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Islamabad: Information Minister Atta Tarar said on Wednesday that changes to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) and the creation of a new national agency are aimed at tackling rising digital threats – not suppressing freedom of expression. Tarar said in Islamabad and said the legislation is designed to improve the responsibility of online space

Islamabad: Prime Minister of Internal Talal Chaudhry has said the government has taken robust measures to limit the abuse of identity documents and emphasized that no provincial discrimination occurred during the national verification campaigns for family trees and computer national identity cards (CNIC). In response to questions from senators under the top house session, the

Islamabad: The Federal Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday sounded an alarm on Wednesday over the uncontrolled conversion of fruitful agricultural land to housing communities and describes it as an “existential threat” to the country’s food security. Iqbal, who called the tendency for a threatening crisis, warned that the rapid spread of property development

Listen to article Islamabad: On Wednesday, the government confirmed its decision to close Losmaking Utility Stores Corporation from the end of this month and constituted a panel to consider giving a golden handshake to 11,421 employees who could cost it over RS29 billion. It was not clear whether the government would give the severance package

Listen to article Islamabad: The Foreign Ministers in Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation to promote regional peace, stability and development. Senator Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Tianjin and underwent bilateral ties and discussed regional and international

Listen to article Lahore/Okara/Faisalabad: Torrential Monsoon Rains caused destruction across Punjab on Wednesday and killed at least 44 people and injured hundreds of others, with widespread structural damage reported from several districts, especially due to collapsed roofs and electrocution. The destruction is likely to continue into Thursday when officials warned that the merciless monsoon system

Listen to article Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a 15% increase in pensions provided by the old age benefit institution (EOBI), with effect from 1 January 2025, on the recommendation of the Ministry of OverSEA’s Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. This increase is financed from the institution’s own resources. The meeting in the