By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Census of Pakistan has advised against extending the timeframe for the country’s first digital census beyond May 15, 2023, emphasizing the importance of completing the exercise on time. This recommendation takes into consideration the crucial delimitation process, which determines seat allocation in the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in three of Pakistan’s four provinces have imposed an emergency order banning all gatherings after supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with police, blocked major roads in a string of cities, and stormed military buildings in Lahore, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi.
The World Bank funded program looks to save over 180 GWh of electricity annually through solarization, retrofitting, and replacement of inefficient appliances. By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan reiterated their entrenched diplomatic positions on issues such as Kashmir and terrorism, suggesting that no thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed neighboring is likely anytime soon.
The census authorities have been given until May ’15 to vet and reconcile the results, but can they remove the glaring controversies by the extended deadline is an open question. By Muhammad Ali.
The Nashonuma direct cash transfer intervention looks to improve uptake of health and nutrition services among the poorest of the poor. By Muhammad Ali.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) said on Wednesday there was no evidence of localised transmission of monkeypox, a day after the country reported its first case of the viral zoonotic disease.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, said the Constitution gave the top court the power to take suo motu notice, and this power was not exclusively for the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara has accomplished the impressive feat of scaling Mount Annapurna, the 10th highest peak in the world, without the use of supplementary oxygen, officials from mountaineering clubs said on Saturday
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an economic crisis amidst a deepening judicial crisis and increasing political uncertainty. The scheduled verdict for holding elections in Punjab and KP provinces today has all eyes on the top court of Pakistan, the issue of Pakistan’s ailing economy remains the least interesting topic among those who really matter in the country.
