ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a fresh alert late Friday, warning of potential floods and flash floods in several regions across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan provinces from July 12 to July 17.
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NJPMC forms task force on Pakistan enforced disappearances, 30-day deadline
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) has established a dedicated committee to develop an institutional response to the country’s persistent human rights crisis of enforced disappearances.
Pakistan opens sugar import tender to tame local prices after export surge
KARACHI: State-run the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued an international tender to purchase between 300,000 and 500,000 metric tons of white refined sugar, traders said on Friday, as the country scrambles to stabilize domestic prices following a sharp increase driven by a massive export boom and a production slump.
Islamabad court temporarily lifts ban on two YouTube channels amid broader crackdown
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Friday temporarily lifted a ban on two YouTube channels operated by journalists Matiullah Jan and Asad Ali Toor, who had challenged a judicial order blocking 27 channels for allegedly spreading “fake, misleading, and defamatory” content against the government and armed forces.
Military signals robust response to Indian proxies after May conflict
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military leadership on Thursday accused India of intensifying a “nefarious agenda” through proxy groups following its defeat in a brief but fierce war earlier this year, vowing “decisive and holistic actions” to counter the threat.
Eight officials and building owner arrested after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Authorities arrested eight officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and the owner of a residential building on Thursday, nearly a week after the structure collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari district, killing 27 people.
Pakistan seeks $1 billion valuation for New York’s Roosevelt Hotel in JV deal
KARACHI: Pakistan is targeting a valuation of at least $1 billion for the Roosevelt Hotel it owns in New York and is prepared to sell a minority stake in the prime Manhattan property as it searches for a redevelopment partner, Reuters reported, citing a senior Pakistani official.
Gunmen kill nine passengers in Balochistan bus attack, officials link to Indian proxies
QUETTA: Gunmen intercepted a bus traveling from Quetta to Lahore in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, abducting and shooting dead at least nine passengers in an attack provincial officials described as a terrorist act backed by Indian-sponsored groups.
Bhutto-Zardari rebukes Indian narrative on Pahalgam attack, urges dialogue in fiery interview
ISLAMABAD: In a fiery exchange with Indian journalist Karan Thapar, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari categorically denied Pakistan’s involvement in the deadly Pahalgam attack and pressed for an international investigation, an offer New Delhi has flatly rejected.
Thirty of 102 environmental samples test positive for poliovirus nationwide
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ramping up its fight against a polio resurgence after environmental surveys revealed the virus persisting in communities nationwide.