ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) visited Pakistan from August 24 to 28 to assess the country’s progress as an Associate Member of the organisation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The five-member delegation of senior CERN experts held meetings with Pakistan […]
WARSAW: A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Thursday during rehearsals for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, killing its pilot, the army confirmed. Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, who visited the crash site, paid tribute on social media platform X. “A Polish Army pilot died in the crash […]
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 […]
LAHORE: With another monsoon spell gripping upper parts of the country, three eastern rivers — Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej — continued to wreak havoc on Punjab’s farmland on Friday, threatening to aggravate an already dire situation. According to official data, the Sutlej remained in extremely high flood for a second […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]