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News Desk  Rawalpindi: A major fire that broke out at a factory in the Rawat Industrial Area near Rawalpindi was brought under control after more than 16 hours of intense firefighting, while cooling operations were continuing on Tuesday,…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has announced the Nisab and rates for Fitrana and Fidyah for the current year, fixing the minimum Fitrana at Rs300 per person, Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi said on Monday.…

News Desk Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced that Pakistan will invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence by 2030 to develop a national AI ecosystem, declaring the country ready to join the next global wave…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan undertook more than 600 governance and institutional reforms during calendar year 2025, marking the most expansive reform effort documented to date, according to The Pakistan Reforms Report 2026. The…

News Desk Islamabad: Senior international cricket officials arrived in Lahore on Sunday for high-level discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as uncertainty deepens over Pakistan’s decision not to play its scheduled ICC Men’s…

News Desk Mirpur: Following the recent blast in Islamabad, security has been significantly tightened across Mirpur Division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, with authorities placing the region on high alert. Mirpur Division Commissioner…

News Desk  Lahore: Residents of Lahore thronged rooftops across the city on Sunday as the kite-flying festival of Basant entered its third and final day, with favourable weather drawing large crowds outdoors. Skies over the provincial…

News Desk  Islamabad: With the holy month of Ramadan just a week away, details of fasting hours across different parts of the world have emerged, highlighting significant variations due to geographical location. Muslims living in…

News Desk  Peshawar/Islamabad: Security and law-enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested an Afghan national identified as the mastermind of the suicide bombing at the Tarlai Kalan Imambargah in Islamabad, along with four local…

News Desk Lahore: Former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday expressed concern over what he termed the growing politicisation of the bar, saying such trends were absent in the past. Speaking at the sixth Asma Jahangir Conference, he…