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Punjab govt advertises vice chancellors slots in five medical varsities under revised rules
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (530+ words) LAHORE: The Punjab government has advertised the posts of the vice chancellors (VCs) of five public sector medical universities by incorporating certain conditions through amendments to the respective laws. The positions were advertised just weeks before the expiry of the…...
Plea for release of prime suspect in Karachi's Rs8. 5bn Yellow Line scam rejected
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (689+ words) KARACHI: A provincial anti-corruption court on Wednesday dismissed an application of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Yellow Line project director Zameer Abbasi seeking discharge from the Rs8. 5 billion corruption case. The court also extended his physical remand for three more days. On…...
Child killed, 4 people injured in roof collapse incident in Lahore
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (234+ words) LAHORE: A child was killed and at least five people were injured after the roof of an under-construction building caved in Lahore's Baghbanpura neighbourhood on Thursday, police said. An update issued by the Baghbanpura police said an eight-year-old boy died,…...
Four killed, 36 injured as first monsoon spell hits KP
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (652+ words) PESHAWAR: As the first spell of monsoon rains hit several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, four people were killed and 36 injured in downpour-related incidents. The casualties were reported in Upper Dir, Khyber, Shangla, Mardan and Bajaur districts. At least…...
PIA's first direct flight from Lahore to Manchester takes off after 6 years
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (294+ words) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights between Lahore and Manchester after six years, with the first flight from Punjab's provincial capital taking off on Thursday. According to a statement issued by PIA, PK-709 departed from Lahore with 325 passengers…...
Govt asked to undo "reconstruction" at Taxila sites
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (573+ words) " Unesco seeks record of renovations at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap, warns of their relegation to "danger list" Punjab archaeology department defends "interventions as conservation measures to protect vulnerable archaeological remains ISLAMABAD: The UNs cultural arm, Unesco, has asked the government…...
Blood, iron and water: India's riparian hypocrisy
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (530+ words) South Asia teeters precariously upon a powder keg of existential volatility, ironically fuelled by water itself. This dangerous moment has been propelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagitious and untenable proclamation that the waters of the Indus basin belong exclusively…...
SHC seeks Sindh health secretary, police chief's response on reports of HIV outbreak at Karachi hospital
10+ hour ago (423+ words) KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) sought on Thursday a detailed report from the provincial health secretary and police chief after a citizen filed a petition, citing reports of an HIV outbreak allegedly resulting from the reuse of contaminated syringes…...
Rescue operation continues to save Venezuelan trapped under rubble one week after quakes
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (398+ words) Hundreds of rescuers were working late on Wednesday to save a 43-year-old Venezuelan man who has survived for a week under the ruins of a seven-story building, an AFP reporter witnessed. Hernan Gil, a 43-year-old security guard, is trapped inside…...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement for construction of cricket stadium in Jeddah
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (316+ words) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday that an agreement had been signed with Saudi Arabia for the construction of a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah. In a post on X, the cricket board said the agreement was signed…...