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 […]
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Gun salutes, prayers held nationwide as leaders affirm commitment to faith, unity and discipline The nation celebrates the 149th birth anniversary of ‘Father of the Nation’ Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today with renewed pledge to uphold his guiding principles of faith, unity and discipline on Thursday. It is a public holiday today. The day dawned
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Shehbaz says Christmas conveys a universal message of love, peace, tolerance and goodwill for all mankind ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari have sent warm greetings to the Christian community in Pakistan and around the world on the occasion of Christmas. In his message, the Prime Minister said that Christmas conveys
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KARACHI: A young couple was shot dead in another honor killing in Machar Colony late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. Zainab, 21, and her 23-year-old husband Atiq had entered into a love marriage in Peshawar against their families’ wishes and later fled to Karachi fearing for their lives, police said. The couple was allegedly
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Ex-CJP Saqib Nisar says freedom of expression is essential for the rule of law to prevail Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS LAHORE: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has said that without democracy there can be no constitution and without
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MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s youth were the country’s greatest strength and that investing in their education and skills was an investment in the future. Addressing the ceremony when he formally launched the distribution of laptops under the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Program in Azad Jammu and Kashmir at the
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