Islamabad: Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Wednesday said that the health and well-being of mothers and children is fundamental to national development, stressing that investment in maternal, newborn and child health is an investment in Pakis…
Restrictions, surveillance intensified across IIOJK ahead of Aug 15
Islamabad: Indian authorities have intensified restrictions, surveillance and checking across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir ahead of India’s Independence Day on August 15, with extensive deployments, checkpoints, frisking, drone monitor…
Tahir Ashrafi condemns Houthi attack on non-combatant commercial vessel in Red Sea
Islamabad: Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) and Secretary General of the International Tazeem-e-Haramain Sharifain Council, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, has strongly condemned the Houthi attack on a non-combatant commercial vesse…
PM expresses condolences over Zhu Rongji’s death
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Wednesday, expressed his deep grief over the death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji.
On X handle, the prime minister posted, ‘Deeply saddened by the passing of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji…
NA Secretariat suspends security assistant for alleged misuse of authority
Islamabad: The National Assembly Secretariat has suspended Security Assistant Waqas Ahmed over alleged misuse of official authority. According to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Media, the suspension orders were issued under Rule…
Parliamentary caucus seeks stronger tobacco curbs to protect children
Islamabad: The Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) and the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) on Wednesday agreed to strengthen tobacco control measures to protect children from tobacco and emerging nicotine product…