A vehicle-borne suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a security forces convoy in Balochistan’s Noskhi district, leaving three security personnel and two civilians martyred, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), as a result of the attack, “five brave sons of soil embraced shahadat (martyrdom)”. The martyred soldiers…
A woman was killed and two others were injured on Sunday evening when a stampede broke out as Ramazan rations were being distributed in Karachi’s Baldia Town, according to police and rescue service officials. South Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com that the local union council arranged a ration distribution…
Nawaz Sharif looks at his supporters gathered at Minar-e-Pakistan during an event held to welcome him in Lahore on October 21, 2023. — X/@pmln_org The Punjab government has set up the Lahore Authority for Heritage Revival (LAHR) to restore and preserve the city’s historic landmarks, appointing PML-N President Nawaz Sharif as the patron-in-chief of its…
This file photo shows youngsters holding toy guns in a neighbourhood. — INP PESHAWAR: The district administration has imposed a ban on sale of toy guns and firecrackers for 30 days, stating that the move will discourage “nurturing of militant tendency and maintain peaceful atmosphere during Eid ul Fitr 2025”. The ban came into effect…
A woman — allegedly involved in selling narcotics — was killed after she jumped from the fourth floor of her apartment building in Karachi while trying to evade arrest, police said on Sunday. Speaking to Dawn.com, Darakshan Police Station House Officer Shahid Taj said that his team had arrested an alleged drug peddler as part…
PM Shehbaz Sharif meets FIA, IB officials who nabbed notorious gang leader involved in human trafficking, in Islamabad on March 16, 2025. — PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday commended the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) for arresting the ringleader of a notorious gang involved in human trafficking. During a meeting…
A guard was killed and three others were injured when the convoy of PPP Senator Jam Mehtab Dahar was fired upon in Sindh’s Khenjoo area on Sunday, according to a police official. Ghotki Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Samiullah Soomro told Dawn.com that the lawmaker was attacked at 1:45pm as he was going to…
WHEN I began teaching eight years ago I would ask students to tell me which journalist they most wanted to hear from. That list was always varied; students were interested in hearing from newspaper reporters to editors to TV anchors. I inevitably had a guest lecturer every week of the first semester and I’m grateful…
Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that polio eradication remained a national priority, adding that achieving a polio-free Pakistan required a “modern, integrated strategy that addresses all challenges”. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic, with the disease mostly affecting children…
Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that polio eradication remained a national priority, adding that achieving a polio-free Pakistan required a “modern, integrated strategy that addresses all challenges”. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic, with the disease mostly affecting children…