Sixth polio case of the year surfaces in Pakistan
ORAKZAI: Pakistan has reported its sixth polio case of 2023 after a nine-month-old child in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district became the latest victim of the crippling disease.The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the polio virus was found in a…
CM Naqvi pledges transformative Change on International Day of Disabled Persons
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi Saturday marked the International Day of Disabled Persons by attending a local hotel event and officially inaugurating the “Enabled” web portal developed by the social welfare department.Expressing deep empath…
21.6m children vaccinated during anti-polio drive
LAHORE: At least 21.6 million children were administered polio drops during the last four days across the province .Friday was the last day of anti-polio drive in the Punjab province.According to a spokesman, more than 1.6 million children were given p…
Perception of favourable winds in Raiwind a misconception: Bilawal to PML-N
QUETTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday stressed the need to introduce a new type of politics in the country, stating that Pakistan’s history bears witness to the failure of all governments brought to power thro…
Court puts off cipher case hearing against former PTI chairman, Qureshi without proceedings
RAWALPINDI: Special court established under Official Secrets Act on Saturday deferred cipher case hearing against former PTI chairman and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi without proceedings at Adiala Jail.During proceedings on Saturday, former…
Court reserves ruling on Ahad Cheema’s plea seeking acquittal in assets beyond means reference
LAHORE: An accountability court of Lahore on Saturday reserved its judgement on Adviser to Prime Minister Ahad Cheema’s appeal seeking his acquittal in assets beyond means reference.Accountability court judge Malik Ali Awan reserved the ruling which wi…
‘Elahi & Son’ main accused in Rs1.23bn Gujrat kickbacks reference
LAHORE: The Chaudhrys of Gujrat, or at least the faction led by former chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, are in trouble as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against him and his son after completing a probe into the alle…
Pakistan urges developed nations to fulfill $100b commitment for climate finance
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has urged the developed countries to provide sufficient, additional and predictable grant based climate finance to the developing nations to cope with the challenge of climate change.Addressing th…