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Administration orders 90-day probe of factories as teams probe Malikpur blast FAISALABAD: The divisional administration has ordered a comprehensive inspection of all industrial units and factories across Faisalabad Division to assess the condition and capacity of boilers and pressure vessels following last week’s deadly factory explosion in Malikpur area. The decision was taken during a

4,150 child related criminal cases were registered in Punjab between January, June 2025 RAWALPINDI: The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), a civil society organization, has launched its fact sheet on violence against children in Punjab for the first half of 2025, revealing that an average of 23 cases of violence against children were reported across

A security guard standing outside the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered an inquiry into alleged rigging in the NA-18 Haripur city election, accusing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of rigging the results. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Information Shafi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia moved to strengthen the bilateral defense partnership on Monday as Saudi Chief of Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili held a series of high-level meetings in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, signaling the two nations’ renewed strategic alignment. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met General Al-Ruwaili to review defense cooperation, counter-terrorism coordination and

The decision has been sent to the federal government for notification of consumer gas prices ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday cut gas prices by up to 8 percent for consumers of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC), in line with revenue requirements for

Diplomatic outreach comes after escalation in the Middle East as Israel launched a surprise, unprovoked attack on Iran ISLAMABAD: Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani arrived here on Monday as part of a broader push by Tehran and Islamabad to consolidate political, security and economic cooperation amid shifting regional geopolitics. “Today

ISLAMABAD: The newly constituted Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday dismissed appeals (ICAs) filed by five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges and the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) against the transfer of three judges to the IHC for lack of prosecution. However, the court gave time to the lawyers representing the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) and