LAHORE: The Punjab health department has initiated proceedings under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (Peeda) Act against three staff nurses of the Mayo Hospital for administering shots of adulterated drug, which led to reaction to 16 patients and caused death of two of them. The department removed the nurses, namely Sonila Khalid, Saima…
The European Union will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminium. US President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs of 25 per cent on all steel…
PESHAWAR: Auditors have detected a long delay in the revamping of district headquarters hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa despite the payment of Rs1.08 billion to the Infrastructure Development Authority of Punjab (IDAP) around three and a half years ago. They recommended an investigation to determine responsibility and hold officials accountable. In a report, the Auditor-General Khyber…
Nasa announced on Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining climate change research. While the move affects only 23 people, a spokeswoman indicated more cuts are coming. The first round notably eliminates the Office of…
Pakistani soldiers secure Mach railway station following a security operation against terrprosts who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach, Balochistan on March 11, 2025. — AFP Security forces have rescued at least 155 hostages and killed 27 terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan district, vowing…
DUBLIN: Ireland’s oldest university has named a campus building after a woman for the first time — 433 years after it was founded by Queen Elizabeth I. The main library at Trinity College Dublin, previously named for a slave owner, is now called the Eavan Boland Library after one of the foremost female voices in…
KARACHI: Citizens endured another hot day in Karachi on Tuesday when the mercury soared to 39.5 degrees Celsius. The city has been experiencing extreme weather conditions since Saturday when the maximum temperature crossed 39°C mark. The Met department’s data showed that Tuesday’s temperature was 6.9°C higher than the average temperature for March (32.6°C) in previous…
MANILA: A plane carrying former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte left the Philippine capital bound for The Hague on Tuesday following his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant stemming from his deadly crackdown on drugs, Manila said. The 79-year-old faces a charge of “the crime against humanity of murder”, according to the ICC, for a…
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ruled that divorced daughters are also entitled to receive a share from the monthly pension of her deceased father until she marries again. The SHC also noted that realising the miseries and hardships faced by divorced and widowed daughters of deceased pensioners, the finance ministry had liberalised the pension…
Security forces have rescued at least 155 passengers and killed 27 terrorists as a rescue operation continues into its second day after terrorists hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district, state media said on Wednesday. An unprecedented hostage situation unfolded on Tuesday after terrorists attacked the Jaffar Express in a rugged part of…