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Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The Punjab government’s recent announcement of increasing the minimum monthly salary of laborers to Rs 37,000 is nothing more than a hollow promise in a country where laws often exist only on paper.…

APP Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reiterated that there could absolutely be no soft-pedaling of what happened on May 9 and no absolution for those who orchestrated, supported, and assisted the attempt to…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized the largest consignment of meth Ice in the country's history which was being smuggled abroad, said an ANF Headquarters spokesman on Thursday. He said that 224 kg Ice which…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian stocks tumbled Friday, and oil extended the previous day's surge on worries that Israel's war with Hamas could widen to a regional conflict with Iran as both sides ratcheted up tensions. The threat of regional…

News Desk  Islamabad: Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, broke her fast alongside prisoners at Kot Lakhpat Jail on Sunday.  During her visit, she inaugurated a video call facility for the inmates. She also visited the cell…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude that struck 230 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, on Saturday. The quake's epicenter, initially located at 45.76 degrees south latitude and 75.74…

News Desk Islamabad/Bahawalpur: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts partly cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the country. Meanwhile, the local Met Office has forecast dry to partly cloudy weather for the city…

News Desk Islamabad: This world is driven by education, and we must channel our energies and allocate resources toward enhancing education, science, and technology, and by doing so, we can propel Pakistan onto the path of development and…