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APP  Islamabad: Sleek tins, fruity flavours, and the promise of “smoke-free relief” are quietly luring a growing number of young Pakistanis into addiction. Nicotine pouches — small white packets placed between the gum and lip — deliver a…

News Desk  Islamabad:  Nearly 20 per cent of heavy transport vehicles in Islamabad are breaching national emission standards, a Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) study has revealed, raising concerns about the city’s…

News Desk  Lahore/Rawalpindi: The Punjab government has extended the enforcement of Section 144 across the province for another seven days to maintain law and order and prevent potential security threats. According to a notification…

APP Peshawar: Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing, enabling thousands of Afghan refugees stranded for nearly three weeks to return home. Officials confirmed that the reopening was limited strictly to…

News Desk  Rawalpindi:The government has decided, in principle, to construct a mega parking plaza at Jinnah Park to address the chronic parking problems clogging Kachehri Chowk and adjoining roads.  The initiative aims to provide a…

Shah Khalid Shah Jee  Bajaur: In a world where pollution has taken many forms—air, water, noise—there’s one silent intruder that often goes unnoticed yet poses a serious threat to all living beings: light pollution. Unlike other types of…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Special Court (Central-I) Karachi has dismissed a corruption case against former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman and renowned tax expert Shabbar Zaidi, cancelling the FIR registered against him by the…

News Desk  Islamabad: The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs2.43 per litre for the next fortnight, raising it to Rs265.45 per litre effective November 1, according to a notification issued by the Finance Division on…

AFP/APP Paris: An AI-generated video claiming to show one of the football stadiums for the 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia went viral on social media this week—but it has no connection to the kingdom’s official plans. The video,…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has awarded 23 offshore exploration blocks to four consortia led by local energy companies, marking the country’s first major offshore bidding round in nearly two decades, the Ministry of Energy announced on…