The Punjab Home Department on Friday issued detailed security guidelines for the upcoming month of Ramazan, prioritising the protection of mosques, religious sites and Ramazan markets across the province. Under the directives, authorities have been instructed to take strict action against hoarders and profiteers, regulate the use of loudspeakers in line with the Punjab Sound […]
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck 86 kilometres northeast of Khuzdar in Balochistan on Friday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported. Several districts in Sindh and Balochistan experienced earthquake tremors, according to the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the PMD. Initial tremors were recorded at a magnitude of 3.8, followed by a second quake measuring 5.8. The tremors […]
Kohat narrowly escaped a major tragedy on Friday when security forces intercepted a pickup vehicle loaded with explosives before it could reach its intended target. The vehicle was defused by a bomb disposal squad, preventing what officials described as a potential large-scale loss of life and property. District Police Officer Shehbaz Elahi reached the scene […]
The US is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, US media outlets reported late on Thursday. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford and its escort ships will be sent to the Middle East from the Caribbean, The New York Times, which first reported the news, said, citing US […]
Under neon lights at an indoor sports club in Karachi, twenty-somethings drifted between glowing courts and a DJ booth, dancing with coffee cups and iced tea in hand. No alcohol. No drugs. And the music ended promptly at 10pm. In Pakistan, a growing number of Gen Z are opting for “sober socialising”, joining a global […]
France consumed a record number of eggs in 2025, driven by their affordability amid economic uncertainty, and the trend is set to continue, prompting ?producers to build more hen houses, the French egg industry group said on Thursday. Demand for eggs has risen across ?Europe and around the world as they are seen as a […]
A growing chorus within the legal community has voiced serious concern over what it describes as the superior judiciary’s failure to ensure the availability of basic rights to former prime minister Imran Khan during his imprisonment. Senior lawyers say the findings contained in the report submitted by lawyer Salman Safdar regarding Imran Khan’s living conditions […]
Heated scenes unfolded in the Senate on Thursday after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senators staged a protest over Imran Khan’s health, placing his photographs on their desks, prompting objections from treasury members and ultimately forcing the chair to adjourn proceedings. The confrontation followed remarks by Opposition Leader and Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) chief Allama Raja Nasir […]
An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus in December has died, a senior health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday. The woman — a nurse — was one of two people in the state who were infected and was being treated at a local hospital, Reuters reported last month. […]
China’s national market regulator instructed infant formula manufacturers on Thursday to conduct tests for the toxin identified in a global product recall, which has been linked to a Chinese biotech company. Since December, several manufacturers, including Swiss giant Nestle, have issued recalls of infant formula that could be contaminated with cereulide in more than 60 […]