Today, the world is observing International Girl Child Day, a day dedicated to highlighting the rights, empowerment, and well-being of girls globally. The theme for this year, “Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being,” underscores the importance of nurturing girls’ potential and ensuring their well-being as they take on leadership roles in society. Chairperson of the Child Protection Bureau, …

Separate teams of the capital police and local administration have been constituted to identify and locate properties owned by Afghan nationals, compile records and ascertain their value. However, when Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon was contacted, he denied that any team had been established for the purpose. “No such teams had been formed by the local administration,” Mr Memon said. …

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir affirmed the army’s commitment towards offering its complete support to enforce actions against unlawful activities in collaboration with law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and other government institutions, The News reported on Wednesday. The army chief’s statement came during a provincial apex committee meeting chaired by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, where he …

The Supreme Court has resumed the hearing of multiple petitions against the Practice and Procedure Act for the fourth consecutive day. A full court bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa, is hearing the petitions. On Tuesday, the MQM and Pakistan Bar Council had announced their support for the Practice and …

Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday he wanted to tell his “enemies that elections are near and I have passed all exams of life”. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of a dinner hosted by Ghulam Qadir Marri in the Dariya Khan Marri village on Tuesday evening, where he was warmly welcomed on …

In a bid to improve public safety and combatting environmental hazards, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Wednesday issued a series of directives, including hefty fines for riders without helmets and stringent measures to tackle smog. The directives come as a response to petitions filed for addressing the persistent smog issue in the region. The Lahore High Court has made it …

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have asked all illegal immigrants to shift to a camp set up for them at I-12 on voluntarily basis within 48 hours. The police on Monday said all those residing in the capital without legal documents should move to the camp. A police officer told Dawn that there were 54 official camps set up for refugees …

Today marks the second death anniversary of the renowned nuclear scientist, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is fondly remembered as the “Mohsin-e-Pakistan.” Born on April 1, 1936, in Bhopal, India, Dr. Khan’s life and work continue to inspire and shape Pakistan’s scientific and defense landscape. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is celebrated as a national hero for his pioneering efforts that …

Punjab’s Provincial Admission Committee has announced the admission schedule for private medical and dental colleges. All the private medical institutes will be accepting applications from October 16 to 31. The applications can be submitted through the online portal of the University of Health Sciences (UHS). In a meeting chaired by the Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Ali Jan …

The federal government has removed two board members of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in compliance with the orders of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The two board members who have been removed are Waseem Hayat Bajwa, who served as Member Planning, and Mazhar Hussain Shah, who held the position of Member Finance. The ECP had communicated its orders …

The project manager of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting his vehicle in Quetta on Sunday, according to the police. Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Jawad Tariq confirmed the casualty to Internews and identified the deceased as Shabat Mirza. He said the PMDC official was traveling to the Sor …

A treasure trove of three-hundred-year-old documents has been unearthed from Kharak Singh’s Haveli, nestled within the historic walls of Lahores’ Shahi Qila. These invaluable documents not only include rare maps but also hold crucial information about Mughal and Sikh tombs. The documents, which have been preserved for centuries within the confines of Kharak Singh’s Haveli, are now undergoing a painstaking …

The Swabi Education Department on Friday suspended nine female teachers who refused to participate in polio duty during the recent anti-polio campaign. The department has suspended these teachers and initiated further disciplinary measures against them. According to the Swabi Education Department, female teachers across Swabi district had been trained to administer polio drops as part of the ongoing efforts to …

A 10-page medical report PML-N leader has been submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC) that revealed that Nawaz Sharif still has symptoms of heart disease and needs continuous follow-up in London and Pakistan. Professor Carlo D’Mario consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital released the report. The latest medical reports of former premier Nawaz Sharif were submitted to the LHC …

Weather is expected to turn chilly in some parts of the country with the possibility of rain over the weekend.According to PakWeather, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Islamabad, northeast Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are likely to receive rain with strong winds and thunderstorms. Furthermore, there is also a possibility of snowfall over the mountains, which would result in a decrease …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A special campaign to control the dengue virus was launched in Pakistan as health workers in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have been engaged in fumigating to remove mosquitoes from public spaces. At least 155 new cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever have been reported from the South Asian country’s eastern Punjab province during the last 24 …

KARACHI: Pakistani ecommerce logistics startup Rider, backed by YCombinator, is looking into acquiring BlueEx, the only listed express courier logistics company in Pakistan. Venture funding in Pakistan plummeted to $6.8 million during the third quarter of 2023, dropping 87.7% year-on-year from the $55 million during the corresponding period in the previous year, after a global funding crunch and troubling macroeconomic …

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that the ongoing operation against illegal immigrants in the country was not targeted at any particular nationality. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made the remarks while responding to questions during her weekly press briefing in Islamabad. On Tuesday, the caretaker government gave an ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants, including Afghan nationals, to leave …

Lahore has once again topped the list of world’s most polluted cities, as its Air Quality Index on Thursday morning was recorded at ‘Unhealthy’. According to IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitor, Lahore had the highest level of pollution in its air in the world, which has been categorized as ‘Unhealthy’ with its air quality index measured at 175 around …

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan raised the situation in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir before the UN Decolonisation Committee, characterising India’s unilateral actions in the occupied territory as a modern-day colonial project. The UN body, which is also known as the ‘fourth committee’, began a general debate on freedom from foreign occupation at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. Several member …

An in-camera trial of charges framed under a 100-year-old law – Official Secrets Act – cannot be held, said ousted premier Imran Khan’s lawyer Salman Safdar on Wednesday, terming the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) request “unconstitutional”. He was speaking to the media while a special court conducted hearing of the case inside Adiala jail premises. The hearing was held amid …

Pakistan has accelerated the process of geotagging and tracking illegal Afghan immigrants in the country, and a survey has also been issued for their return home. On Tuesday, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti had said that Pakistan had given a deadline of November 1 to the foreigners living in the country illegally. His statement came after the national apex committee …

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the interim Punjab government to ensure that contact is established between incarcerated PTI leader Hassaan Niazi and his father within a fortnight. The order comes on a petition filed by Hassaan’s father, Hafeezullah Niazi, who petitioned the court to recover and allow a meeting with his son, who is in military custody. Hassaan, …

Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday announced a November 1 deadline for illegal immigrants in the country to leave Pakistan, otherwise, all law enforcement agencies would deport them. The interior minister was addressing a press conference in Islamabad and briefing the media on the details of the decisions taken during a meeting of the apex committee on the National …

Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf was on Tuesday appointed as the next Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), according to state-run Radio Pakistan. Quoting a spokesperson of the Pakistan Navy, it said the change of command ceremony will be held in Islamabad on Saturday (October 7). Vice Adm Ashraf will replace incumbent Naval Chief Adm Amjad Khan Niazi, who took charge of …

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) called upon the caretaker prime minister and the chief election commissioner on Tuesday to take immediate action in recovering their forcibly disappeared leaders and workers. In separate letters addressed to PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar and CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja, PTI’s Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan raised alarm over the mysterious disappearance of the party’s key leaders …

A passenger traveling to Faisalabad via the Pakistan Express died after getting into a physical altercation with another man over a seat dispute. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, October 1, on the Pakistan Railways train, going from Rawalpindi to Karachi. According to local media reports, the authorities tried to keep the incident under wraps. The passenger who lost his …

Pakistani porter, Murtaza Sadpara, is now receiving essential medical care in Spain after suffering severe frostbite during the expedition. In August, the Gilgit-Baltistan-born porter experienced severe frostbite during his Broad Peak summit attempt in the Karakoram mountain range. Sadpara arrived in Spain on October 1 to undergo the necessary treatment. Currently, he is under medical examination before surgery. For many …

In a recent hearing at the Sindh High Court (SHC), the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Riffat Mukhtar Raja shared details of proclaimed offenders (POs) in the province. According to the official statistics, there are 50,058 POs in Sindh. Larkana district courts are at the top of the list, having declared 23,257 individuals as POs. Similarly, 6,102 individuals were declared …

The largest ever women entrepreneur’s exhibition, WEXNET 23, was inaugurated by Chief Executive Mr. Zubair Motiwala in a colorful ceremony at Expo Center Lahore. Mr. S M Tanveer was also present at the occasion. The event was also attended by Government officials, diplomats, members of trade, and women entrepreneurs. The prominent dignitaries were Deputy Head & Mission UAE, Ms. Ayesha …

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday launched the five-day anti-polio vaccination drive targeting around 44 million children across the country. The prime minister initiated the campaign by administering anti-polio vaccine oral drops and vitamin A to children, at the PM House. Interim Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan and senior officials were present. Speaking on the occasion, PM Kakar …

The federal government has decided to launch a crackdown against foreigners with expired visas. October 3 has been set as the deadline for those who have illegally overstayed in Pakistan. Reportedly, thousands of foreigners have left the federal capital out of fear of potential arrest and deportation. To ensure a better law and order situation in Islamabad, authorities have decided to …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Monument was illuminated in red color to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Sunday. People visit the National Monument illuminated in red color to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Oct. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) People …

ISLAMABAD: At least one policeman and two terrorists were killed early Sunday morning during a terrorist attack at a check post in the Mianwali district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the police chief said. A group of 10-12 terrorists attacked a check post of the patrolling police in the Kundal Isa Khel area, Inspector General of Police of Punjab Usman …

President Arif Alvi has warned the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop harassing overseas Pakistanis, who are regularly sending remittances through legal banking channels. While rejecting an appeal filed by the FBR against an order of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the President stated that overseas Pakistanis are the major source of remittances, but the FBR’s attitude is most …

Caretaker Planning Minister for Development and Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed has reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan while highlighting the importance of the long-standing economic cooperation and friendship between the two countries. The minister made these remarks while speaking to the media after the opening ceremony of Second Azerbaijan National Urban Forum & Global Observance …

Dr. Farhat Asif, President of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS) & Co-Founder of the Diplomatic Insight Group has achieved an unprecedented milestone by becoming the first Pakistani woman to be selected for the prestigious 2023-2024 International Women’s Forum (IWF) Leadership Fellows class. Dr. Farhat Asif’s selection as a member of the 2023-2024 IWF Leadership Fellows class is …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted on Saturday a challan in the cipher case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Aaj News reported. The challan that said Imran and Qureshi were found guilty in the case. It requested the court to conduct their trial and sentence them in the case. FIA said that …

A regional security meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Russia with participation from other regional countries including China and India, has called upon the interim Afghan government to take effective measures to “dismantle” all sorts of terrorist groups based in the country and to ensure that their territory no longer serves as “terrorism hotspot”. The call for enhanced security measures arose …

ISLAMABAD/JAKARTA: Enjoy the view of the full moon over Pakistan and Indonesia.  A full moon is seen on the sky over Palu in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.) A full moon is pictured from Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin) A full moon is pictured from Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin) A …