News about Happenings in Pakistan
LAHORE: Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh took oath as the Acting Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday. The oath was administered by Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza in a simple but dignified ceremony held at the Judges Lounge of the court. The appointment came after a federal government […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar held a breakfast meeting with Bangladesh Adviser for Commerce Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Wednesday. Minister of Commerce Jam Kamal Khan also attended the meeting. The Adviser for Commerce was accompanied by a high-level delegation including Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, […]
PESHAWAR: Following recent floods, dengue cases are rapidly increasing across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the provincial health department, 82 new cases of the virus were reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of reported dengue cases in the province has now reached 398. Of these, 90 patients are […]
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday issued a flood warning after the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast continued heavy rainfall across the province and other parts of the country. In its advisory, the PDMA said downpours were expected to swell local streams and rivers in […]
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rains battered large parts of the country on Saturday, flooding streets, damaging homes and infrastructure, and leaving at least seven people dead in Dera Ismail Khan, officials said. In the twin cities, hours of uninterrupted downpour triggered flash floods in streams and nullahs, submerging low-lying areas, including Bhara […]
GILGIT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday praised the bravery of a local shepherd in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer district whose timely warning saved hundreds of villagers after a glacial outburst triggered flash floods late Thursday night. According to officials, the shepherd, Wasiyat Khan rushed to alert residents of Tali Das village […]
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday clarified that the government of Pakistan is not hosting the forthcoming dialogue of Afghan personalities scheduled in Islamabad next week, saying the event is being organised independently by a think tank. Afghans — mostly living in exile and critical of the Taliban — are […]
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, on Friday approved the Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Project at an estimated cost of Rs212 billion. The project envisages the establishment of a state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital with […]
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to process all payments exclusively through banking channels, discontinuing manual cheque transactions. According to a notification issued by the federal civic agency, salaries, pensions and other disbursements to CDA employees will now be made only via online banking. Payments from the Treasury […]
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Friday, in line with a retreat in the international market. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the Gold prices per tola fell by Rs1,500 to Rs355,700 in the local market, while the rate of 10 grammes slipped by Rs1,286 […]