Bilawal to launch Phase-II of Solar Home Systems project today – Pakistan
LARKANA: The second phase of provincial government’s Solar Home Systems (SHS) project will be inaugurated by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday, it is learnt. The inauguration ceremony will be held at Jinnah Bagh in Larkana. It will be attended by lawmakers, officials, media […]
PM Shehbaz to depart today on official visits to Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Qatar – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart from Islamabad for Jeddah today on official visits to Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Qatar, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake official visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye from 15–18 April,” the […]
PM Shehbaz to depart for Saudi Arabia on official visit today: PMO – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart from Islamabad for Jeddah today on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a post on social media on Wednesday. The premier will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, the statement said. More to follow Source Link
Anti-encroachment operation triggers violent backlash from villagers in Islamabad – Pakistan
Charred wreckage of a bus lies in Islamabad’s Noorpur Shahan area after clashes erupted during the Capital Development Authority’s anti-encroachment operation, leaving several policemen and villagers injured. — Photo by Mohammad Asim • Noori Bagh Mohallah in Noorpur Shahan demolished• Eight policemen injured, two vehicles torched• Besides teargas shelling, police also fire pellets at protesters, […]
Senate panel flags massive smuggling, tax evasion, revenue losses – Pakistan
• Smuggled diesel sold at Rs240 per litre in Quetta, Rs210 in rural Balochistan; cannabis, opium openly cultivated in Qila Abdullah valley, Senator Farooq says• Customs officials say their presence is limited to settled areas; oil firms absent in several Balochistan areas ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Tuesday raised alarm over widespread smuggling, weak enforcement […]
Lahore lawyers demand end to Imran’s solitary confinement – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Tuesday condemned the solitary confinement of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and demanded that his isolation be ended. The sitting and former office-bearers of both bar associations, currently led by the Hamid Khan-led professional group, held a joint press conference, […]
BBC reports ‘serious malpractices’ continued at Taunsa hospital months after it was linked to HIV outbreak – Pakistan
An expose by the BBC has revealed that “serious malpractices” in the children’s ward of a government hospital in Punjab’s Taunsa continued months after the facility was linked to an outbreak of HIV among children, the British broadcaster said. A surge in HIV cases at Taunsa Tehsil Headquarters Hospital was reported in late 2024. “Punjab […]
Trump teases talks in Pakistan in ‘two days’
US President says it’s more likely that we go back there, Iranian officials say negotiating teams could return US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: With Pakistan racing to bring Iran and the […]
Trump says US-Iran talks could resume over the next two days, ‘we’re more inclined’ to go to Pakistan
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between Washington and Tehran could resume over the next two days and that “ we’re more inclined to go” to Pakistan, reported New York Post. “You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go […]
PM takes president into confidence on US-Iran talks, briefs him on upcoming visits to Saudi Arabia, Turkiye – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday about his upcoming visits to Saudi Arabia and Turkiye “for further engagement to promote peace efforts” and took him into confidence on “all aspects of the dialogue” between Iran and the United States, a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat said. Pakistan hosted direct […]