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Demarcation begins to clear Peshawar's University Road of encroachments

The administration plans to reopen both sides of the road to traffic after removing illegal structures and other encroachments.

Updated 09 Nov, 2026 11:29am

PM raises youth loan amount, lowers minimum age limit

Personal loan limit enhanced to Rs25m; scheme extended to include 18-year-olds.

Published 09 Nov, 2026 06:36am

President, PM pay tribute to Allama Iqbal on birth anniversary

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid rich tribute to national poet Allama...

Published 09 Nov, 2026 06:36am

PIIA holds seminar on Yemen crisis

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar held at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA)’s library on ...

Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:02am

$3.5tr ocean economy

BEIJING: The global ocean economy generated $3.5 trillion in gross value added in 2025 and supported 103 million...

Published 08 Nov, 2026 07:01am

Thousands took to streets to celebrate PTI govt’s ouster: Muqam

Says that despite remaining in power in the province for nearly 13 and a half years, the PTI had failed to address the basic problems of the people or put the province on the path of development.

Published 07 Nov, 2026 05:05am

KP to introduce mobile drug testing labs

The vans will be deployed across different divisions of the province, enabling drug inspectors to examine medicines in markets and other locations.

Published 07 Nov, 2026 05:05am

Mayor Murtaza Wahab inaugurates new OPD block at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi

Wahab announces plan to establish Friends of Karachi board to oversee ASH affairs.

Updated 07 Nov, 2026 08:53am

Pakistan seeks Organisation of Islamic Cooperation economic solidarity

Kamal says the deliberations identified key areas for collective action, including intra-OIC trade, transport connectivity, sustainable tourism, agricultural productivity, food security, poverty alleviation.

Updated 07 Nov, 2026 07:35am

Pakistan Water Week 2026 ends with call for youth engagement

ISLAMABAD: Director of Agrifood Innovation and Resilience at the International Food Policy Research Institute ...

Published 06 Nov, 2026 06:59am

Pakistan aims to develop one million AI professionals by 2030: Ahsan Iqbal

Minister stresses that Pakistan needs to move beyond exporting information technology services towards developing products and digital platforms for international markets.

Published 06 Nov, 2026 06:59am