KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday released the findings of a committee investigating the devastating Gul Plaza fire, which claimed 79 lives in Karachi. The report provides a detailed account of the fire’s progression, emergency response, and systemic failures in safety and rescue operations. According to the report, the fire […]
RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi on Thursday announced a sit-in near Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after he was again denied permission to meet former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan. “We will stage a sit-in tonight. MNAs and MPAs of our party are arriving,” Afridi told the media, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed confidence that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would reach new heights under the leadership of the Arif Habib Consortium, saying the airline’s performance, punctuality, cabin services and professional standards would significantly improve. The prime minister was speaking at a ceremony held for […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not become a party to the Abraham Accords and its position on the Palestinian issue remains unchanged, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Thursday. Addressing the weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Andrabi rejected reports linking Pakistan’s participation in the US-backed Board of Peace to the Abraham […]
LAHORE: In a bid to ensure public safety and enforce compliance with Punjab government regulations, the Lahore deputy commissioner on Thursday issued a detailed code of conduct for the three-day Basant festival scheduled to be held in the city from February 6 to 8. Last month, the Punjab government led […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh has approved its national shooting team’s tour to New Delhi for next month’s Asian Shooting Championships, days after the country’s cricket team refused to play in India over security concerns, a decision that cost them their place in the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland in […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace” for Gaza on Wednesday designated 26 countries as founding members of the body, with Pakistan included among the initial participants. According to the announced list, the founding members include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has imposed strict health screening measures at all entry points after two cases of the deadly Nipah virus were confirmed in India’s West Bengal, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination said on Wednesday. In a health advisory, the ministry directed that no individual will be […]
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over his repeated failure to appear before the court in a case involving alleged misleading statements against state institutions. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah issued the warrant after the […]
ISLAMABAD: Indian media on Wednesday reported that a privately operated chartered plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing near Baramati in Maharashtra, killing five people on board, with some outlets claiming that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was travelling on the aircraft. According to NDTV and other Indian news channels, […]