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News Desk  Islamabad: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has raised serious concerns over the large-scale felling of trees across Islamabad, highlighting weak coordination among…

News Desk  Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday ordered the arrest and dismissal of senior officials of the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TIPA) and the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) over the deaths of a…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched its first-ever Bug Bounty Challenge 2026, a nationwide initiative aimed at fortifying the country’s digital ID infrastructure while…

Nadeem Tanoli Islamabad: A serious academic scandal has emerged at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), with PhD scholars accusing the administration of illegally enrolling them in violation of national regulations, leaving their degrees…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Under the dim glow of streetlights in Rawalpindi, treated water spreads across broken asphalt, carrying debris while homes nearby remain thirsty. Children play barefoot in the shallow streams, unaware of…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: It is not speeding, not jumping a red light, not even breaking the most visible traffic rules. The violation is more basic — the absence of identity. On roads across Sindh, a car without a number plate can…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Islamabad has busted an organized ATM fraud gang and arrested several suspects, including a female ringleader, for deceiving citizens and stealing money from…

News Desk Islamabad: In a major enforcement action aimed at strengthening financial transparency, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended the memberships of 159 lawmakers from the National Assembly, Senate and…

Dr Gohar  Bajaur: Global politics rarely relies on direct force alone. Powerful states typically seek moral and political justification before taking action, and internal unrest in other countries often provides a convenient narrative.…

News Desk  Islamabad: A shocking case of alleged medical negligence has emerged at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, where a woman admitted for lung treatment reportedly died after doctors mistakenly performed a…