The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has clarified that it has no plans to impose a ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in the country. The assurance was given during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology, where officials stressed PTA’s commitment to supporting Pakistan’s digital and IT […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar held a breakfast meeting with Bangladesh Adviser for Commerce Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Wednesday. Minister of Commerce Jam Kamal Khan also attended the meeting. The Adviser for Commerce was accompanied by a high-level delegation including Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, […]
WASHINGTON: Gerry Spence, one of America’s most celebrated trial lawyers who claimed never to have lost a criminal case and who secured a landmark $10.5 million verdict for the family of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, has died at the age of 96, his law firm announced. Known for his fringed buckskin […]
PESHAWAR: Following recent floods, dengue cases are rapidly increasing across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the provincial health department, 82 new cases of the virus were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of reported dengue cases in the province has now reached 398. Of these, 90 patients are […]
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday issued a flood warning after the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast continued heavy rainfall across the province and other parts of the country. In its advisory, the PDMA said downpours were expected to swell local streams and rivers in […]
KARACHI: Police have registered a case against Farhan Ghani, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and chairman of Chanesar Town, who is the brother of Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani, on charges of attempted murder and terrorism. The case was lodged at the Ferozabad police station on the complaint […]
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rains battered large parts of the country on Saturday, flooding streets, damaging homes and infrastructure, and leaving at least seven people dead in Dera Ismail Khan, officials said. In the twin cities, hours of uninterrupted downpour triggered flash floods in streams and nullahs, submerging low-lying areas, including Bhara […]
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on Saturday announced they would contest the upcoming by-elections together, agreeing on a seat-adjustment formula for constituencies vacated by disqualified PTI lawmakers. The announcement came days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified 12 PTI […]
GILGIT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday praised the bravery of a local shepherd in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer district whose timely warning saved hundreds of villagers after a glacial outburst triggered flash floods late Thursday night. According to officials, the shepherd, Wasiyat Khan rushed to alert residents of Tali Das village […]
LAHORE: Two minor girls tragically lost their lives in Johar Town, Lahore after consuming food from a local restaurant. According to police, the family had dinner at the eatery on the night of August 16, after which six-year-old Tahreem and four-year-old Arha fell critically ill and later passed away. The […]