Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived in the United Arab Emirates on a day-long visit, where he is expected to discuss trade and investment with the Gulf nation’s president. Upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, the premier was welcomed by UAE Vice President and Deputy PM Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the government said in a post on X. Pakistani …

Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash. Raisi, 63, died on Sunday alongside his foreign minister and six others when their helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwest while returning from a dam inauguration. Thousands of …

ISLAMABAD: In an event organised by the International Governance and Sustainability Institute (IG-SI), the need for urgent action to address the underutilisation of women human resources was emphasised. During the programme held at Margalla College F-7, Founding Director and CEO of IG-SI Dr Sultan Azam Temuri spoke about the current state of gender equality in Pakistan, revealing alarming statistics from …

LAHORE: Farmers have rejected the suspension of four officers in the wheat import scandal terming it an insufficient step taken to protect the real culprits. On the recommendation of an inquiry committee tasked with investigating the import of wheat close to the local crop harvest time Prime Minister She­hbaz Sharif has orde­red suspension of four offi­cers — former National Food Se­­­­curity secretary …

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday took notice of the low wages of the labourers during her visit to the Holy Family Hospital and directed the authorities to pay the labourers according to the Punjab Minimum Wages Act. She also asked the communication and works department to complete the construction work in Holy Family Hospital as soon as …

PESHAWAR: A total of 461 students arrived from Bishkek in two different flights that landed at Bacha Khan International Airport here on Wednesday, officials said. They said that the first ER-1786 special flight of Serene Air, which was sent by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, landed at the airport around 1:52am on Wednesday with 288 students on board. Officials said that the second …

ISLAMABAD: City managers on Wednesday decided to take steps for construction of two small dams — Shahdara and Chiniot — to overcome water shortage issue in Islamabad. It has also been decided that from Thursday (today), water supply from Simly Dam to Islamabad will also be increased by eight mgd. Islamabad, which is a fast growing city, still relies on old water …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday nominated senior counsel Farooq H. Naek to represent the party before the Supreme Court in the case related to seats reserved for women and minorities, which was filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). On May 6, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had suspended the …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given the portfolio of Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) to his adviser Rana Sanaullah, relieving Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal from the additional portfolio. An official notification was issued in this regard on Wednesday. “In continuation of this division’s notification of even number dated 30.4.24, the prime minister has been pleased to …

ISLAMABAD: While one Crimean-Congo Hem­orrhagic Fever (CCHF) case was reported in Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa, the Na­­tional Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday issued advisories for the prevention and control of CCHF, heatstroke, sunstroke and typhoid fever. The NIH’s Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) has issued multiple advisories with the purpose to sensitise relevant authorities to improve the level of preparedness in prevention and …