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MAILSI - On the instructions of the Punjab government, the Revenue Department Mailsi has prepared a clamp for 100 percent collection of abiyaana.

BAHAWALNAGAR - Nine people were injured in a massive explosion during gas refilling near the Railway Phatak area of Bahawalnagar, with one person in critical condition.

VEHARI - Public transport fares were reduced by up to 18 percent, flood preparedness measures were reviewed, and Muharram security arrangements were strengthened as Deputy Commissioner Khalid Javed Goraya and District Police Officer Tasawur Iqbal led a series of meetings and inspections across the district.

FAISALABAD - On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a comprehensive security plan for the holy month of Muharram is being effectively implemented across all four districts of Faisalabad Division.

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GILGIT: The PPP on Saturday announced that it would form a government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) with the support of the PML-N, mirroring the arrangement at the federal level. After elections on June 7, the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB assembly. The decision was announced by PML-N GB president Hafeez Hafeezur Rehman and PPP GB president Amjad Hussain at a press conference following a consultation meeting between the parties’ leaders. According to a press release issued on Saturday night, the parties decided to form a coalition government in Gilgit-Baltistan based on “mutual trust, consensus and consultation”. The statement added that both parties had expressed their determination to move forward together, prioritising political stability, public welfare and the promotion of democratic values. According to a statement, local PPP and PML-N leaders agreed on a proposed power-sharing formula following a consultation meeting, under which the region’s chief minister will be from...

A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure of a soccer fan zone in Spain, as temperatures climbed towards record levels. France was expecting 35 of its 96 departments or regions to declare red heatwave alerts on Sunday, with temperatures of 39 to 40 degrees Celsius expected from the southwest through the Paris region into Burgundy, with some areas possibly reaching 41°C. After a crisis meeting, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu pre-emptively banned alcohol consumption on Sunday at the annual Fete de la Musique festivals and other public events to be held in those 35 regions on Sunday. Authorities in Paris ordered parks to remain open around the clock, however. A woman protects herself from the sun under an umbrella on the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a second heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 20, 2026. — Reuters Heat alerts were declared in most of Germa...

Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday arrived in Cairo, Egypt, to attend the Regional Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 21 June, and he will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines.

Abed Hachem rebuilt his home when it was damaged in a ​conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024, but is at a loss ‌now that most of his village has been destroyed in Israel’s latest round of strikes. Where his house once stood in Qlaileh is now rubble; where his garden bloomed, dust, with more dust covering the toys and furniture strewn around ​the remains of his living room. “Oh dear… Oh God. There was a building here… here… ​there was a building here,” the 46-year-old father of three said as he ⁠pointed to the husks of buildings that once housed his neighbors. The spire of the local mosque ​is one of few structures still standing. A woman returning to her village after displacement by the war smiles as she holds a box salvaged from her neighbour’s house, which was destroyed by an Israeli strike, in Qlaileh, Tyre district, southern Lebanon. — Reuters The latest round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on ​March 2. Israel carried out air strikes and a ground invasion that occupied parts of ...

The IT ministry on Saturday clarified that a bill seeking amendments to telecommunication laws does not propose compulsory acquisition of private land. The Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) (Amendment) Bill 2026, which seeks changes to a 1996 act and was tabled by IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja, was approved by the National Assembly on June 11 by a majority vote. It is currently pending before the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecommunication, where it was referred on June 15. The proposed changes have been the subject of discussion on social media, with some users voicing concerns over provisions relating to the use of private property for infrastructure such as telecom towers. In a detailed statement issued on Saturday, the ministry said the Right of Way (ROW) provisions in the bill “do not permit telecom operators to enter individual private property without the owner’s permission or due legal process, and do not authorise compulsory acquisition of private land”. It stressed that the R...

Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam Saturday said that the ongoing protests, sit-ins and disruption of normal life in Azad Jammu and Kashmir can only be resolved through dialogue and the democratic process.