PTA monitors internet traffic disruption following SMW5 submarine cable fault
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is closely monitoring internet traffic disruption caused by a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable...
PM for fast-track completion of Danish Schools
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Wednesday, directed the relevant authorities to expedite completion of Danish Schools across Pakistan and announced that a technology...
Pakistan, India exchange prisoners’ lists
ISLAMABAD: In pursuance of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access, Pakistan and India, Wednesday, exchanged, through diplomatic channels, the lists of prisoners in each...
Youth Budget Sets Stage for Skills, Jobs, Innovation: Rana Mashhood
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP), Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, on Wednesday said the federal government had presented the most balanced...
More than 5,000 missing children recovered under Zainab Alert law, IHC told
ISLAMABAD: More than 5,000 children have been recovered since the implementation of the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act, the director general of the...
Government focused on excellence, transparency in higher education: DPM Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening Pakistan’s higher education system, stating that promoting...
Heavy rains to trigger flood chaos, NDMA Warns
ISLAMABAD:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday issued a nationwide alert warning of heightened risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), flash floods,...
Oral gift must be strictly proved before women can be deprived of inheritance rights:...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that women cannot be deprived of their inheritance rights on the basis of an alleged oral...
Any attempt to deny Pakistan’s water rights to incur profound consequences for regional peace:...
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday declared that Pakistan would safeguard its rights under the Indus Waters...
Tarar says respect for Indus Waters Treaty essential to regional stability
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said respect for the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was essential to regional peace...