PM orders legal action against individuals, hospitals involved in their use or found negligent in preventing their use Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting to review the measures taken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered authorities to impose a nationwide ban on the manufacture […]
After attending the funeral in Tehran, the Prime Minister is expected to travel to Istanbul for a bilateral visit to Turkiye Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is leaving Islamabad on Friday for a one-day visit to Iran, where he will attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved a summary for the auction of 8,197,989 tonnes of flood-damaged PASSCO wheat and a severance package for PASSCO employees of Rs 4.188 billion. The committee met under the chairmanship of Finance and Excise Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and approved summaries of various ministries and
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The letter says the party must publish the names of all the candidates who will be its endorsed candidates ISLAMABAD: Senior jailed leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday urged the party leadership to participate in the upcoming elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), asking the party to field PTI-backed candidates despite the
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ISLAMABAD: At least 16 people have lost their lives and 38 have been injured across the country in rain- and flood-related incidents over the past week. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emerged as the worst affected province. The NDMA, in its latest situation report covering the period from June 26
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revealed that the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project has been removed from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework and will now seek funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international financial institutions. The revelation came before the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, which also sought explanations regarding
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Four provincial chief ministers sign the Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reform in Islamabad. PHOTO: PPI ISLAMABAD: A conference intended to scrutinize Pakistan’s prison system instead saw politics take center stage Thursday as the chief ministers of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa used the Supreme Court forum to report on political prisoners rather than reveal concrete remedies for
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif poses for a group photo with a delegation of FBR officers in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised senior officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for surpassing the historic revenue collection target of Rs12.957 trillion during the last financial year, describing the achievement as
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The FO says positive progress has been made on issues related to the aspects of the Islamabad MoU ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reported what it described as “positive progress” in indirect talks in Doha between Iran and the United States, signaling that Islamabad could be the venue for future rounds of talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman
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The petition notes that the outbreak killed nine, infected over 200 children at the KBV hospital since November 2025 A nurse takes a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in South Africa. Photo: REUTERS/file The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the provincial government to submit a detailed
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