While Lahore is notorious for its incessant smog season, Karachi too has been facing a severe air pollution crisis, worsened by an acute lack of proper monitoring systems, outdated equipment, and weak enforcement, leaving millions exposed to hazardous air daily. A major contributor to this crisis is the rapid increase in petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles. […]
In 2025, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, Punjab retained its caretaker-era bureaucratic setup, with key positions like the Chief Secretary and IG Police unchanged. Despite a transfer ban from 2024, over 2,000 civil and police officers were shifted with the Chief Minister’s approval, while more than 35 senior officers continued to dominate the […]
Police have solved the case of four bodies—including a woman and her three children—found near the railway crossing gate on Mai Kolachi bypass, with the arrested suspect’s confessional statement now on record. Police officials said on Sunday that the prime suspect, Mansoor Hussain, was arrested from the Lyari area. Keamari district police chief SSP Amjad […]
As many as 2.4 million free SIM cards have so far been distributed to beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) across Punjab to facilitate the disbursement of financial assistance through digital wallet accounts, ensuring secure, convenient and timely access to payments, Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Sunday. It was stated by BISP […]
Authorities investigating a New Year’s blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter. A heavy pall of grief hung over the town as hundreds of people walked […]
Joe Root and Harry Brook tamed Australia’s all-pace attack with an unbroken 154-run stand on Sunday to rescue England and give them the upper hand after a rain-hit day one of the fifth and final Ashes Test. Batting after skipper Ben Stokes won the toss at a sold-out Sydney Cricket Ground, they steered the tourists […]
Pakistan and China have agreed to further strengthen coordination at bilateral and multilateral forums during the seventh round of the Pakistan–China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday. According to the FO, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who is visiting China at the […]
At least 25 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers capsized in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Sunday. The accident occurred just before 8 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Saturday when the large canoe, which had departed Adiyani village in northwestern Jigawa State, overturned […]
Pakistan’s promising junior tennis players, Shayan Afridi and Rashid Ali, delivered an outstanding performance to secure the El Paso Junior Open Doubles Title at the El Paso Tennis Club in Texas, USA. The two young players are currently in the United States and recently competed in the highly regarded Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship […]
The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is pleased to inform you that the 11th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Championships 2025 continued at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad. The championship is organised annually to commemorate the memory of the late Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan, mother of Senator Salim Saifullah Khan (Patron, PTF). Senator Salim Saifullah […]