Punjab reduces summer vacation for schools
In a fresh policy shift, the Punjab government has decided to reopen schools for classes 9th and 10th, O Level, A Level, and Intermediate...
Interest rate expected to go down during this year: Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said that the interest rate is expected to go down during the calendar year.
Addressing a gathering of...
National Assembly passes Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024 with a majority vote, despite strong opposition from opposition parties.
The bill was...
Bilawal calls PM ‘Shehbaz slow’ over delay in K-IV project
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari criticised his supported Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, dubbing him ‘Shehbaz Slow’ when it comes...
Equipping younger generation with modern technology, AI, among govt’s top priorities: PM
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that equipping the younger generation with comprehensive knowledge of modern technology and artificial intelligence (AI) was among the...
Pakistan responsible nuclear state: FO Spokesperson
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan was a responsible nuclear weapon state with an elaborate command and control structure under full civilian control and had always exercised discipline and...
Industrial power tariff cut by Rs10 per unit: Awais Leghari
ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Monday told the National Assembly that the electricity tariff for industrial consumers had been...
Senate issues notification for establishment of minority caucus
ISLAMABAD:Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, has announced the formation of a Minority Caucus in Pakistan’s Upper House on the occasion of national Day...
Aseefa Bhutto, parliamentarians unite for stronger Breastfeeding, Nutrition Laws
ISLAMABAD:First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, and parliamentarians from across the political spectrum on Monday signed a landmark...
Pakistan welcomes court award on Indus Waters Treaty
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan welcomed the award rendered by the Court of Arbitration on the issues of General Interpretation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), announced on...