E-challans come into force for lane violations on Karachi’s Sharea Faisal – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Karachi Traffic Police have announced that an e-challan system for lane violations on Sharea Faisal will take effect from June 1 (today) under the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS). In a statement, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Traffic Pir Mohammed Shah said that under the notified lane management plan, commercial vehicles and motorcycles […]
EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas in Islamabad for strategic dialogue – Pakistan
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was welcomed on Monday by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar ahead of a strategic dialogue being held in Islamabad. State-run PTV showed images of Kallas being welcomed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Dar and meeting officials. Kallas, who serves as vice-president of the […]
Aleema terms reports of Imran’s meeting with ex-army chief ‘totally fake’ – Pakistan
Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, on Monday dismissed reports about the former premier’s meeting with an ex-army chief at Adiala jail as “totally fake”. “All the news circulating on social media that a former army chief met Imran Khan in Adiala jail [is] fake,” she said in a post on the […]
NAB initiates probe into ‘illegal’ marriage halls approved by Sindh Building Control Authority – Pakistan
• Seeks detailed report from building authority on ‘violations’, reasons for ‘no action’• Hall owners demand crackdown on mushrooming of ‘unsafe ballrooms’ KARACHI: Growing “complaints” about allegedly illegal issuance of no-objection certificates (NOCs) by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) for marriage halls and marquees and the construction of commercial structures on amenity plots have […]
Karachi University students’ future in limbo as teachers’ exam boycott drags on – Pakistan
• Fee structure is on par with private universities but facilities are nowhere near the same standard, laments a student• Kuts admits students are suffering, holds ‘bad administration’ responsible for their woes• Students wonder why CM, Sindh govt remain silent spectators to crisis at country’s largest university KARACHI: Nearly 50,000 students at the country’s largest […]
Islamabad notifies early market closure, again – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The capital’s administration has re-imposed restrictions on market timings, once again mandating their closure by 8pm throughout the week. According to a late-night notification, issued by the Islamabad Capital Territory’s district magistrate, all shops, markets and shopping malls will close at 8pm, while restaurants, tandoors, grocery stores, bakeries, meat, fruit and vegetable vendors are […]
Pakistan’s ‘resolute response’ during May 2025 conflict debunked notion of space for war in South Asia: military official – Pakistan
A military official from Pakistan has said that the country’s “resolute response” to India during the May 2025 conflict had effectively debunked the notion of space for war in South Asia. Commander I Corps Lieutenant General Nauman Zakria made these remarks during a special session at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday. In May […]
Sharjeel Memon criticises Irsa’s ‘unjust reduction’ of Sindh’s water share, urges Centre to take notice – Pakistan
Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Sunday urged the federal government to take notice of Indus River Systems Authority’s (Irsa) “unjust reduction of Sindh’s share” and ensure that Sindh received its rightful share of water. A 22 per cent water shortage has been persisting in Sindh for around the last 10 days as Irsa continues […]
Punjab approves deployment of 6,000 police personnel in GB for election – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD: Six thousand Punjab police personnel are being deployed in Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of the June 7 election, it emerged on Sunday as the PTI reiterated its allegations of pre-poll rigging. Punjab authorities had initially approved the deployment of 5,000 personnel to GB and later gave the nod for the deployment of 1,000 more police […]
Pakistan’s ‘resolute response’ in May 2025 conflict debunked notion of space for war in South Asia: military official – Pakistan
A military official from Pakistan has said that the country’s “resolute response” to India during the May 2025 conflict had effectively debunked the notion of space for war in South Asia. Commander I Corps Lieutenant General Nauman Zakria made these remarks during a special session at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday. In May […]