. FUUAST. PHOTO: FACEBOOK ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Friday informed the Senate that a bailout package worth Rs 1.5 billion has been proposed to address the financial crisis faced by the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). Responding to a notice raised by Senator Sarmad Ali, […]
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. Hammad Azhar. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday declared seven persons, including PTI leader Hammad Azhar, declared Offenders (POs) in the May 9 attack at Club Chowk near GOR Gate. ATC Administrative Judge Manzer Ali Gill presided over the hearing and issued perpetual arrest warrants for Hammad Azhar, Zubair Khan Niazi,
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RAWALPINDI: Torrential rain swept across Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday, intensifying the chill and bringing daily life to a near standstill as rainwater seeped through dilapidated structures, prompting municipal authorities to issue precautionary evacuation notices to owners and tenants. Prolonged power outages disrupted commercial activity during the day, further hampering routine life. Severe waterlogging on
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Several members of the peace committee were present in the house when the explosion took place A screenshot from just before an explosion at the home of an aman committee member in DI Khan on Friday. — SCREEN GRAB At least three people have been killed and seven injured in a suicide blast at the
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The Pakistan Medical Association says over 600,000 fake doctors operate across the country This photograph taken on January 8, 2026 shows quack doctor Abdul Waheed (L) trying to diagnose a minor in his unauthorized clinic on the outskirts of Hyderabad. PHOTO: AFP Rusty nails hold used IV tubes on the wall of a clinic run
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Maryam Nawaz says public safety is top priority and regrets the festival’s past links to accidents LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced that strict sanctions will be enforced during the upcoming three-day Basant festival from February 6 to 8, warning that anyone caught flying kites outside the specified dates or violating safety rules
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Lawyer Mirza Moiz says move reflects state’s ‘growing insecurity’, Jibran Nasir calls arrest ‘witch hunt’ Human rights lawyer and social activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file Lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday in Islamabad while reportedly on their
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Murad Ali Shah says damaged structure to be demolished and reconstructed within two years KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Friday that traders affected by the deadly Gul Plaza fire will be provided with temporary shops within two months, while the damaged commercial structure will be demolished and reconstructed within two years.
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The incident takes place in the village of Sareegal with an avalanche trapping 10 family members; president offers condolences Pakistan Army recovers and transfers bodies of victims killed in Damel avalanche in Lower Chitral. Photo: Express At least nine people were killed and a child injured after an avalanche hit a house in the remote
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Rescue teams expect to recover several bodies from the ground floor, where the fire started Rescue and emergency team members gather near heavy machinery before starting their search for survivors, after a massive fire broke out at Gul Plaza Shopping Mall in Karachi on January 22. Photo: Reuters KARACHI: The death toll from the Gul
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