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Punjab uses a clean air program with AI systems at the center of forecasting, enforcement, public response Anti smog gun. Photo: ANADOLU AGENCY LAHORE: Lahore, once celebrated as Pakistan’s “city of gardens”, now suffocates each winter under a gray blanket of smog – its skies thick with the toxic haze that has become the city’s

OPP Chief Says 18th Amendment Should Not Be Rolled Back; Promises to protect Parliament from institutional abuse PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a public gathering in Sukkur via a video link. Photo: PPI KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned that any attempt to dilute provincial rights enshrined in the 18th

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday framed the IMF’s recent ‘Governance Diagnostic and Corruption Report’ as an opportunity to accelerate institutional reforms, insisting the assessment should be seen as a catalyst rather than criticism of government policies. At a news conference, he said the government itself had requested and facilitated the inquiry as part

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar greets his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty upon arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt on Sunday agreed on a series of key decisions to strengthen economic cooperation, expand defense ties and coordinate closely on the evolving peace efforts in Gaza. These were the

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s political landscape remained unclear on Sunday as rumors of possible governorship rule intensified, prompting denials from both the prime minister’s office and Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Sources familiar with the political scenario said the idea of ​​introducing governor’s rule has been under consideration in Islamabad, with

Vows to fight his case at December 4 NFC meeting, terms of delay in KP’s NFC levy a ‘constitutional violation’ Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a press conference in Peshawar on Sunday. Photo: X Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government will attend the National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting

. ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel has urged the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) to allow Central Superior Services (CSS) candidates two examination attempts a year and raise the upper age limit to 35 years. The recommendation came during a meeting of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, held in the chambers

. LAHORE: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has accused the PTI of colluding with anti-government elements in a “failed attempt” to harm national security. Addressing the media on Sunday, the minister said that people involved in defaming state institutions and those responsible for the May 9 incidents will be brought to justice. Tarar said the KP