The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has once again drawn criticism for sidelining party loyalists while awarding tickets for the upcoming by-elections in Punjab, choosing instead to accommodate defectors from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The party has awarded a ticket to Raja Daniyal Riaz, son of former opposition leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz, a […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is going to leave for Saudi Arabia today to attend the Ninth Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) — a three-day conference being held from October 27 to October 30 in Riyadh. The visit is taking place on the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. […]
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday issued separate messages on the eve of October 27the date India illegally annexed the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. Pakistan and Kashmiris across the globe observe October 27 as Black Day. In his statement released by the President Secretariat Press Wing, President […]
JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday said that Pakistan’s youth were the country’s greatest asset and announced that his party would launch the “Nizam Badal Do” movement in November by mobilising young people across the country. Addressing students participating in the entry test of the “Bano Qabil” programme in Islamabad, Hafiz Naeem said that […]
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held separate meetings with British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott and US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker in Islamabad on Sunday. During the meeting with Jane Marriott, Naqvi noted that resumption of direct flight operations between Pakistan and the UK would further strengthen people-to-people and business ties between the two countries. […]
A woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her husband with the help of his brother in a suburban area of Vehari, following a prolonged domestic dispute. Police registered a murder case and arrested the main suspect soon after the incident. According to police sources, the victim, Tanzeela Razzaq, daughter of Amir Razzaq, was married […]
The recent floods have left a trail of destruction across the riverine belt of South Punjab, wiping out thousands of mature mango trees that took farmers years of hard work to cultivate. The damage has pushed many growers into deep stress and uncertainty, making them reluctant to replant orchards despite the region’s rich tradition of […]
A man was allegedly tortured to death and his three sons were injured in violence involving employees of a private housing society in the Kahna area. According to police and eyewitnesses, the deceased, identified as Sadiq, along with his sons Tariq, Sajid, and Tashid, had reportedly purchased two houses on installments in the housing society. […]
Writing about China’s rapid advancement in training its youth in high-grade science and technology takes me back to 1976 when I was appointed to lead the World Bank’s rapidly developing programme. The Bank’s involvement covered both policy reform and financing of projects the Chinese considered vital for the development of their economy. The dam on […]