News about Happenings in Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed at least 11 India-sponsored terrorists belonging to the proxy group Fitna al-Hindustan during separate intelligence-based operations in Kharan and Washuk districts of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. According to the military’s media wing, the operations were conducted on September 6 and […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has expressed happiness and pride after her youngest daughter, Mahnoor Safdar, completed her graduation in Anthropology from SOAS University of London. Maryam attended her daughter’s graduation ceremony in London during a brief private visit to the British capital. Speaking to Geo News after the […]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has urged the authorities to give Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan “fair treatment”, saying he misses the 1992 World Cup-winning captain as a friend, mentor and leader. Akram made the remarks while speaking on the “Old Boys, New Balls” […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday night announced a sharp increase in petrol and High Speed Diesel (HSD) prices, with petrol becoming Rs12.90 per litre more expensive and diesel rising by Rs3.72 per litre. According to the revised notification, petrol will now be sold at Rs358.77 per litre, while the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday approved Rs6.6 billion for the purchase of 30 bulletproof vehicles for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2027. The meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, approved a technical supplementary grant […]
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday assured Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) that it would consider the party’s proposals for providing relief to consumers facing rising petrol and diesel prices, with another round of talks scheduled after three days. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said the government was making efforts to provide maximum relief to […]
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday granted a 20-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar in a May 9-related case. ATC Judge Malik Abid Hussain announced the decision after hearing the police request for Azhar’s physical remand. Azhar was produced […]
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 36 terrorists during multiple counter-terrorism operations across Balochistan in the past 12 to 24 hours, taking the total number of militants killed in the province over the past 48 to 72 hours to 48, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services […]
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed the creation of 12 to 15 new provinces in Pakistan, urging Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to constitute a committee to examine the country’s administrative structure and initiate a national debate on reforms. “I have proposed that a committee be made, on […]
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has directed the administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to immediately remove non-performing employees, including doctors, warning that indecision and inefficiency were damaging the hospital’s functioning. Kamal issued the directives during a visit to PIMS, where he inspected the cardiac centre, intensive […]