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Peaceful sites, gushing waterfalls untouched by commercialisation enhance its appeal

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With animal waste piling up unchecked, dumping ground becomes major health hazard

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Former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir became the first female cricketer from the country to be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Monday. She took the top spot in women’s one-day international rankings in 2018 and helmed the team that took home gold from the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. Her rise dovetailed with the growth in sporting opportunities for Pakistani women, who were not allowed to play in open fields until the early 2000s. Sana played 226 international matches since her 2005 debut. She is one of only nine women cricketers to have taken 100 wickets and scored 1,000 runs in ODI matches. She also led Pakistan to two World Cups and five T20 World Cups. She was among seven notable cricketers added by the ICC today, the others being India’s MS Dhoni, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, England’s Sarah Taylor and South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith. The ICC said that with over 200 international wickets against the white-ball, Sana was ren...

As many as 55 people were killed in a range of incidents over the Eidul Azha holidays across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a press release from Rescue 1122. Rescue 1122 said that the 55 deaths were a result of various incidents, including road traffic accidents, fire outbreaks, drowning incidents, and firearm-related cases, adding that the injured were promptly transported to hospitals for treatment. “To safeguard the influx of tourists and local communities, special medical camps were established at major tourist destinations, while dedicated water rescue teams were deployed at rivers and dams throughout the province,” the statement read, quoting Rescue 1122 KP spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi. A Rescue 1122 report seen by Dawn.com breaks down the fatalities as follows: Mardan: 14 Peshawar: 13 Haripur: 6 Nowshera, Hangu and Kurram: 3 each Dera Ismail Khan, Abbottabad, Bannu, Buner and Battagram: 2 each Torghar, Kohat and Khyber: 1 each According to Rescue 1122 Director General Shah Fahad, 1,400 of the incid...

Islamabad, June 9, 2025 – The Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25, released by the Pakistan government, highlights a year of macroeconomic stabilization and modest growth despite global economic challenges. The survey reports a real GDP growth of 2.68% for FY 2025, signaling a steady recovery and positioning the economy for a potential take-off in the medium […]

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a cash prize of Rs10,000 for each sanitation worker involved in the Suthra Punjab Program, in recognition of their outstanding cleanliness efforts during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 on Monday, exuding confidence that the country’s economy would be able to post growth of 2.7 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year for the gross domestic product (GDP). The National Accounts Committee showed Pakistan’s GDP growth at 1.37pc for the first quarter of FY25, 1.53pc for the second, and 2.4 for the third. This implies that the economy would need to post a growth rate of 5.5pc in the three months of April-June to get to the 2.7pc figure announced by the finance minister. The GDP growth figure, however, is still lower than 3.6pc, marking the third successive year of the government missing its targeted figure. View this post on Instagram Highlights from PES 2024-25 Growth targets missed with only industrial sector slightly above target Per capita income increases to $1,824 from $1,662 Current account balance notches surplus of $1.9bn from July to April compared to $1.3bn deficit last year Inflation drops to 4.7pc from targ...

June 9, 2025: Gold prices edged higher on Monday, supported by a weaker US Dollar (USD), as market participants kept a close eye on the ongoing U.S.-China trade talks. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $3,329.70 an ounce, as of 1128 ET (1528 GMT), after dropping to a more than one-week low earlier in the session. […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with the Member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Dr Denis Becirovic on Monday and conveyed his heartfelt Eid greetings to him.

MAKKAH: The beginning of the Hajj 2025 repatriation process for the Pakistani pilgrims from Saudi Arabia is planned on June 10, with the first flight departing from Jeddah at 11:50 PM, carrying 307 pilgrims, and landing in Islamabad at 3:00 AM, ARY News reported. The Hajj 2025 repatriation process has a total of 342 flights […]

Pakistan has called for “intervention” from global powers in resolving key issues with India amid ongoing tensions, members of a high-level delegation presenting Islamabad’s stance said on Sunday after landing in London. Earlier this month, Pakis­tan launched a broad-based engagement campaign to present its perspective on the recent conflict with India to the world and counter New Delhi’s unproven allegations. As part of its global outreach, the team has visited the United States, is currently in London, and will also head to Brussels. The delegation comprises former foreign ministers Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Hina Rabbani Khar and Khurram Dastgir; Senators Sherry Rehman, Musadik Malik, Faisal Subzwari and Bushra Anjum Butt; along with senior envoys Jalil Abbas Jilani and Teh­mina Janjua. “We had the upper hand [during the conflict]. Despite that upper hand, we agreed to the ceasefire on the condition that there would be further dialogue in the future on all friction points at a neutral location,” Bilawal told ...

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the mother of senior anchorperson Fareeha Idrees.