Tear gas, water cannon employed to disperse Baloch Yakjehti Committee protesters in Quetta – Pakistan
QUETTA: Police on Friday used tear gas and water cannon and fired blank shots to disperse protesters from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) who had staged a sit-in on the Sariab Road, near University of Balochistan, against some arrests, including its leaders. There were conflicting reports about casualties, with Bolan Medical College Hospital sources saying […]
Govt plans to use surplus electricity for crypto mining – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is working on special electricity tariffs to attract crypto mining and blockchain-based data centres, aiming to utilise surplus power at marginal costs while fostering growth in the digital asset industry. Sources told Dawn that the power division had been consulting various stakeholders to develop an attractive electricity tariff for emerging industries and sectors […]
Alternative to new varsity – Newspaper
IT is indeed a matter of great satisfaction that the government has decided to allocate a sum of £190 million, released by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, for investment in emerging technologies. There is no doubt that Pakistan’s economic competitiveness in the future is strongly linked to quality human capital and technological assimilation and adaptation, […]
Billions will suffer if rapid glacial melt continues: report – World
ISLAMABAD: A new UN report has warned that rapidly melting glaciers and snow have imperilled the global ecosystem and billions of people who rely on freshwater from these sources. The World Water Development Report 2025, released by Unesco to mark ‘World Water Day’ on March 22, said 25 countries, home to one-quarter of the world’s […]
CM Maryam Nawaz launches Eid gift drive for special children across Punjab
Listen to article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched a province-wide campaign to distribute Eid gifts among special needs children ahead of the Eid holidays. The initiative aims to provide Eid gifts to 40,000 special students enrolled in government institutions, according to an official statement released on Saturday. Acting on the chief minister’s directive, Special […]
Delay in naming climate authority chief irks SC constitutional bench – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the delay in appointing the chairman of the Climate Change Authority, established under the Pakistan Climate Change Act (PCCA) 2017. The prolonged delay in the appointment process prompted Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, a member of the five-judge CB, to note that climate […]
Five children killed in overnight Gaza airstrike as Israel intensifies offensive
Listen to article Israel has killed five more children with the overnight bombing of a residential area in Gaza City that also left at least eight members of a family trapped under rubble, amid Tel Aviv’s escalating onslaught on the beseiged Palestinian territory. The attack is part of a broader escalation in violence since Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire on […]
Tear gas, water cannon employed to disperse BYC protesters – Pakistan
QUETTA: Police on Friday used tear gas and water cannon and fired blank shots to disperse protesters from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) who had staged a sit-in on the Sariab Road, near University of Balochistan, against some arrests, including its leaders. There were conflicting reports about casualties, with Bolan Medical College Hospital sources saying […]
PTI denied permission to hold rally at iconic Lahore venue – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore Deputy Commissioner has rejected a PTI application to hold a public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan “in view of serious security issues, threats and general law and order situation in the country”. The PTI had applied for permission on March 22 (today) through its Punjab Vice President Akmal Khan Bari. In an order issued […]
Mosque attack in Southwestern Niger claims 44 lives, 13 injured
Listen to article At least 44 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in an attack on a mosque in southwestern Niger on Friday. The assault took place in the village of Fonbita, located in the Kokorou commune, when militants, believed to be from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), stormed the mosque during prayers. […]