ISLAMABAD: As digital connectivity deepens across the country, Pakistanis are consuming more internet data than ever before. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) latest report titled State of Mobile 2024, the average monthly data usage per individual has surged to 8.4 gigabytes. The figure represents a 13.5 per cent […]
KARACHI: Amid escalating tensions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), President Asif Ali Zardari held a telephonic conversation with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the growing rift between the Sindh and Punjab governments. A statement from the Presidency said Zardari summoned Naqvi to […]
ISLAMABAD: The government will launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign from October 13 to 19 in a renewed push to eradicate the virus from the country. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), the drive aims to immunise more than 45 million children under the age of five across […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) staged a walkout from both the Senate and National Assembly on Monday, demanding that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership issue an apology over allegedly disparaging remarks made about PPP leaders Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari. The protest erupted during a Senate session chaired […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is prepared to operationalise the Badini border crossing with Afghanistan as soon as road infrastructure leading to the site is improved, the Special Secretary of the Interior Ministry informed a Senate panel on Monday. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, the official said the crossing — inaugurated […]
ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi held a high-level meeting at the Central Police Office with DG Safe City and DIG Headquarters Muhammad Haroon Joya to review security measures and technological upgrades under the Safe City Islamabad project. The meeting focused on expanding the use […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Islamabad, Capt. (retd.) Hamzah Humayun, visited the Traffic Headquarters in Faizabad to inspect service delivery and ensure better facilitation for the public. During the visit, he conducted a detailed review of operations at the licensing branch and interacted directly with citizens to hear their concerns […]
KATHMANDU: At least 22 people have been killed and several others reported missing as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal over the past 36 hours, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said that 18 people died in separate landslides in Ilam district, near the […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is considering punitive measures — including blocking mobile SIM cards, suspending CNICs and passports — for parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against poliovirus. Chairing a meeting on polio eradication at the CM House, Murad Ali Shah said such steps were being […]
KABUL: Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India between October 9 and 16, India’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday, following a temporary suspension of his UN-imposed travel ban. If confirmed, it would be the first visit to India by a senior Taliban official since the […]
