January 2025

LAHORE: In 2009, the government had decided to replace the British-era arm and cable system, also known as kanta, with a digital electric-powered alternative to prevent daily accidents and ensure timely arrival of trains. But even after the more than 15 years, and a budget increase of nearly Rs.7 billion, the project, which has become

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates has confirmed the transfer of its two deposits of $1 billion each placed with the State Bank of Pakistan for another year. The deposits expired this month. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced last week that the United Arab Emirates had agreed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday announced an overhaul of NADRA’s services, including the launch of a new mobile app and the establishment of three regional offices in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gwadar and GB. The Pak-ID website will be officially discontinued from January 17, with all services transitioning to the enhanced mobile app.

ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties – Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain – has urged the PML-N-led government to establish better relations with all neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, while endorsing the charter of demands that the PTI has presented in its talks with the government. In a meeting of the alliance held in the federal capital on Thursday, PTI’s

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s seven-member constitutional court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, on Thursday raised questions about the decision-making process of the military courts as it sought details of the civilians so far convicted in these courts. During the hearing of the internal appeal of the Supreme Court’s decision on the military trial against civilians,