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Sindh Police Announces 50% Discount on E-Challenges, Toughened Penalties for Non-Payers

Fines for 50 types of violations set up to Rs 5,000, which can be halved if paid within the 15 days Adopting a carrot-and-stick policy, the Sindh Police has offered motorists 50 percent discount on e-challans paid within 15 days, while warning of stiffer penalties for those who ignore fines despite repeated awareness campaigns. The […]

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DG ISPR rejects allegations of any Pakistan-US deal on drone strikes in Afghanistan

No army operation in Tirah Valley, if there was one, it would be officially announced, says Ahmed Chaudhry Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has dismissed reports of any Pakistani-American understanding of drone operations in Afghanistan, calling them “completely baseless.” “Pakistan has no agreement with the US and no formal

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EPA cracks down on polluting industrial unit in anti-smog crackdown

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz declares zero tolerance policy against industrial pollution During the ongoing anti-smog operation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a major enforcement action, demolishing an industrial unit found responsible for serious pollution. A suspect who broke the unit’s official seal twice in a single night has been arrested and a case has

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The CCP proposes the creation of a separate Ministry of Steel

Report highlights raw material shortages, import dependency, political uncertainty among the challenges facing the industry PSM must pay billions in dues to SSGC before the gas pressure to the steel mills is restored. PHOTO: REUTERS The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended the creation of a separate Ministry of Steel along with the formulation

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PML-N approaches PPP to support 27th constitutional amendment

The party’s central executive committee will meet on November 6 to decide on its policy Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari during an interview with Sky News on June 9, 2025. Photo: Sky News/ YouTube The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) delegation, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has met with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and President

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The low-cost airline starts flying to Lahore

Saudi Arabian low-cost airline flyadeal has started its flight operations to Lahore. The new twice-weekly flights take flyadeal’s total capacity between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan up to 18 scheduled flights each week across five cities, which include Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Sialkot, all launched this year. Read: New Saudi airline ‘Flyadeal’ begins operations to Pakistan

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President to attend the World Summit on Social Development

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: Express News/ File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari will attend the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, from November 4 to 6, where he will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to work with development partners and multilateral institutions to mobilize funding for social protection and green employment initiatives. The

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The intervention is expanding as the repatriation gathers pace

Police officers, NADRA workers check ID cards of Afghan citizens at an Afghan camp on the outskirts of Karachi, November 21, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: A day after repatriation resumed, authorities on Sunday intensified their crackdown on illegally staying Afghan nationals and other foreign nationals across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, registering dozens of cases and

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