Police dept set up to reduce road crashes
KARACHI: The Traffic Police have established the Karachi Road Accident Analysis Unit in an effort to reduce road crashes and enhance road safety. The department will monitor traffic accidents on a daily basis, collect evidence from crash sites, investigate causes, and provide data-driven recommendations to relevant authorities. This was revealed during a ceremony at the […]
10 terrorists neutralised in Jandola: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Thursday neutralised 10 terrorists, including a suicide bomber, who attempted to attack a check post in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Jandola area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The statement noted that the attempt took place in the Jandola area, located “on the seam of South Waziristan and Tank districts,” […]
Tax rate cut sought from IMF to stop capital flight
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to allow it to cut the tax rates at par with the regional countries to stop the increasing outward flight of money, as the global lender did not see any major progress in tapping true incomes of retailers and real estate dealers. On the second-last […]
Pak’s Muneeb, Moazzam clinch gold medals in Turin
On an absolutely thrilling day for Pakistani athletes at the 12th Special Olympic World Winter Games’ at Turin, Italy on Thursday, Muneeb Ur Rehman and Moazzam Iqbal showcased outstanding performances by clinching gold medals in the cross-country 50 meters skiing and 800m Snowshoeing race respectively. And if that was not enough, Pakistan’s Rovina Qurban claimed […]
No Pak player picked in The Hundred 2025 draft
In a surprising development, none of the Pakistani cricketers were selected in The Hundred 2025 player draft held on Wednesday, March 12. A total of 50 Pakistan players had registered for the draft – five for the women’s competition and 45 for the men’s. Despite a competitive selection process and limited overseas slots, it was […]
Arthur breaks silence on coaching drama
Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has weighed in on the ongoing debate sparked by current head coach Aqib Javed’s comments about the coaching system and former red-ball coach Jason Gillespie’s sharp response. The dispute began when Javed, during a press conference following the announcement of Pakistan’s white-ball squad for the upcoming tour of New […]
Rs4.8/unit relief expected for K-E users
ISLAMABAD: The power consumers in Karachi are likely to get a significant relief of Rs4.84 per unit in view of fuel charges adjustment (FCA). In this regard, the power regulator, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is scheduled to hold a hearing on March 20 on the request of K-Electric (K-E), the power utility […]
Court martial not a matter of army’s ego
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan, the head of the Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court agreed with the argument forwarded by the lawyer for the defence ministry that declaring various provisions of the Army Act as null and void was not the correct decision. The seven-member Constitutional Bench held the 46th hearing of the intra-court appeals against […]
Torkham border stalemate continues
LANDI KOTAL: A jirga from Afghanistan that was supposed to hold a meeting with its Pakistani counterpart for reopening of the Torkham border crossing on Thursday returned to Kabul without the meeting, citing concern about inclusion of new members in the Pakistani jirga. Tensions escalated at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan in […]