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ISLAMABAD: Although the government managed to secure parliamentary approval for an ordinance promulgated to satisfy Maulana Fazlur Rehman and a group of seminary boards, their registration may be hampered by the fact that the law only applies to the capital territory. During Wednesday’s proceedings, the Nat­ional Assembly passed the Societies Regis­tration (Amendment) Act 2025, allowing religious seminaries to get registered with the authority of their choice — the federal education ministry’s Directorate Gene­ral of Religious Education (DGRE), or their relevant DC office under the Societies Act 1860. The new amendment is an addition in section 21-(C) of the law, allowing religious seminaries to choose which body they want to register themselves with. It has already been approved by the Senate. The law became a bone of contention bet­ween the JUI-F and the ruling coalition after President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly withheld presidential assent on the bill last year. The bill sailed through the Senate on Oct ...

Mobile internet services have been suspended across Balochistan, including the provincial capital Quetta, due to heightened security concerns, provincial authorities confirmed on Thursday.

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued a strong public advisory urging citizens to avoid sharing personal information with unauthorised websites and mobile applications, amid growing concerns over digital identity theft.

ISLAMABAD - ISLAMABAD, Aug 06 Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep satisfaction over the performance of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), as the benchmark KSE-100 Index surged past the historic 145,000-point milestone.

Two-judge bench notes Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub were in process of appealing their con-victions in LHC Stop ECP from taking any further action under its notifications to disqualify PTI leaders.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has uncovered “irrefutable evidence” during its raid at the Safari Hospital which was being used as a front office to stash the complete record of Rs 1.

PESHAWAR - The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday confirmed a new case of polio from District Lakki Marwat in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD - Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has dismissed reports of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir becoming Pres-ident of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has stressed the significance of sports activities in student life, saying that students are not healthy if they are not involved in sports.

ISLAMABAD - M/s Bahria Town (Private) Limited Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against dismissal of Bahria Town’s petition by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) through a short order and allowing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to auction the properties of Bahria Town.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday conducted a trial ride of Pakistan’s first urban electric train, the Super Autonomous Rapid Transit (SRT), marking a major leap forward in the province’s public transport system.

QUETTA/PESHAWAR - Pakistan Army Major and two soldiers were martyred in a terrorist attack in Balochistan’s Mastung District on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON: Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected in the US this week for consultations with his American counterparts, official sources told Dawn. Sources said this would be a return visit, following a trip to Pakistan by Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), in late July. In a press statement issued on Aug 4, CENTCOM recalled Gen Kurilla’s recent visit to Pakistan and other countries in the region. During the visit, Gen Kurilla was also conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Milit­ary) by the Pakistani government. Field Marshal Munir previously visited Washin­gton in June, when he was hosted by President Don­ald Trump for lunch at the White House — an unprecedented gesture typically reserved for visiting heads of state or government. There was no official word on the visit from Inter- Services Public Relations or Pakistan’s embassy in Washington, but during his previous, the army chief had hinted that he expected to return to the US again later in the year. The ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution reaffirming Pakistan’s historic and unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom, dignity and justice.

Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are expected to face each other during the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of State Council (HSC) meeting scheduled in Tianjin China from 31st August to 1st September.

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• Experts, scientists say even moderate rains are causing high death tolls • Pakistan is 152nd in list of countries least ready for climate impact • Report says issue ‘taken seriously’ in Pakistan, but financing is absent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, one of the countries least prepared to deal with the impact of climate change, was hit particularly hard this year as it received 15 per cent more rainfall than average. This anomaly was a result of human actions that exacerbated the crisis of climate change, said a group of 18 scientists and researchers who were part of the World Weather Attribution group at Imperial College’s Grantham Institute in the UK. The group, which included experts from universities and meteorological agencies in Pakistan, the UK, France and the Netherlands, said the recent floods were triggered by heavier-than-normal rainfall and blamed human actions for the weather anomaly. Pakistan’s monsoon season starts in late June and ends in September. It brings 70 to 80pc of the country’s annual rainfal...

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued a public advisory to refrain from sharing personal information with unauthorised websites or mobile applications, urging citizens to protect their Data online. NADRA on Wednesday issued the alert about potential identity theft due to growing concerns over fraudulent platforms pretending to be NADRA to get […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued a directive to all federal ministries, divisions, and autonomous bodies to firmly adhere to official working hours, ARY News reported. The move comes in response to constant complaints regarding lateness and absence in government offices. PM Shehbaz expressed his dissatisfaction and concern over the unpunctuality, and gave strict […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to $2.75 billion in July 2025, marking a 16.02% increase compared to June 2025, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Pakistan’s exports also witnessed an increase of 16.91 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year (July) as compared to the […]