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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s flagship “Clean Punjab (Suthra Punjab)” initiative has received another major international endorsement with the BBC praising its modern waste management model. Following recognition…

NEW YORK: The international community has issued a strong warning to the Afghan Taliban during a United Nations Security Council meeting, citing the group’s failure to fulfill commitments on counterterrorism and prevent the use of Afghan…

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved four major projects worth a total of 10.551 billion rupees. The CDWP held a meeting chaired by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal in Islamabad on Friday. The agenda of the meeting…

DUBAI: The Bollywood film Dhryendra has been banned across all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries due to its negative portrayal of Pakistan, which is deemed politically and culturally sensitive. The ban affects nations including the…

ISLAMABAD: After receiving approval from President Asif Zardari, the election schedule for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly has been officially announced, and polling will be held on January 24. According to a notification, candidates must…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved an e-transfer policy for teachers, marking a significant shift in the province's educational administration. The new policy incorporates key factors such as the duration of deployment…

Farhana Musarat Khan After poverty and climate change, Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV) is the biggest challenge the world is confronted with today.  Though both poverty and climate change are existential threats,…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the acceleration of actions against tax evasion and smuggling, stressing the need for a firm stance on these issues. Chairing a weekly review meeting in Islamabad, the prime minister…

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday called for the inclusion of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award funds.…