The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, approved a 15% increase in pensions under the Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), effective from January 1, 2025, and extended a five-year duty exemption for importing life-saving drugs for cancer, heart diseases, and critical care. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office Media...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif hailed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) reaching its historic peak as a testament to growing investor confidence, highlighting the government’s collective efforts toward economic progress. Addressing a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Sharif announced that every ministry’s performance will be evaluated every two months, with commendations for excellence and disciplinary...
Pakistan’s Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem, who made history with a record-breaking 92.97-meter javelin throw to secure the country’s first individual gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has publicly exposed the government’s failure to deliver on promised land plots. Speaking to the media in London, the 28-year-old athlete revealed that while he received most of...
An attack on a bus traveling from Karachi to Quetta claimed the lives of three individuals and left seven others injured in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred in the Neemargh area, involved unidentified armed assailants opening fire on the moving bus, fueling concerns over security on key intercity routes. According to...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to resume flights to the United Kingdom, marking a significant milestone after a five-year ban imposed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 2020. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the development as a clear victory for Pakistan, emphasizing its importance for the 1.6 million-strong Pakistani diaspora in the...
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Karachi has arrested a suspect involved in human smuggling and visa fraud, marking another step in their ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking. According to an FIA spokesperson, the operation was carried out under the directives of Director General FIA, Rafaqat Mukhtar, as part of a...
Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Karachi Police, Javed Alam Odho, issued directives on Wednesday to all Zonal Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), DIG CIA, and DIG Traffic to ensure strict adherence to traffic regulations by police personnel. The order mandates that District SSPs, SPs, SDPOs, and SHOs enforce compliance among their staff, with no tolerance for...
Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to address regulatory issues concerning private security companies operating across the province, announcing stringent measures to ensure compliance. The meeting, held at the Home Department, resulted in the cancellation of licenses for 36 private security firms and the issuance of show-cause notices to 41...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Sindh Assembly, chaired by Nisar Khuhro, on Tuesday ordered the blacklisting of eight non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including HANDS and SRSO, and the cancellation of their registrations and licenses for failing to provide audit records for over Rs. 800 million in funding under the Community Development Program. The Social...
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) members of the Sindh Assembly have fiercely criticized the Sindh government’s decision to transfer 38 officers and employees from the Sehwan Development Authority (SDA) to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), calling it a blatant violation of the urban-rural divide law and an injustice to Karachi’s youth. The move, deemed administratively...