Polio campaign faces challenge as Basant brings influx of children to Lahore

As Lahore prepares to host large-scale Basant festivities from February 6 to 8, the arrival of thousands of children from across the country has added a new layer of complexity to Pakistan’s first National Polio Immunisation Campaign of 2026, beginning in February. Punjab is launching its first National Polio Immunisation Campaign of the year, targeting […]

Naqvi, Bugti laud injured police personnel’s courage in foiling Balochistan terror attacks

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Corps Commander Balochistan Lieutenant General Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan, visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta on Sunday to inquire after police personnel injured in recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan. The officials praised the high morale displayed by the injured personnel, according to an official […]

Iran labels EU armies ‘terrorist groups’ after IRGC designation

Iran considers as “terrorist groups” the armies of EU countries that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc’s list of terrorist organisations, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday. The EU marked a symbolic shift in its approach to Iran’s leadership on Thursday by designating the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, […]