News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, named GHAZI, at the Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, China, marking another major milestone in the navy’s modernisation programme, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday. With the launch of GHAZI, all four Hangor-class submarines being constructed in China are now […]
LAYYAH: A two-year-old boy lost his life after falling into an open sewage pit in Punjab’s Layyah district, highlighting ongoing safety hazards caused by the absence of a proper drainage system in rural areas. According to the child’s father, the toddler was playing outside his house in Kakkar Wala village […]
Former Punjab chief minister and former speaker of the Punjab Assembly Manzoor Wattoo passed away on Tuesday, his family confirmed. Born on August 14, 1939, Wattoo began his political career in 1983 after being elected chairman of the Okara District Council. He entered the Punjab Assembly in 1985 and was […]
The Islamabad High Court has dismissed an objection raised by Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri against the constitution of a divisional bench and the inclusion of Sarfraz Dogar in it, ruling that the objection carried no legal force. In a written order issued on Tuesday, the court said that given the sensitive […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken a key step toward the launch of 5G services as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued comprehensive 5G security guidelines to ensure the safe deployment and operation of next-generation networks. According to the PTA, the guidelines aim to protect user data and safeguard national telecommunications infrastructure, and […]
WEB DESK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar tragedy, reaffirming the state’s resolve to completely eradicate terrorism from the country, calling it the only true justice for the victims. In a message issued on the anniversary of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned a brutal attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Kadugli, Sudan, which claimed the lives of six Bangladeshi personnel serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei and left several others injured. According to the UN mission, at least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were […]
SIALKOT: Three children were injured after a Ferris wheel cabin broke mid-ride at a fair in Kotli Loharan area of Sialkot, officials said on Sunday. A disturbing video of the incident, which later surfaced online, showed the cabin snapping while in motion, leaving the children hanging briefly from the ride’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday emphasised that Daanish University would focus on promoting technology and modern scientific disciplines, as he chaired a meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees. According to a Prime Minister’s Office news release, the meeting discussed the university’s development, future plans and the establishment […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed seven terrorists in an intelligence-based operation conducted in the general area of Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan district on December 15, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the ISPR, the operation was carried out on reported presence of khwarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna […]