The district administration on Sunday opened the spillways of Rawal Dam after continuous rainfall raised the reservoir’s water level to 1,748 feet. According to the spokesman of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, the level was only four feet below the dam’s maximum storage capacity of 1,752 feet, prompting the release of water to mitigate […]
The Islamabad Excise and Taxation Department is introducing new reforms aimed at simplifying vehicle registration, ownership transfer, and tax payment processes. These measures include personalised number plates, digital vehicle registration cards, and an upgraded mobile app for online tax payments — all designed to make procedures more efficient and accessible. In an exclusive interview with […]
Nordic thrillers are always my cup of tea — a new one on the streamer, and I’m instantly pulled in. This is probably because of the dark-ish stories, intense characters and flawless performances. The Nordic approach is to usually portray characters with depth, allowing older actors to be their age, while still enjoying life and […]
I find stories in everything and everywhere, because I believe stories are living things. Growing up in Balochistan, I’ve always felt that the land itself is alive. The mountains, the waterfalls, the canals, and the endless ocean — they breathe and whisper. The people who dwell here — how they live, how they struggle, how […]
The Punjab Labour Code (PLC) by the provincial government, under the guise of consolidating labour laws, was introduced as an attempt to combine various labour laws enacted between 1923 and 2023. However, labour organisations argue that the new code goes beyond consolidation as it effectively diminishes workers’ rights and protections. The government has promoted PLC […]
Zarghuna Safai*, a 20-year-old resident of Kabul, was a second-semester student at a local medical institute when the Taliban barred women and girls from studying in medical training centres across Afghanistan. She had enrolled to pursue a diploma in midwifery, a profession she chose with a clear goal: to serve Afghan communities, particularly women and […]
As the status of over one million Afghan citizens holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards hangs in the balance after expiry of their stay limit last month, the refugees are worried about economic losses due to possible disposal of their assets in haste that they built in the past five decades. Although there is slow […]
The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has called on the government to come up with a long-term, predictable tax and compliance framework for the technology and IT-enabled services (ITeS) sector. P@SHA’s “Continuity & Consistency” reform package, delivered to the Ministry of Finance ahead of the Finance Bill, lays out some changes that will slash compliance […]
A group of 100 young agricultural graduates will depart for China on Sunday under the Prime Minister’s Special Capacity-Building Programme, a key step toward transforming Pakistan’s agriculture sector through international learning and technology transfer. The delegation will receive training at Southwest University of Science and Technology, according to a statement by the Ministry of National […]