Author: PN News Desk

admission portal

FDE launches online BS admission portal

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has launched a new online admission portal for undergraduate programmes at its colleges, a move that has drawn praise from students and parents alike as a long-awaited step to modernise the process. The digital platform, which went live earlier this week, has already […]

Roger Binny

Roger Binny steps down as BCCI president

NEW DELHI: Roger Binny has resigned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after turning 70, the maximum age limit allowed under the board’s constitution, Indian media reported on Thursday. Binny, who celebrated his 70th birthday on July 19, was ineligible to continue as an […]

Field Marshal

Field Marshal assures restoration of Kartarpur Gurdwara

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Friday visited the flood-affected areas of Punjab, including Sialkot sector, Shakargarh, Narowal and Kartarpur, to review the situation and ongoing rescue and relief operations. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief was briefed on the […]

Karachi

Karachi: Suspect Dies in Police Custody

KARACHI: A robbery suspect held by the Darakhshan Investigation Police died in custody on Thursday. According to the investigation police, the suspect, who was suffering from a heart condition, had been remanded to police custody for one day earlier in the day by a court. Read More: Rs1.7m looted in […]

water storage

PM urges swift action on water storage projects to curb floods

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stressed the urgent need to expand water storage capacity to mitigate the devastating effects of flash floods, which have claimed more than 800 lives since late June. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the flood situation, the premier said work on new water reservoirs […]

Shershah

ATC Sends Shershah on 14-Day Judicial Remand

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent Shershah Khan — nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and son of Aleema Khan — on a 14-day judicial remand in a case linked to the May 9 riots. Shershah was arrested on August 22, a day after the detention […]

Barrister Gohar

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Resigns from NA Committees

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday resigned from four standing committees of the National Assembly in line with directives from the party’s founder, Imran Khan. Mr Gohar stepped down from the committees on Law and Justice, Human Rights, Information Technology, and House Business Advisory, joining […]

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Pakistan’s forex reserves increase by $180m

Karachi: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $180 million during the week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. Total reserves now stand at $19.678 billion, of which the SBP holds $14.27bn, while commercial banks’ reserves inched up to $5.34bn, the central bank noted. Meanwhile, wheat and sugar […]

NFC

Inaugural NFC Session Postponed Amid Floods in Punjab, Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The inaugural session of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC), originally scheduled for August 29, has been postponed due to the worsening flood situation in Punjab and Sindh, officials confirmed on Thursday. The session was deferred at the request of the Sindh government, which cited the ongoing emergency in […]