Pakistan

FAISALABAD - Alleged poor security arrangements at Allied Hospital-I came under scrutiny after relatives of an injured child allegedly assaulted hospital staff and vandalised property following a dispute over delayed diagnostic services during a power outage.

Khanewal - On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, district authorities have accelerated Muharram arrangements, development projects, and public welfare initiatives across Khanewal.

CHINIOT - Chiniot Police have finalized extensive security arrangements for Muharram-ul-Haram, with more than 1,500 officers and personnel set to perform security duties to ensure peace, sectarian harmony and public safety throughout the district.

MULTAN - An eight-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a tractor-trolley while playing near Sayedan Wali Khoi on Nawab Pur road in Multan on Sunday.

FAISALABAD - Punjab Ombudsperson Dr.

MULTAN - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration authorities at Multan Airport foiled an attempt by a government employee to travel abroad using a fake No Objection Certificate (NOC).

FAISALABAD - Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Allama Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has declared national unity the strongest defense against internal discord and external pressures, and said that Pakistan had emerged stronger through the collective resolve of its people, armed forces and religious leadership.

FAISALABAD - Deputy Commissioner Capt (Retd) Nadeem Nasir on Sunday ordered strict accountability measures against fake data reporting and manipulated field records, declaring zero-tolerance policy for misinformation.

FAISALABAD - Water & Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Saqib Raza has suspended 16 employees of the Operations Directorate including two supervisors on the charge of remaining absent from their assigned duty points during rainfall and said that no negligence would be tolerated in providing uninterrupted drainage services during.

India made the perfect start to their women’s Twenty 20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win against Pakistan on Sunday. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side dominated from start to finish in their opening group game of the tournament at Edgbaston. After India elected to bat first, opener Smriti Mandhana was the catalyst for the victory as she survived two drops to hit 68 from 44 balls. Mandhana blasted nine fours and two sixes, while Kaur notched four fours in her innings of 36. Wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh kept the pressure on Pakistan’s overwhelmed bowlers with a quick-fire 34 featuring five fours and a six. Pakistan’s run chase looked a daunting task and so it proved as they crumbled against India’s spinners. All-rounder Deepti Sharma finished with impressive figures of 5-10. She pushed Pakistan towards defeat by running out opener Muneeba Ali, who top-scored for Pakistan with 41. Sharma also dismissed Gull Feroza and Ayesha Zafar to leave Pakistan in disarray before leg-spinner Sree Charani tightened the screws with thr...

Samurai Blue scored an 88th-minute equaliser to clinch a 2-2 draw

ISLAMABAD: As the PPP’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter on Sunday urged the region’s election commission to withdraw the election schedule for 12 refugee seats in the Legislative Assembly, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar called for a resolution to differences through democratic and constitutional means. Ahead of the July 27 elections in AJK, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had called for widespread protests demanding the abolition of 12 seats in the region’s Legislative Assembly reserved for refugees from Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir who settled in mainland Pakistan after 1947. Elections for these seats are held separately from the 33 general seats in AJK, with refugees registered in 12 constituencies across Pakistan voting for their representatives. The seats have long been politically sensitive due to disputes over voter lists, delimitation, and constitutional amendments. Information Minister Tarar while addressing the media outside Parliament House stressed that elections are the best...

MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Immigration Wing on Sunday foiled an alleged attempt by a government employee to travel abroad from Multan Airport using a fake no-objection certificate (NOC). In a press release, the agency said that a passenger, identified as Mohsin Ali, was travelling to the United Arab Emirates on flight number PA812. It added that the passenger was serving as a ward servant at the District Health Authority, Vehari. “According to initial investigation, the passenger presented an NOC for travelling abroad, which was found to be fake during verification,” the release said. “The passenger had allegedly arranged the forged NOC through an official named Naveed Imran posted at the District Health Authority, Vehari,” it stated, adding, “The passenger has been handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Multan for further legal action.” Meanwhile, FIA Multan Zone Director Attaur Rehman appreciated the performance of the immigration team. “Strict action against elements involve...

For a few hours on Saturday, it appeared that the long diplomatic effort led by Pakistan to end the US-Iran war was approaching its culmination. President Donald Trump spoke of signing an agreement on Sunday, while Pakistani and Qatari mediators echoed the same with high confidence. Interestingly enough, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also remarked that a deal had never been closer. Still, within hours, Tehran publicly pushed back against reports that a signing ceremony was imminent, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei making it clear that no agreement would be signed that day. Still, as these lines were being written, it was not clear whether the delay was temporary or whether the negotiators were struggling to bridge differences that remain unresolved. Such uncertainty, in any case, isn’t unusual in diplomacy especially when it is taking place between arch rivals like the US and Iran. Even so, the broad contours of the proposed arrangement are now sufficiently visible to assess what kin...

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday invited the opposition to sign a Charter of Economy (CoE) and defended the federal budget 2026-27. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly on Sunday, Tarar gave credit to the government for what he called “sagacious” economic policy. “It’s a friendly and relief-oriented budget for all,” he said, noting that the budget has proposed to abolish the super tax, which had been approved by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The information minister highlighted that revenue and foreign remittances had increased. Tarar urged opposition to appreciate the good decisions made by the government, particularly its efforts for peace in the Middle East. “Today the economy is on the right track,” he asserted. On June 12, the government presented the budget for FY27, announcing relief measures for the salaried, corporate, real estate and export sectors to revive struggling economic activity. While the government has placed greater emphasis on enforcement measures rath...

Punjab Housing Minister Bilal Yasin has reviewed security and administrative arrangements for Muharram processions and gatherings in Lahore, directing coordinated efforts to ensure peace and safety across the provincial capital.

ISLAMABAD: Twelve years after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became Pakistan’s first province to enact a Right to Information (RTI) law, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) notes the pioneering framework remains “underutilised and vulnerable to disinformation due to weak enforcement and structural gaps”. In a policy brief released Saturday titled “From Pioneer to Performer: Making Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Right to Information Act Work Against Disinformation”, Fafen urged the KP Assembly and provincial government to launch targeted legal and institutional reforms to transform KP’s pioneering right to information framework into an effective mechanism for proactive disclosure and public accountability. KP enacted the law after Article 19A on the “right to information” was added to the Constitution through the 18th Amendment in 2010. But Fafen’s assessment of 190 provincial public bodies’ websites found a stark implementation gap: on average, public bodies proactively disclosed only 57 per cent of the information the law ...

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has rejected the federal budget and announced a nationwide protest movement against it, criticising what he termed excessive taxation and rising public debt.

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PPP warns instability could be exploited by hostile elements, says dialogue and consensus remain the way forward