LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed eight bills by a majority vote, including the Punjab Public Utilities Infrastructure Protection Bill 2026 and the Walled City of Lahore (Amendment) Bill. The assembly session began under the chairman…

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee-I (PAC-I) on Wednesday reviewed audit paras relating to the energy department, its allied departments, and various autonomous bodies, expressing concern over financial losses and directing th…

KARACHI: Additional Director of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Karachi Zone, Muhammad Tariq Nawaz, saying that nearly 40 percent of cyber fraud cases involve financial scams, emphasised the need for stronger institutional c…

KARACHI: The Consul General of Japan in Karachi, in collaboration with the Tokyo Foundation, attended a book handover ceremony at Greenwich University on Wednesday. The event marked the donation of 110 books under the “READ JAPAN PROJECT,” a cultu…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast dust and windstorms, rain and thunderstorms in upper and central parts of the country from June 11 to June 13, warning of possible urban flooding, damage to weak structure…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) has expressed serious concern over the reported consideration of a significant reduction in import duties on Completely Built- Up (CBU) vehicles, as well as substantial reductions in duties on loca…

KARACHI: “Sarwar Ko Yaad Rakhna” (Remembering Sarwar) was launched at Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, which was attended by government representatives, a large number of literary figures and journalists. Prominent amongst the attendees were Sin…

EDITORIAL: Credible though still unconfirmed reports suggest that the two major coalition partners – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz at the Centre and in Punjab and the Pakistan Peoples’ Party a coalition partner at the Centre and in Sindh – have…

EDITORIAL: Pakistan is simultaneously running tight fiscal and monetary policies through primary fiscal surpluses and positive real interest rates. Growth has been compromised as a result of these stabilization efforts. However, these policies app…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) on buffalo genetic resources, paving the way for the export of high-value buffalo genetic material from Pakistan to China and opening new opportunities for the c…