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AFP/APP Dehradun, India: Rescuers drilled about one-third of the way into the debris of a collapsed highway tunnel in India by Friday morning to reach 40 workers trapped inside for five days, officials said. Indian rescuers said on…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s fight against polio faces a new challenge as the Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of nine environmental samples, collected from six districts, that have been tested positive for wild…

News Desk Lahore: Punjab's Caretaker Chief Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, officially kicked off the 'Chae Mela' (Tea Festival) as part of the 'Lahor Lahor Aye' cultural festival on Thursday. He paid a visit to the festival's tea stalls,…

APP Islamabad: The law minister has no power to ask an anti-terrorism court judge for trial in the cipher case. Only the chief justice of the high court can grant powers to any additional session judge, said the petitioner’s lawyer…

News Desk Islamabad: A nationwide anti-polio campaign begins today (Monday), with over 40 million children receiving the polio vaccine along with a supplementary dosage of vitamin A. According to details, thousands of teams have been…

News Desk United Nations: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar will represent Pakistan at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22 – the first interim prime minister to do so. The Prime…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi’s statement on X (formerly Twitter) of not signing the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill has opened up a new Pandora’s box in the already…

Asem Mustafa Awan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has said that Pakistan will only negotiate with the Afghan Interim Government instead of any other group. Addressing a grand tribal jirga in Peshawar, the Army Chief questioned…

News Desk Islamabad: The Islamabad police have arrested the suspect involved in the recent alleged rape of a woman at one of the trails of the Islamabad’s Margalla Hills, police sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, the arrest…

News Desk Islamabad: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) has condemned the federal government for hastily presenting the Higher Education Commission Amendment Bill 2023 in the federal cabinet…