Dozens of govt cars gutted in Karachi’s Clifton Nazarat fire – Pakistan
KARACHI: As many as 50 cars were gutted when a huge fire erupted on a plot being used to park government-owned vehicles in the Clifton area on Monday morning, police and rescue officials said. The police said that the 4,000-square-yard plot was being used as Nazarat, also called the central pool for unclaimed and retired […]
How ‘treatable’ typhoid turned into a ‘superbug’ – Pakistan
Over 15,000 cases of drug-resistant “XDR” strain reported in Pakistan, lack of widespread access to potable water only compounds issue. From his sickbed, eight-year-old Ukasha watched through heavy eyes as his siblings played with a ball in the courtyard. His head hurt and his body felt too heavy to move. Ukasha had typhoid fever — […]
KP CM’s software has been updated in Lahore, says Azma Bokhari – Pakistan
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s software has been updated in Lahore. Talking to reporters outside the Lahore High Court after attending hearing in her fake video case here on Monday, she said the proceedings were adjourned again because the FIA director general was absent. “Gandapur’s […]
Judiciary bound by law, not past rulings: Punjab Assembly speaker – Pakistan
LAHORE: Hours before the Supreme Court detailed judgement on reserved seats case, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan said the judiciary is bound to adjudicate cases on the basis of the law in force. “It is our established position, which is also pronounced by various benches of the Supreme Court, that the law in […]
ECP to deliberate on SC’s reserved seats judgement today – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Ten days after the Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to immediately implement its verdict on eligibility of PTI for reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, the ECP will hold another meeting on Tuesday to consult a legal expert on how to go about. Informed sources told Dawn that the […]
PIA signs deal to promote Saudi tourism – World
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Funadiq Travel & Tourism Services, the official marketing representative of the Saudi Tourism Authority in Pakistan, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost tourism and air travel between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. A spokesman for PIA said on Monday that the partnership aims to promote Saudi Arabia […]
Digital payments to IT vendors abroad shortly – Business
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khwaja has announced that arrangements are underway to facilitate digital outward remittances for IT companies, saying the move will enable IT exporters to seamlessly pay international suppliers and vendors. Speaking at HBL-P@SHA ICT Awards 2024 here on Monday, she said the awards empowered innovators, […]
Stocks falter on mounting political tensions – Business
KARACHI: The stock market snapped a six-day winning streak on Monday amid mounting political tensions as the KSE 100 index faltered below 82,000 after reaching an all-time high in the previous session driven by optimism about imminent approval of the IMF loan. Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corporation said stocks tumbled on political uncertainty after […]
274 dead, over 1,000 wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon – World
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the death toll in Israeli strikes on Monday rose to 274, including 21 children, the bloodiest daily toll in nearly a year of cross-border clashes. The toll stood at “274 dead, including 21 children and 39 women — that’s who we know about until now”, Abiad told reporters, adding […]