Staff Writer

The launch of Muhammad Saeed Mehdi’s much-anticipated memoir, The Eyewitness: Standing in the Shadows of Pakistan’s History, was held at a well-attended event in Lahore. Hosted by Lightstone Publishers, the ceremony drew an audience of…

Special Correspondent UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has described the Palestine issue as the fundamental cause of instability in the Middle East and has categorically rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians as unacceptable. Speaking…

WASHINGTON: A powerful snowstorm has wreaked havoc across the United States, claiming at least 65 lives in weather-related incidents and severely disrupting daily life, according to American media reports. Large parts of the eastern United…

ISLAMABAD: The Turkey-Azerbaijan program, organized by the Institute for Regional Studies, was inaugurated in Islamabad with a seminar highlighting trilateral relations between Turkey, Pakistan, and Azerbaijan. Speaking at the opening,…

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi visited the Pak Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Haripur to inaugurate the newly established School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Allied…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during which both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen relations between…

KARACHI: A couple who had completed their court marriage just a month ago were shot dead in Bense Colony, while a passerby was also injured in the incident. According to police sources, the victims and the injured were immediately shifted…

Special Correspondent NEW YORK: The Consul General of Pakistan in New York Amer Ahmed Atozai met Zainab Wadood, a disability rights professional and healthcare strategist, to explore collaboration on addressing invisible disabilities in…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal has acknowledged that healthcare services at hospitals empanelled under the Prime Minister’s Health Card scheme in Gilgit-Baltistan need significant improvement. Speaking during a…

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved funding worth Rs66 billion for various sectors, including food, energy, health and education. The ECC meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Aurangzeb…