Jamal Shahid is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn with over two decades of experience. He covers the Public Accounts Committee and the National Assembly’s Question Hour, as well as diplomatic events, climate change, and human rights issues in the capital.
• NDMA reports seven fatalities in Punjab, three in KP, 25 hurt in Balochistan in a day • AI-based dashboard launched to monitor
Published27 Jul, 202607:31am
The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture secretary is expected to brief the committee on July 27, regarding the recent reconstruction works at the historical sites.
Updated11 Jul, 202608:38am
Summons agency’s chief for briefing on online portal, enforcement timelines; senators seek briefing on revised mechanism for registration of blasphemy FIRs.
Updated09 Jul, 202607:29am
Suparco says obstructed floodplain could trigger overbank flooding, debris flows; satellite imagery shows number of "unfrozen lakes" increased from 24 to 40 in just two weeks.
Published08 Jul, 202607:08am
Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination will consider requests from GMO seed companies seeking commercialisation and sale of GMO maize for cultivation across Pakistan.
Updated27 Jun, 202608:11am
The group, Friends of Margalla Hills National Park, warn that reopening such cases may weaken earlier rulings that clearly banned commercial use within the protected area.
Updated25 Jun, 202609:58am
