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Three dead, six hospitalised after consuming toxic liquor

KARACHI: Three men were killed and six others hospitalised after allegedly consuming toxic liquor in Nazimabad on... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:43am

Firefighters put out blaze at port

KARACHI: A fire erupted in a container at the Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) on Monday, officials... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:43am

PMEX to begin trading in rice, maize, sugar

PMEX chief executive says all necessary formalities completed; calls for modernisation of 'mandi' based system. Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:10am

Cement sales rise

Total cement despatches increase by 12.53pc to 4.199m tonnes in February. Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:09am

LPG prices cut

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday notified 0.9 per cent decrease in liquefied... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:09am

Commissioner wants BBH to improve services

RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Abdul Aamer Khattak on Monday asked Benazir Bhutto Hospital to improve services as per the... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Health leaders urge policy reform, sustainable support for SMA patients

ISLAMABAD: Health leaders and policymakers have called for urgent action to strengthen patient support, accelerate... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Commissioner wants BBH to improve services

RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Abdul Aamer Khattak on Monday asked Benazir Bhutto Hospital to improve services as per the... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

NCSW urges KP govt to remove barriers for Tirah women IDPs

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has urged the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Rawalpindi hospitals put on high alert

It stated that all Emergency departments shall remain fully functional round the clock. Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Special branch flags security gaps at food chains in Rawalpindi

Police have already been placed on high alert in the garrison city, with enhanced patrolling and deployment of security personnel around sensitive installations. Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:33am

Free home delivery from Ramazan bazaars launched

RAWALPINDI: On the special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, free home delivery has been launched... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

HEC forms panels to develop reform roadmap

LAHORE: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has constituted multiple committees, comprising university heads, to... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

‘69pc of accidents last month involved motorcycles’

LAHORE: Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122) Secretary Dr. Rizwan Naseer reviewed the emergency operational... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Experts see progress in eradicating child labour

LAHORE: Pakistan’s federal and Punjab governments have taken substantive steps to eradicate bonded child labour... Published 03 Mar, 2026 07:07am

Rival lawyer groups clash over LHCBA poll results in Lahore

Woman lawyer subjected to violence by male colleague; both sides agree upon committee to determine procedure for poll’s forensic audit. Updated 03 Mar, 2026 09:04am