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News Desk  Islamabad:The federal government has announced public holidays across Pakistan on the occasion of Ashura (9th and 10th Muharram-ul-Haram), while the Cabinet Division has issued a formal notification in this regard.…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The field is wide. The earth is prepared. The lines on the land show the discipline of generations that have worked with soil, seasons and uncertainty. In the middle of it stands an elderly farmer,…

News Desk Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, causing panic among r esidents. According to reports, tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mansehra,…

APP Islamabad: In a country where millions of girls were once kept out of classrooms, Pakistan is now witnessing a slow but steady shift: more girls are enrolling in schools, staying longer in education, and closing long-standing gender…

APP Islamabad: The National Assembly on Sunday approved 89 demands for grants amounting to Rs 4,232,042,472,151 (approximately Rs 4.23 trillion) to finance operational and development expenditures of various ministries for the financial…

M Atif Ismail Multan: For generations, sprawling mango orchards have been an integral part of Multan's identity, earning the city its reputation as Pakistan's mango capital.  Beyond producing the country's prized fruit, these orchards…

News Desk  Islamabad:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir have arrived in Switzerland to participate in high-level talks aimed at advancing the…

News Desk  Islamabad: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has declared the Joint Public Action Committee (JPAC) illegal and placed its leadership along with more than 150 activists on the Fourth Schedule.  But what exactly…

News Desk/APP Islamabad:In a major step toward digitizing public services, Pakistan has decided in principle to replace traditional passports with a fully electronic passport system, while also introducing home delivery and cashless…

News Desk Bannu: At least seven people were killed and three others injured in an explosion in the Markah Bera area of Bannu district. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Yasir Afridi, the explosion struck a passenger van and a…