PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to visit Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of June 7 polls – Pakistan
LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will visit Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday to meet party ticket holders ahead of the June 7 elections. The GB Election Commission had announced that general elections in the region would be held on June 7 after a four-month delay. On Monday, Punjab Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb […]
‘In everybody’s interest’: EU’s top diplomat says bloc seeks stability in region – Pakistan
European Union (EU) top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Monday said the bloc sought stability in the region, adding that it was in everyone’s interest for the ongoing war in the Middle East to end and for the Strait of Hormuz to remain open. Kallas, who serves as vice-president of the European Commission and the EU […]
Achakzai booked for rally remarks
QUETTA: Police in Chaman have registered a case against the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and other party figures for allegedly delivering inflammatory remarks during a public rally. The first information report (FIR) of the case was registered at the Chaman police station on the complaint from a Gulistan resident, Abdul […]
Bilawal campaigns in Shigar on G-B election trail
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Shigar district of G-B. PHOTO: APP SHIGAR: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday launched his party’s election campaign in Shigar, pledging to secure constitutional, political and economic rights for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-‘B) and calling for greater local control over the region’s affairs and resources. […]
PM Shehbaz assures businessmen, industrialists of measures to boost industrial growth in upcoming budget – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured businessmen and industrialists that measures were being taken to make the forthcoming federal budget conducive to industrial growth and production. The government is expected to approve a consolidated national development programme of over Rs3.5 trillion and a macroeconomic framework envisaging economic growth of 4.1pc and inflation of […]
ECP directs interior ministry, Islamabad commissioner to provide pending delimitation documents in 3 days – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday directed the Ministry of Interior and the Islamabad chief commissioner to provide pending documents for the delimitation of the capital’s local government within three days, warning that a 10-day deadline had already lapsed. The letter, seen by Dawn, was addressed to the secretary of the Ministry […]
Seven missing after tourist jeep falls into ravine en route to GB’s Fairy Meadows – Pakistan
GILGIT: Seven people went missing after a tourist jeep on its way to Fairy Meadows in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan fell into a ravine and was swept away in Tattu Nullah on Monday. According to the spokesperson for the GB police, the accident occurred at around 3pm on Tattu Raikot Road. According to initial […]
PM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace efforts – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at the PM House, where he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to cooperation with the EU and thanked EU leadership for its strong support for Pakistan’s peace efforts in the Gulf region. Kallas, who serves as vice-president of the European Commission and […]
Rare case of death
. Pakistan’s healthcare system seems to have made a fatal error in administering vaccines for a disease that is virtually cent per cent preventable and poses a near-zero per cent mortality risk to vaccinated individuals. About three months ago, a boy, 13, was brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi after suffering a dog bite […]
Survey finds generational gap in attitudes to AI romance – World
Almost 50 per cent of young adults in six major economies think AI romantic companionship will improve human happiness through emotional support in the next decade, the results of a large survey suggested on Monday. The percentage dropped progressively across older age categories to just a quarter of people aged 55 and over, according to […]