Officers appointed on hefty monthly salaries at the Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation (HWSC) have failed to pull the utility out of its financial crisis, leaving hundreds of employees without salaries and pensions for over a year, according to the Mehran Workers Union. Permanent employees have not been paid for 15 months, while work-charge, contract […]
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited is set to become part of the Arif Habib-led consortium that has won the bid to acquire Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited. The Board of Directors of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) approved the company’s inclusion in the consortium at a meeting held on December 24. During the meeting, the board […]
Five people were killed in an armed clash on the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Tajik state media said Thursday. Citing a statement by the Border Troops of the Tajik State Committee for National Security, state news agency Khovar reported that three people crossed into the country late Tuesday in the Shamsiddin Shohin district of the country’s […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Islamabad has formally approached the Chief Election Commissioner seeking a three-day extension in the deadline for submission of nomination papers for the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital. The request comes after the Islamabad administration announced a public holiday in the federal capital on Friday, December 26, in view of the […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has sent five samples of influenza virus from Peshawar and other districts to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad for testing, following concerns over the spread of the H3N2 “super flu” reported in several countries. Currently, the province is witnessing a surge in seasonal influenza cases, leading to a significant […]
The chief of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has sued President Donald Trump’s administration over a US entry ban, calling it an “unconstitutional” attempt to expel the permanent American resident, court filings showed Wednesday. Imran Ahmed, a British national who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), was among five European figures involved in tech […]
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it remains hopeful that Yemen’s main southern separatist group will end an escalation that has given it broad control across the south, deepening uncertainties in a country already divided between two administrations since civil war erupted over a decade ago. In a foreign ministry statement, the kingdom described the military […]
Pakistan’s telecom regulator has reiterated that all mobile SIM cards must be registered in the name of the person using them, warning that the use of SIMs registered to others violates regulations and could lead to action. In a statement on Thursday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) advised telecom users to ensure responsible use of […]
Shahzad Akbar, a former special assistant to ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in the United Kingdom on Thursday. An investigation is under way, with Cambridge police collecting forensic evidence and reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding area. Akbar reported the incident to local police, stating that he was attacked […]
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed […]