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PM Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the site review of Daanish University in Islamabad on March 15, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo News ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Daanish University which is to be established at a cost of £190 million (Rs 60 billion). Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in…

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Munir Akram, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called on the global community to act “decisively” in countering the rising incidents of Islamophobia and other manifestations of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry and intolerance. Ambassador Akram remarks came as the UN General Assembly marked the International…

Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong. — CPEC Info website/File  KARACHI: Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong has stated that China opposes power politics and hegemony, while maintaining peaceful foreign policy. In his remarks at a media briefing on “China Two Sessions 2025,” in Karachi, the consul general emphasised the importance of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative…

People are busy in buying food items at Burns road in Karachi on March 10, 2025. — PPI KARACHI: Karachi Traffic Police has devised a new plan for the city’s bustling markets which are witnessing large number of crowds ahead of Eid ul Fitr. The traffic plan provisions a ban on the entry of taxis…

RAWALPINDI: Punjab police have warned its officials against expressing “offensive views” about the state using their personal social media accounts. “After it was discovered that some police officials were using their personal social media accounts to express highly offensive views about the state of Pakistan, government departments and law enforcement agencies, divisional police chiefs across…

LAHORE: While awaiting international funding for the ML-1 main line, originally part of CPEC, for nearly a decade, the Minister for Railways has said the government may use own resources for the project in case no one partners with them. “When we talk about ML-1, our hearts have become numb listening this project again and…

KURRAM: Schoolgirls staged a demonstration against road closures here on Friday and demanded the immediate reopening of the main artery in the area to ensure their access to educational institutions. Accompanied by their parents and carrying placards, the students blocked the road on the outskirts of Parachinar. They complained that textbooks and school uniforms were…

LAHORE: Authorities on Friday found the missing wheel of the 18-year-old PIA aircraft that landed in Lahore a couple of days ago, raising serious questions on the national flag carrier’s ability to ensure proper upkeep of its fleet before they fly. In a rare incident of its kind, the PIA domestic flight PK-306 left Karachi…

The Lahore High Court (LHC) is set to hear an appeal against the death sentence of former university lecturer Junaid Hafeez on March 19, it emerged on Saturday. Hafeez, a former visiting lecturer at the Department of English Literature of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), was sentenced to death by a Multan district and sessions…

ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards environm­e­ntal sustainability and com­­p­l­i­ance with international agreements, the Ministry of Natio­n­­al Food Security and Research on Friday announ­ced a complete ban on 12 toxic pestici­d­­es, which are excessively used despite their known harm to health and environment. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by National Food…