KARACHI: Police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 underage girls in the city. The suspect, identified as Shabbir Ahmed, posed as a sherbet vendor to lure children, mostly daughters of domestic workers. Karachi Police said he confessed to the assaults and admitted recording videos of […]
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Chargé d’Affaires Shi Yanqiang on Thursday visited the National Emergencies Operations Centre (NEOC) at the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), where he was briefed on the recent flood situation and the ongoing relief operations. NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik gave a detailed overview of rescue and […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced a project to construct 57,000 affordable housing units across the province for deserving families. According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Housing Department, the project will be executed in collaboration with the World Bank and the private sector. In the first phase, 20,000 housing […]
ISLAMABAD: Envoys of the Hellenic Republic, the European Union, and Hungary presented their diplomatic credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday. The president received credentials from Mrs. Eleni Porichi, Ambassador-designate of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Raimundas Karobalis, Ambassador-designate of the European Union, and Dr. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens through a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, Amnesty International alleged in a report released Tuesday. The rights watchdog said Pakistan’s surveillance network, built with Chinese and Western technology, is one of the most comprehensive outside […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has established a National Peace Message Committee under the National Committee on Narrative Building to evolve a consensus narrative against terrorism, extremism and sectarianism. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the body will be chaired by Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that Pakistan, Algeria and Somalia had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation following an Israeli air strike on Doha, the capital of Qatar. In a post on X, Dar reiterated […]
KATHMANDU: More than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across Nepal during violent anti-government protests this week, police confirmed on Wednesday. “Three policemen died yesterday and more than 13,500 prisoners have escaped from jails across the country,” Nepal Police spokesman Binod Ghimire told AFP. The unrest, described as the worst […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday lifted the ban on new gas connections and approved the imposition of agricultural and environmental emergencies across the country in response to widespread flood damage and the looming threat of climate change. Addressing a joint press conference after the meeting, Federal Energy Minister Ali […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on Thursday, where the government granted in-principle approval for the imposition of a Climate Emergency and Agricultural Emergency in view of the ongoing monsoon and flood situation across the country. The prime minister announced that he would […]