Tobacco companies cause loss of billions to national exchequer: SPARC

ISLAMABAD: Every year tobacco companies in Pakistan cause billions of rupees deficit to the national exchequer by enjoying low taxes, underreporting their production, said...

Iqra University decides zero tolerance against social media trolling

KARACHI: The management of Iqra University, one of the leading private sector educational institutions, has warned of strict action against those found guilty of...

Punjab govt to introduce mobile arazi centres for remote areas: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that provincial government has procured 20 mobile arazi units to provide prompt revenue related services...

Pakistan achieves UN climate action goal 10 years ahead of deadline

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has passed a crucial milestone by achieving an overarching Climate Action Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-13) a decade ahead of the 2030 deadline...

COVID-19 pandemic claims 65 more lives; 2,752 new infections in 24 hrs

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 pandemic during last 24 hours has claimed 65 more lives in Pakistan as well as 2,752 more infections were reported nation-wide by...

KU alumni arrested for stealing thesis papers from criminology department

KARACHI: An alumni of the University of Karachi was arrested on Saturday for stealing thesis papers and department records from the varsity’s Department of...

Sindh reports 20th polio case, 58 children affected in Pakistan

KARACHI: A new case of polio has been detected in Sindh, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 20. The case was...

Beasonhouse ‘School of Tomorrow’ moot kicks off

ISLAMABAD: Beaconhouse on Friday launched its first fully virtual School of Tomorrow (SOT) Conference: A World of Tomorrow: Negotiating a Better Future, with a...

Coronavirus pandemic claims 75 more lives; 2,751 new infections confirmed in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus pandemic during last 24 hours has claimed 75 more lives in Pakistan as well as 2,751 more infections were reported nation-wide by...

PAL online conference on 152nd anniversary of Sindhi poet Bedel

ISLAMABAD: Faqir Qadir Bakhsh Bedel had a profound influence on Sufism in his nature, besides he was a great thinker, intellectual and a great...