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Four police stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts came under attack overnight by terrorists but they were repelled and no casualties were reported, officials said on Saturday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its…
EVERY year, International School Meals Day is celebrated on the second Thursday of March, bringing attention to the importance of nutritious school meals in promoting child health, well-being, and learning. This is especially crucial in Pakistan, where 26 million children aged five to 16 are out of school, contributing to the global crisis of 251m…
The Supreme Court on Saturday set the hearing date of March 21 for a contempt of court petition against PTI founder Imran Khan. In 2022, the SC had raised questions on the maintainability of the plea seeking contempt proceedings against the former PTI chairman — for allegedly flouting the top court’s orders regarding his party’s…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the late hours of Friday termed Pakistan’s implementation of its $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) as “strong” but analysts noted that a staff-level agreement (SLA) had not been signed after talks with the Fund’s review mission. The statement comes hours after Pakistan and the IMF concluded the first…
The Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong said on Friday that both China and Pakistan were focused at the completion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),…
A person clicking SCAM key on keyboard. — Canva/ File KARACHI: Scores of Pakistanis, hooked with attractive jobs promises into Cambodia, have been taken hostages and tortured. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Karachi Director Nauman Siddiqui said scammers advertise lucrative call centres, IT and engineering jobs in Cambodia via social media platforms. Indian agents, particularly in…
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…