RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s sister, Noreen Niazi, was allowed entry into Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled that the PTI founder be allowed weekly meetings with his family. Imran — imprisoned since Aug 5, 2023, for concealing details of Toshakhana gifts — is serving a 14-year sentence at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in a £190 million […]

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 […]

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday gave his assent to the appointment of 19 additional judges for five high courts, along with confirmation of another five as permanent judges, ending a weeks-long deadlock between the Presidency and the government over the judicial appointments. “The president has approved the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where he will be accompanied by the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. In a post on X, the government said that the premier has left for the visit at the invitation of Saudi […]

Pakistan’s education system faces major gaps in facilities and standards, but Punjab’s Nawaz Sharif Eminence Schools promise modern campuses, smart classrooms, STEM labs and inclusive learning to improve outcomes. The economic, social, and political progress of any country depends largely on the quality of its education system. Nations that fail to invest in education—the most […]

Centralized approvals and decision fatigue slow projects and services in Pakistan. The SIFC offers a coordination model, while AI and workflow tools can speed evidence-based decisions. Every day in Pakistan, hundreds of files are waiting on someone desk for approval. Projects get delayed, Business lose the opportunities, and the citizen to wait for public services […]