PM directs full utilisation of resources to strengthen law enforcement agencies
Directs reforms in interior ministry institutions and enhanced capacity of police and FIA Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a meeting on the country’s law and order situation in Islamabad on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that all available resources be utilised to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to ensure […]
Blast in KP’s Lakki Marwat claims 9 lives, injures 33 – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: At least nine people, including two traffic policemen, were martyred while 33 others were injured on Tuesday in a blast in the Serai Naurang tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said. Initially, Lakki Marwat district police officer’s spokesperson Qudratullah Khan, in a statement, said that seven people, including two traffic cops, […]
Students claim exam paper circulated online before test; IBCC also confirms the development
The federal government took notice on Tuesday after reports that another Cambridge International Education (CIE) Mathematics exam was allegedly leaked. A and O Level examinations under the Cambridge system are currently being held across the country for the May-June session. Just days after the cancellation of an A-Level Mathematics paper over a leak, another CIE Mathematics exam was […]
Blast in KP’s Lakki Marwat claims 9 lives – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: At least nine people, including two traffic policemen, were martyred on Tuesday in a blast in the Serai Naurang tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said. Initially, Lakki Marwat district police officer’s spokesperson Qudratullah Khan, in a statement, said that seven people, including two traffic cops, were killed while 23 others […]
SC directs IHC to decide Imaan, Hadi’s pleas against sentence within two weeks – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide within two weeks the pleas of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking the suspension of their sentence in the controversial social media posts case. Until the IHC decides upon the petitions, the matter will […]
Suparco says Eidul Azha likely to fall on May 27 – Pakistan
The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Tuesday forecast that Eidul Azha was expected to fall on May 27. “The new moon of Zilhajj 1447 AH is expected to be born on May 17 at 1:01am,” it said in a statement. It said that at sunset the same day, the age of […]
Blast in KP’s Lakki Marwat claims lives of 7 people, including 2 cops – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: At least seven people, including two policemen, were martyred on Tuesday in a blast in the Serai Naurang tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police said. Lakki Marwat district police officer’s spokesperson Qudratullah Khan, in a statement, said that 23 others had also been injured in the incident. He identified the martyred […]
Explosion reported in KP’s Lakki Marwat – Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT: An explosion has been reported in the Sarai Naurang tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, Rescue 1122 said. As per a statement by Rescue 1122 spokesperson Shahdab Khan, ambulances and teams have been dispatched to the site of the incident. This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation […]
Gold prices in Pakistan Today
Gold and silver prices in local markets recorded an increase on Tuesday, as the price of gold per ounce rose by $41 in the international bullion market, taking the new global rate to $4,701. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), following the increase in global prices, the local price of gold […]
After the Raj, the most powerful weapon in Pakistan’s arsenal is a name – Pakistan
At 5:13am on May 10 last year, Pakistan launched the retaliatory ‘Operation Bunyan um Marsoos’ against India. Footage aired by state broadcaster PTV showed fireballs lighting up the sky moments before the sun appeared as the air filled with cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’. The war had begun, and everyone was talking about it—inside Pakistan, on […]