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ISLAMABAD - Two more polio cases were detected from Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa yesterday taking the country’s total polio cases to 10 during the year 2025.

ISLAMABAD - Talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the finalisation of the upcoming budget for the next fiscal year continued on Wednesday as the Fund asked the provinces to reduce expenditures and increase their revenues.

LAHORE - Several passengers were injured in a major train accident that occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday when the Shalimar Express, traveling from Karachi to Lahore, derailed near Faisalabad after colliding with a trailer at a railway crossing in the Darul Ehsan area.

In a reciprocal move, Pakistan has declared an Indian High Commission official persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 24 hours, citing activities that were "inconsistent with his diplomatic status.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday warned that the flashpoints could lead to an even more dangerous conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India.

In a serious breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, India has reportedly stopped the flow of water into the Neelum River after it passes through the Kishanganga Dam.

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KARACHI: A mob stormed a charity hospital in Landhi, beat the staff, damaged ambulances and machinery on Wednesday, the hospital administration said. Prof Dr Tipu Sultan, who heads the 250-bed hospital in Kohi Goth, told Dawn that around three weeks ago, a woman from a nearby village had given birth at the health facility. She suffered complications and was referred to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, where she remained under treatment for a week and died on Tuesday. He said on Wednesday scores of people from nearby villages attacked the hospital, beat the staff with sticks and stones, damaged ambulances parked there and the health facility. Dr Sultan said he and his colleagues had established the hospital several years ago, where quality treatment was being provided free of cost. He said that the incident extremely saddened him. He said it was the second hospital in the world where treatment of fistula was being provided to women free of cost. Dr Sultan, who was a former principal of the Dow Medical ...

• Observes things are calming down following contacts between DGMOs; NSA to lead Pakistan side during dialogue • Says Nawaz was consulted before army chief’s elevation to field marshal ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia could be the “neutral” venue for much-needed talks between Pakistan and India on critical issues. The premier also said that he had consulted PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on his decision to elevate Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir to field marshal. Talking to a group of TV anchors at the PM House, he said that Kashmir, water, trade and terrorism will be the key points during the dialogue with India. In response to a question if there was a possibility of a third venue for talks in light of the mediation offered by US President Donald Trump, the premier ruled out the possibility of China as a neutral venue, saying India would never agree to that. However, a participant told Dawn, the PM expressed the hope that Saudi Arabia could be the third country w...

QUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Wednesday strongly condemned the today’s terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, calling it a reflection of India’s “cowardly and barbaric mindset” following its defeat in conventional warfare.

VEHARI - Member Provincial Assembly from Vehari Mian Saqib Khurshid while speaking at the Punjab Assembly demanded that the heroic feat of the Pakistan Army, which forced India to surrender within just four hours, be included in the national educational curriculum.

Khanewal - In a proactive move to strengthen emergency preparedness, Rescue 1122 Khanewal conducted a large-scale mock flood exercise on Wednesday at Head Sidhnai along the River Ravi.

Vehari - Vehari Deputy Commissioner Imrana Tauqeer said Wednesday that under the Chief Minister’s “Clean Punjab Program,” significant improvements are being witnessed in cleanliness across both urban and rural areas of the district.

Salman Agha to lead Pak, Shadab named vice captain

Newly-appointed head coach outlines plans to structure the team moving forward

Qalandars face Kings in HBL PSL X Eliminator today

Oscar-winner Kieran Culkin will play Caesar Flickerman in Sunrise on the Reaping, taking over from Stanley Tucci.`

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration’s cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its aid programs worldwide have been “devastating.” Speaking beside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a White House visit, Trump was asked about his cutting most foreign aid by a reporter who said the […]

Actor Joey King is reportedly in discussion with ‘Practical Magic 2’ to star alongside Hollywood actors Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu – Click Here The young actor King is reportedly playing the daughter of Sandra Bullock’s character in the sequel, set to hit theatres on September 18, 2026, as […]

The United Kingdom (UK) minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Hamish Falconer, said on Wednesday that he had spoken to diplomats who were affected by Israeli soldiers’ fire near a diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank, and said an investigation was needed. “Today’s events in Jenin are unacceptable. I have spoken to […]