A joyous wedding celebration turned into a nightmare on Sunday afternoon when a horrific road accident left 14 participants, including women and children, fighting for their lives in Khairpur on Sunday afternoon. According to local police, an idyllic scene was shattered when a Suzuki van carrying wedding revellers collided with a motorcycle in Khairpur, unleashing […]
KP Assembly proceedings summoned on Oct 6
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has been called on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. today (Sunday). The Speaker Babar Salim Swati while exercising his power conferred by clause (b) of rules 21 of the provincial assembly has summoned the session which was earlier adjourned for October 7, Monday 3:00 p.m., said a notification issued here on Sunday. […]
PM felicitates mountaineer Sirbaz on summiting all 14 highest peaks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated Pakistani mountaineer Sirbaz Khan on his historic accomplishment of summiting all 14 of the world’s highest peaks. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the prime minister expressed the nation’s pride in Sirbaz, lauding his resilience and determination. “The nation is immensely proud of Sirbaz Khan for his […]
Punjab government intensifies efforts to reduce severity of smog
The Punjab government is striving for adoption of a holistic approach to address the issue of air pollution and smog across the province and to avoid the situation this year, it has intensified working on an anti-smog plan since April. On the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the Punjab government took several measures to […]
Overpopulation: a threat to food security, healthcare, housing services
The rising population growth has created serious challenges to the country’s socioeconomic resources including food security, healthcare, housing services and the experts underlined the need for its control to achieve heights of economic prosperity. As Pakistan’s population surges to a staggering 241 million mark early this year, the pressure on its socio-economic fabric have become […]
Mirpur University students push for updated career focussed curriculum
Students at Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), AJK, are voicing widespread concerns over an outdated curriculum that fails to align with the needs of a rapidly evolving job market. Many students across various departments, particularly in Mass Communication, talking to APP, argued that the absence of advanced courses in fields like Artificial Intelligence, […]
Police arrests man for threatening woman with acid attack
Police have arrested a suspect for attempting to burn a woman with acid after she refused to befriend him. According to the details, the woman reported the incident to the Virtual Women Police Station via the 15 emergency number. The woman stated that the suspect would harass her on the street and repeatedly asked to […]
SCCI stresses urgent steps to reopen Pak-Afghan highway
Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Fazal Moqeem Khan has urged the government and relevant authorities to take urgent steps to open the Pak-Afghan highway for trade and transportation to save traders on both sides of the border from further monetary losses. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Fazal Moqeem said bilateral trade, […]
Two villages inundated in canal breach
Two villages were inundated by floodwater as a breach occurred in a canal in Uch Sharif. Sources in the Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) said that they received information about a canal breach in Uch Sharif and rescuer teams and machinery were dispatched to the affected area. They said that a 30-foot wide breach had […]
PPP South Punjab denounces attack on Senator Sherry Rehman
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) South Punjab strongly condemned the attack on party’s senior female stalwart and parliamentary leader in the Senate, Ms. Sherry Rehman. In a statement issued here on Sunday, PPP Southern Punjab President and former Punjab Governor Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood, along with Senior Vice President Khawaja Rizwan Alam and Chief Coordinator Abdul […]