medical students was based on regulatory compliance and documentation rather than discrimination against any particular nationality. In a statement, the PM&DC said […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday heard a petition seeking to stop Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned September 27 long march towards the federal capital, with Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Awan supporting the plea and warning that Islamabad police lacked sufficient strength to deal with what he described […]
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company has awarded Rs1 million to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) nurse Razia Noreen for her bravery in rescuing a newborn during a deadly fire at the hospital’s neonatal nursery that claimed the lives of 14 babies last month. Chinese company chairperson Yan Jin presented Noreen […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government will hold debates in the National Assembly and Senate on the creation of new provinces when Parliament meets in October, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Thursday, as the debate over restructuring Pakistan’s administrative map gains fresh momentum. Chaudhry said Parliament was the […]