The lack of school transport in Punjab is becoming a serious issue, as a large number of public and private educational institutions still fail to provide buses for students. Despite clear orders from the Lahore High Court directing schools to arrange transport to ensure safe travel for children, the ground reality remains quite the opposite. […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday conveyed an assessment of US-Iran talks held in Islamabad a day prior, during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin statement said. The two presidents discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, the statement noted. “The Iranian president assessed the US-Iran talks held in […]
British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cybersecurity agency and major banks to assess risks posed by the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Officials at the Bank of England (BoE), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury are in talks with the National Cyber […]
First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Sunday called on families and communities across Pakistan to fully cooperate with the upcoming nationwide polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin on April 13, and ensure that every child was protected from the disease. The campaign aims to vaccinate over 45 million children under the age of five across […]
Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Top officials at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World […]
Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce spread across the region, but a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives. The strike on the Saeed family home in […]
The head of Iran’s Legal Medicine Organisation said 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes have been identified using scientific and specialised methods, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. Abbas Masjedi Arani said the fatalities, from February 28 to April 7, included 2,875 men and 496 women, with no details on the remaining four people. Some foreigners […]
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked Pakistan for hosting talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad, while announcing that the US Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. The US and Iran were unable to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon negotiations […]
Singer Bilal Maqsood has made a return to music with his latest single O’re Saajna, released on Friday. This song arrives with a music video inspired by his children’s puppet show Pakkay Dost. Ahead of the release, Maqsood teased the track on Instagram with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the video. Sharing his thoughts, he wrote: “Wanted […]
Muhammad Irfan Khan produced a composed yet explosive finish as Hyderabad Kingsmen chased down a daunting 189-run target to defeat Karachi Kings by four wickets in the 20th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday. The victory marked a historic milestone for the Kingsmen, earning their first […]