Lahore: An election tribunal on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by PTI senior leader Yasmin Rashid challenging PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s victory from Lahore’s NA-130 constituency in the 2024 general elections. The incarcerated PTI leader had filed the petition in April last year through her counsel Ahmed Awais and Rana […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged incident targeting the residence of the Russian president, describing it as alarming and highly reprehensible. He said such acts posed a serious threat to global peace, security and regional stability. In a statement, the prime minister expressed Pakistan’s solidarity […]
Dubai: Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem has been honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Sports Award in the Global Breakthrough Athlete category during the World Sports Summit in Dubai. Nadeem received the award in recognition of his record-breaking performance at the Paris Olympics, where he threw […]
At least 16 people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, local authorities said on Monday. According to the city’s fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu, firefighters received a report of the blaze at 8:31pm on […]
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Sunday inaugurated newly constructed animal enclosures, a renovated Reptile House and additional facilities at the Karachi Zoo, as part of efforts to upgrade the city’s oldest recreational space. Speaking to the media, the mayor said the zoo, still known to many as Gandhi Garden, […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a weather alert on Monday, warning that a westerly wave is expected to enter the country and impact several regions over the coming days. In its advisory, the NDMA said the weather system is likely to enter the western parts of the […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s equity market surged on Monday as optimism over a prospective UAE investment in Fauji Foundation boosted risk appetite, driving the Pakistan Stock Exchange to a new all-time intraday high. The benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed to an intraday peak of 174,411.72 points, gaining 2,010.99 points, or 1.17%. The index […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad administration has decided to stop the entry of vehicles without e-tags into the federal capital from January 1, with enforcement actions set to begin under directives issued by the interior minister. According to officials, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad has instructed authorities to speed up processing at all e-tag […]
Italy has announced plans to employ more than 10,000 Pakistani workers over the next three years under a new labour agreement between the two countries, aimed at expanding legal employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Europe. Under the arrangement, Pakistan has been allocated a dedicated workforce quota, allowing skilled and semi-skilled […]
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is set to lead a major Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rally at Minar-e-Pakistan today, turning his Lahore visit into a high-profile show of the party’s mobilisation in Punjab. The announcement comes amid claims that PTI’s influence in Punjab has weakened, a view Afridi rejected while […]