In a major step towards combating child malnutrition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a state-of-the-art Nutrition Stabilization Center has been inaugurated at the Benazir Bhutto Children’s Hospital in Mardan. The facility was officially opened by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Health Minister, Khaliqur Rehman. The newly established center, equipped with eight beds, is designed to provide specialized medical treatment and protein-rich […]
Pickpockets took advantage of the dense crowds during Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s rally in Karachi on Friday, leaving over a dozen people robbed of mobile phones, wallets, and other valuables. Victims visited the Airport Police Station to file complaints, reporting that pickpockets were active both at the airport and along Shahrah-e-Faisal, exploiting the chaos […]
The Balochistan government has unveiled a new electric bike programme aimed at easing transportation difficulties for students and young people while promoting affordable and environmentally friendly mobility across the province. The initiative was approved by the provincial cabinet during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Under the scheme, students will be given […]
Shares in Chinese AI startup MiniMax soared 109 percent as it went public in Hong Kong on Friday, raising US$619 million in a sign that strong investor demand is rewarding the country’s rapidly developing sector. Rival firm Zhipu AI also saw gains, jumping 20.6 percent on its second trading day after its own US$558 million […]
The unpaved link roads of Shangla are increasingly turning into death traps. In a tragic incident in the remote hilly area of Bailey Baba Pagodi in Alpuri Tehsil, a speeding jeep lost control and plunged into a deep ravine. The accident was so severe that the vehicle was completely destroyed. One passenger, Zahid Gul, died […]
US President Donald Trump has sparked widespread outrage after announcing that the United States will withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the foundational international agreement for addressing the global climate crisis, effectively isolating Washington from worldwide climate cooperation. The US president ordered the US exit from the UNFCCC along with […]
Military-to-military engagement with friendly countries is a routine matter encompassing various facets of defence cooperation, Pakistani security sources said on Friday, following a Reuters report claiming Pakistan is in the final stages of a $1.5 billion arms deal with Sudan. According to Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter who requested anonymity, the proposed […]
Rescue workers searched on Friday for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least two. About 50 sanitation workers were buried when the towering pile of refuse toppled onto them at Binaliw Landfill, a privately operated facility in Cebu City, on Thursday. […]
In Lahore, a large-scale operation is underway by the Punjab government to remove encroachments from roads, markets, footpaths, and areas surrounding historical sites to return the city to its original form. However, these actions have sparked controversy due to allegations of tree cutting and damage to historic green spaces, leading to strong concerns from citizens […]
As many as 741 cancer patients from Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan will receive free medicines worth nearly Rs10 million each in the first phase of a five-year public-private partnership initiative. The Ministry of National Health Services signed an agreement on Friday with multinational pharmaceutical company Roche to provide the medicines. Under the arrangement, the […]