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The authority warned that using SIM cards registered to others violates the rules and could result in action People work near the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) headquarters in Islamabad on August 16, 2024. Photo: AFP Pakistan’s telecoms regulator has reiterated that all mobile SIM cards must be registered in the name of the person using […]

Special prayer services were held in churches across Pakistan on Thursday as Christians celebrated Christmas amid tight security. Authorities said extensive measures were put in place to ensure peaceful celebrations across major cities. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Government of Pakistan also shared Christmas messages on social media platform X, greeting the Christian community.

As 2025 draws to a close, Punjab’s environmental landscape reflects a complex mix of political ambitions, enforcement deficiencies and persistent threats to public health driven by air pollution and worsening smog. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), under increasing pressure from courts, civil society and international climate monitors, struggled throughout the year to balance regulatory responsibility

LAHORE: Road traffic accidents (RTCs) across Punjab have claimed 4,791 lives in 2025 so far, marking a sharp 19 percent increase in deaths compared to the previous year, despite a slower rise in the number of accidents, data from Rescue 1122 shows. According to the emergency services’ annual statistics, a total of 482,870 road accidents

LAHORE: A delegation of Sikh community members from the United States has hailed the Punjab government for the implementation of the Sikh Marriage Act in the province. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a seven-member delegation of ‘Sikhs of America’, led by its founding chairman Chand Hoque. According to a statement, the chief minister

At the police lines, a Christmas cake was cut together with members of the Christian community BHAKKAR: Special gifts, cash grants and other facilities were given to the Christian community ahead of Christmas, making the occasion an atmosphere of joy even before the festive day. The district administration and Bhakkar police actively participated in the

Afridi urges PTI-affiliated student activists to prepare for constitutional, organized protest effort Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, addressing officials and activists of the Insaf Students Federation (ISF), emphasized that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its affiliates have always pursued their struggle within the bounds of the

Churches glow with lights, while markets throng late into the night in the twin cities RAWALPINDI: The Christian community in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will celebrate Christmas today (Thursday) with religious devotion, reverence and great enthusiasm, in line with celebrations taking place around the world. Churches and Christian neighborhoods across both cities