By building 40,000 new toilets, Punjab is one step closer to ending open defecation
LAHORE: Over 558 million people still practice open defecation in South Asia, which is nearly two-thirds of the total open defecating population on the...
Gwadar fisherman catches rare croaker fish off Jiwani coast, becomes rich overnight
GAWADAR: A fisherman in the Jiwani area of Gwadar became rich overnight after he caught a rare croaker fish weighing 48 kilograms and sold...
Jahangir Tareen denies meeting high-ranked govt official
LAHORE: Estranged leader of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Tareen on Monday denied meeting any senior government official.
Tareen was speaking to media outside a...
Pakistan marks ‘World No Tobacco Day’; Tobacco kills 8m worldover, 118,000 in country
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is marking 'World No Tobacco Day' on Monday (today) and placed a complete ban on advertisements of tobacco and tobacco-related products.
Tobacco kills...
Lahore all set to join list of polio-free cities
ISLAMABAD: Great news for Lahorites as their city is once again going to feature in the list of polio-free cities after environmental samples collected...
PDM rejects ‘one-sided’ electoral reforms, announces fresh wave of protests
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) said it rejects the government's "one-sided" electoral reforms, which include the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), and...
First case of Indian variant detected in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After the UK variant made inroads into various cities of the country, Pakistan reported its first confirmed patient carrying the Indian strain.
Meanwhile, the...
Clear policy of government to put the economy on sustainable growth path: Asad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar on Saturday said they country’s economy was back on growth path as he...
Unannounced long hours of load-shedding start in Karachi
KARACHI: Karachi is not getting good night's sleep for over two days now and people are blaming K-Electric for it.
Long hours of unannounced power...
Pakistan starts walk-in COVID-19 vaccination for citizens over 30, teachers over 18
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opens walk-in vaccination for people who are 30 or older and teachers who are over 18 years from Saturday (today).
Teachers will need...
