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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has released its first Digital Household Integrated Economic Survey for 2024–25, conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The survey shows that national literacy has risen from 60% to 63%, while the percentage…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has approved a provincial-level ranking system for universities, becoming the first province in Pakistan to do so. The approval was granted by Minister for Higher Education and Local…

Around 40 people were killed and about 100 injured after an explosion tore through a bar at a Swiss ski resort during New Year celebrations, police said. The blast occurred shortly after midnight at a crowded bar in the alpine resort of…

KARACHI: Small traders and business leaders have rejected government claims of declining inflation, calling official economic indicators “misleading and false."  The declared 2025 one of the worst years in Pakistan’s economic history for…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on have completed their annual exchange of lists of nuclear installations and facilities under the bilateral agreement signed on December 31, 1988. Addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Foreign…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has officially taken over the management of Telenor Pakistan, marking a major development in the country’s telecommunications sector. According to PTCL, the company has completed…

NEW DELHI: Indian leader Santan Pandey has claimed that the 2019 Pulwama attack was not the result of any foreign involvement but a political conspiracy orchestrated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to Indian news agency ANI,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed deep concern over a new surge of violence in Yemen, highlighting its support for the country’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. Speaking on behalf of the Foreign Office, a spokesperson condemned…

ISLAMABAD: The government has made it mandatory for those seeking employment abroad to complete a soft skills certification. The Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) announced that from January 1, 2026, individuals…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom subscribers have reached 200 million, while broadband connections surpassed 150 million, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) Annual Report 2024–25. The report stated that steady…