4 suspects arrested in Karachi in action against gangs involved in leaking matric exams – Pakistan
KARACHI: Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Samiullah Soomro said on Tuesday that four suspects who had been involved in leaking matric exams had been arrested. Speaking to Dawn, Soomro said that Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Azad Khan and Commissioner Syed Hasan Naqvi had tasked law enforcement agencies […]
SC to function with minimal staff on Wednesday; no judicial work to be conducted at FCC for 2nd consecutive day – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will be working with the minimal staff at its principal seat in Islamabad on Wednesday, while no judicial work will be conducted at the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in the capital for a second consecutive day. The developments come as extraordinary security measures have been put in place for the anticipated […]
Health minister says medicine stocks sufficient to meet demand for next 5 to 6 months – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday that Pakistan had sufficient medicine stocks to meet demand for the next five to six months. “Despite ongoing international challenges, the health ministry and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), in close coordination with the pharmaceutical industry, have taken timely and effective measures to safeguard medicine […]
Pakistan says formal response from Iran regarding participation in 2nd round of talks ‘still awaited’ – World
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Tuesday that a formal response from the Iranian side regarding its participation in the second round of peace talks with the United States was “still awaited”. Pakistan remains in constant touch with Iranian side, but a formal response from Tehran regarding participation in the Islamabad Peace Talks had not […]
Nawaz highlights PML-N’s focus on development ahead of GB elections – Pakistan
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed that, if elected, the party would focus on development in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). The remarks come ahead of the GB Assembly elections scheduled for June 7, with other parties also ramping up their preparations. Nawaz made the comments in a televised address to the PML-N’s parliamentary board for GB, […]
Around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by 2025 floods in Pakistan: ILO – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by the 2025 floods in Pakistan, according to an assessment conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO — a specialised United Nations agency — announced on Tuesday that it had undertaken an employment and livelihoods loss assessment for 14 of the worst-affected districts of […]
Pakistan Navy conducts successful test of locally developed air-launched cruise missile: ISPR – Pakistan
The Pakistan Navy conducted a successful test of the indigenously developed ‘Taimoor’ air-launched cruise missile, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the “Pakistan Navy has conducted successful live weapon firing of Taimoor air-launched cruise missile — an indigenously developed Anti-Ship Weapon System — in a powerful demonstration […]
SC notifies SOPs to ensure uninterrupted functioning during ‘unforeseen public holidays’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday notified separate standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure uninterrupted judicial functioning during “unforeseen public holidays”. The development comes as extraordinary security measures have been put in place for the anticipated second round of US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, expected to be held this week. A day earlier, the Federal […]
‘Strangled’: Pakistan faces economic imperative in Iran war peace push – Pakistan
Sheikh Nadeem sat on a plastic chair outside his bedding store in Islamabad, scrolling through his phone as he waited for customers he knew were not coming. Between rising fuel costs and rolling blackouts due to the US-Israel war on Iran, and government restrictions on opening hours aimed at saving electricity, he said the effect […]
Young doctor shot dead near Karachi’s Mehran Hotel – Pakistan
KARACHI: A young doctor died of multiple gunshot wounds in a suspected targeted attack near the city’s Mehran Hotel late on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that Dr Sarang Memon was traveling in a rickshaw along with his wife, also a doctor at a […]