The government’s attempts to diffuse the rightsizing plan
ISLAMABAD: On Sunday, the federal government declared that it had assessed six federal ministries and their affiliated agencies for rightsizing in the "first phase" and that it had given "due…
Teachers at KU skip class to protest the detention of their colleagues.
KARACHI: Teachers protested the "illegal detention" of KU associate professor and syndicate member Dr. Riaz Ahmed on Monday, while classes at the University of Karachi (KU) remained stopped. On August…
Video from the Karsaz accident is forwarded to Punjab for forensic examination.
KARACHI: A sessions court was informed on Monday by the investigating officer (IO) of the case that a CCTV (close circuit television) recording of the Karsaz accident case was being…
PTA begins to prohibit SIM cards that have expired.
LAHORE: According to a spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the second phase of SIM blocking for mobile phones has begun in an effort to stop unlawful use. This…
Three persons are killed by a landslide in Upper Kohistan.
MANSEHRA: On Monday in the Loter district of Upper Kohistan, a huge rock that had dislodged from a neighboring mountain along the Karakoram Highway fell over a passenger coach, killing…
Bangladesh is saved by Das and Miraz from an early collapse versus Pakistan.
In the second test at Rawalpindi, Bangladesh's Litton Das struck a courageous 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 78 to help the tourists overcome a dire situation and record 262 all…
Trump’s “disrespectful” ploy of visiting a cemetery: Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON: On Saturday, US Vice President Kamala Harris chastised Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over a visit to Arlington National Cemetery veterans' graves that was later featured in campaign videos.…
Floods in Bangladesh have claimed 59 lives.
As of late Saturday, the media was reporting 59 deaths in Bangladesh as a result of the country's severe rainfall and the ensuing floods brought on by river overflows. Monsoon…
48 Gazans are killed by Israeli soldiers before of a polio sweep.
CAIRO: Ahead of the scheduled launch of a polio vaccination program, Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday resulted in the deaths of at least 48 Palestinians, according to…
Four nations “commit” $27 billion to investment in Pakistan, asserts Ahsan
LAHORE: Under the auspices of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), four nations have committed $27 billion for investment through the launch of numerous megaprojects in Pakistan, according to Federal…