ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has signed a landmark Cargo Interline Special Priority Agreement with Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national carrier of Bangladesh. The agreement is set to take effect from 1 December 2025, aiming to facilitate smooth air cargo movement between the two countries. Under the terms of the […]
HYDERABAD: The death toll from the firecracker factory explosion in Hyderabad’s Latifabad area rose to 10 on Monday, following the death of another injured worker, the medical superintendent of Civil Hospital Hyderabad confirmed. Police said that in addition to the fatalities, more than a dozen people sustained injuries when the […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government has instructed all government officials to pay traffic e-challan fines from their personal funds after noting a significant increase in violations by staff using government vehicles. Since the launch of the e-challan system in Karachi, multiple government vehicles have been cited for offences such as running […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Palwasha Khan on Monday accused the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) of being “corrupt institutions”, urging that all illegal land allotment cases be referred to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). She made the remarks during a meeting of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced the schedule for the by-election on the Senate seat left vacant following the death of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Irfan Siddiqui. Siddiqui passed away on November 10, just hours after the Senate approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which […]
Jhelum witnessed the next phase of Punjab’s Green Tractor Scheme as 39 local farmers received subsidised tractors under the provincial government’s initiative to promote mechanised farming. The beneficiaries included 10 farmers each from Jhelum and Dina, and 19 from Sohawa. Each tractor came with a subsidy of Rs1 million — […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar has taken notice of a fake AI-generated video targeting journalist Benazir Shah, calling the act “totally unacceptable and highly condemnable.” Responding to Shah’s post on X, Tarar said no one had the right to create or circulate fabricated content or attempt to intimidate members […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Moscow from November 17–18, following an invitation from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on […]
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The verdict concluded a months-long trial held in her absence, as Hasina fled to India in August 2024 following mass protests. The […]
The recent suicide attack in Islamabad in which the bomber reportedly reached the judicial complex using an online bike service has pushed authorities to suddenly impose strict rules on bike-riding apps. Registration of riders has now been declared mandatory, and surveys are being carried out in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to […]