The long-awaited visit of Afghan Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Islamabad was postponed at the last minute due to what officials cited as a “technical issue”. Muttaqi was scheduled to begin a crucial three-day trip to Islamabad from August 4, as part of renewed efforts by both sides to reset their troubled relationship. […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a Rs4 billion relief package for Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to help the region cope with recent flood devastation and instructed for establishing an advanced weather alert system to minimise losses in any future eventuality. The prime minister visited G-B to take stock of the devastation caused by persistent heavy […]
The civil administration in Rawalpindi on Monday imposed Section 144 across the district from August 4 to August 10 ahead of the PTI’s protest scheduled for today, August 5. According to a notification issued by Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema, public gatherings and political rallies are banned in the garrison city, whose Adiala Jail […]
Multiple thefts occurred in a single night at Hyderabad’s renowned Nishat Glass Bangles Market, where unidentified culprits broke into eight shops, escaping with gold plating solution, raw and finished stock, cash, and other valuables worth estimated to be over Rs2.5 million. The incident came to light early morning when a shopkeeper arrived and found the […]
The Orthopaedic Unit at the Sindh Government Hospital, Liaquatabad, after remaining non-functional for over a decade, has become functional once again for bone fracture treatment and surgeries. Operations had not been conducted at the facility for the past 12 years due to malfunctioning of machines and non-availability of required surgical equipment. However, under the supervision […]
A disturbing incident occurred at a government primary school in the village of Qabool Shah, near Tando Adam, where a teacher Abdul Aziz Buriro allegedly assaulted a fifth-grade student Jan Sher Khaskheli for not completing his schoolwork. The situation escalated when the Headmaster Habib-ur-Rehman Shaikh intervened to protect the child and was met with verbal […]
The critical policy roundtable convened at the Aga Khan University (AKU), underscored a unified commitment to embedding field-based research evidence directly into educational reforms. Prominent educationists, researchers, and policymakers from Sindh emphasised the need to cultivate a culture of data utilisation within the education sector, ensuring effective policymaking, particularly for enhancing the quality of learning […]
Senior Civil Judge Zaher Hussain Mangi has ordered the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Central to pay Rs9.9 million in compensation to the heirs of a woman and her two-month-old child who died after their motorcycle fell into an open storm water drain in Shadman Town. The judge held the KMC and […]
In a historic achievement for Pakistan’s technology and education sectors, the national team clinched four bronze medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2025, held in Bolivia from July 27 to August 3. Competing against 86 countries, Pakistan ranked 32nd—outperforming several developed nations including Germany, Austria, Turkey, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Finland, the […]