Economy & Technology

BALOCHISTAN: Security forces successfully foiled a major terrorist attack planned by the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) for August 14, with a university professor identified as a facilitator. Balochistan Chief...

LAHORE: Two Pakistani siblings, Ghulam Bishar Hafi (13) and Ubaydah Al Fiddhah Hafiah (11), have issued a searing call on the occasion of UN World Humanitarian Day 2025 (UN WHD-2025),...

CM Maryam meets JETRO chairman, offers Japanese firms space in Nawaz Sharif IT City, stresses partnerships in labour training aligned with Japanese industry needs LAHORE/TOKYO:Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has...

LAHORE: A parliamentary panel has urged the Ministry of Information to develop a strategy to make Pakistan Television (PTV) financially viable and to explore additional revenue streams for the state-owned...

KARACHI: Karachi endured extreme heat and humidity on Monday, with temperatures reaching 38.8°C as the city experienced a halt in sea breeze. This created heatwave-like conditions, exacerbated by hot, dry...

HYDERABAD: Environmental surveillance has detected wild poliovirus in a sewage sample from Hyderabad, marking the sixth such occurrence this year. The positive sample was found under a monthly surveillance mechanism,...

KARACHI: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a cloth merchant in Orangi Town on Monday. The victim, identified as 44-year-old Muhammad Naeem, was returning home after dropping his son at school...

KARACHI: Six armed robbers, riding two motorcycles, looted Rs15.6 million in cash from staff members of a Korean seafood export company near Keamari Fish Harbour. The robbers intercepted the staff’s...

LAHORE: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported that Punjab is facing severe flooding after being hit by the seventh monsoon wave, with river levels dangerously high and major...

ISLAMABAD: In response to recent train accidents, Pakistan Railways has issued a mandate requiring all passenger and goods trains to operate under the “Railway Work to Rules – Brake Powers.”...