The Punjab Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to launch Phase II of the registration process for mosque imams, under which registered imams will receive a monthly honorarium of Rs25,000. Phase II will cover the remaining divisions, districts, cities and tehsils – including all six districts of Rawalpindi Division – where mosque imams were left […]
A young resident of Dhodial lost his life due to suffocation caused by poisonous gas, taking the death toll from gas-related incidents in the Hazara region to ten amid the ongoing cold wave. According to details, the deceased has been identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Sultan, had gone to Mansehra to attend his grandfather’s […]
Rawalpindi Commissioner Amir Khattak has approved the establishment of 18 new poultry farms across the Rawalpindi Division. The Divisional Environment Committee presented 19 cases, of which 18 were approved while one was rejected. The owner of the rejected case has been directed to complete the prescribed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prior to submitting a fresh […]
The Punjab Home Department informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday that Basant would not be celebrated anywhere in the province except Lahore, and submitted a compliance report detailing safety arrangements for the festival. LHC Justice Malik Muhammad Owais Khalid heard petitions related to Basant and directed authorities to ensure full implementation of precautionary measures […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police foiled a terrorist attack on a police van on Company Road within the jurisdiction of Bannu’s Domel Police Station, killing two attackers and recovering weapons. According to police, a Domel police mobile van was on routine patrol when armed terrorists, hiding in bushes, opened fire on the team near Company […]
Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of United States President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict in the Palestinian territory. The remains of police officer Ran Gvili — held in Gaza for more than 840 days […]
Saudi Arabia said it hoped to have “strong, positive” ties with the United Arab Emirates, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Monday, but stressed that future relations were contingent on Abu Dhabi’s complete withdrawal from Yemen. Read More: Pakistan backs Saudi-UAE peace efforts in Yemen During a press conference in Warsaw today, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi expressed deep concern to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the federal government’s persistent failure to release constitutionally guaranteed federal funds, warning that the province faced an acute fiscal and governance crisis. In a letter addressed to the premier, CM Afridi said, “I am compelled to place on record the deep […]
Elon Musk’s social media platform X is being investigated by the European Union over whether it disseminated illegal content, following public outcry over the spread of manipulated sexualised images generated by its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. The European Commission, the executive arm of the 27-nation bloc, said on Monday it would examine whether X had […]
Bundled up in a yellow hat and black puffer jacket, Taylor was one of hundreds of protesters marching after the killing of a second United States citizen this month by federal agents carrying out an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The violence has put new pressure and scrutiny on US President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign, […]