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 […]
LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday released a tentative schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to take place from February 7 to March 8 next year. The event will feature 20 international teams and will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Colombo […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met with the Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations (SAPSSI), Ulvi Mehdiyev, and announced the establishment of an “Asaan Khidmat Markaz” in Islamabad in collaboration with the Azerbaijani agency. The centre, modeled on Azerbaijan’s “ASAN Service” initiative […]
