Polling has concluded at 23 stations in two constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Bagh district, having begun at 8am on Saturday. The AJK Election Commission earlier said polling was ongoing without any reports of violence, but the turnout in both constituencies was negligible. In the third phase of polling on Monday, PPP’s Sardar […]

Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Thursday announced “Jinnah-1” as the official name of the country’s first lunar rover. The rover is scheduled to be sent to the Moon in 2029 as part of China’s Chang’e-8 mission, where it will conduct scientific research at the lunar south pole, Suparco said. The Moon’s […]

• Calls off demonstration after registrar assures early hearing of cases• KP CM Afridi voices concern over reports about ex-PM’s health• Urges treatment under supervision of personal physicians ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehre­ek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Supreme Court over the health of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and delays in his pending […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for building the spirit of peace and harmony exemplified by Pakistan’s minority communities for continued growth and development as a nation. Addressing a function to mark the National Min­orities Day, prime minister emphasised on enhanced focus on modern education and skill development. He said collective efforts should […]

A protest outside Mazar-e-Quaid on National Minorities Day called for criminalising forced conversions and accepting an 11-point charter on minority rights. Demonstrators also sought wider education and job quotas and constitutional reforms. KARACHI: Rights activists and community leaders gathered outside Mazar-e-Quaid on National Minorities Day to demand legal and political reforms for religious minorities, including […]