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Government strengthens blood safety monitoring

. ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the government was strengthening the blood transfusion surveillance system in a bid to control hepatitis. Responding to a notice of appeal, the Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination said private clinics were also monitored to ensure the safe use of syringes and […]

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Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq will continue until Taliban ends support for terrorism: security sources

Security sources say the Afghan Taliban 205th Corps brigade headquarters was destroyed in an airstrike in Kandahar. Security sources said the ongoing Ghazab Lil Haq operation would continue until “credible guarantees and concrete steps” are taken by the Afghan Taliban to end their support for terrorists against Pakistan, the state said. Radio Pakistan reported Thursday.

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Government orders provinces to inspect gas pumps over hoarding concerns

Advises the public not to pay attention to rumors, as the oil supply situation in the country remains stable People wait for their turn to get fuel at a gas station, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS The government on Thursday ordered all provinces to direct deputy commissioners

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PM directs Pakistani embassies in Gulf to assist citizens amid current situation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs says special facilitation offices have been established in Pakistan’s missions abroad to help stranded Pakistanis Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs Pakistani embassies in Gulf countries to assist Pakistani citizens amid the current situation in the region. PHOTO: APPLICATION Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered that Pakistani embassies in Gulf countries

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First case of wild polio in 2026 confirmed in Sindh

KARACHI: The National Emergency Operations Center for Polio Eradication (NEOC) on Thursday confirmed Pakistan’s first case of wild polio in 2026 in a four-year-old child from Sujawal district of Sindh. The case was reported by the Polio Surveillance Network and confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health

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Pakistan expresses concerns over Canada-India uranium deal

“Selective exceptions diminish the credibility of the global non-proliferation framework,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi. Pakistan has expressed concerns over the long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India and potential cooperation between the two sides on small modular reactors and advanced reactor technologies, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported. In response to media queries,

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PM Chehbaz holds briefing with JI on geopolitical tensions

The delegation was briefed on Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts and initiatives, according to the Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a closed-door briefing with a Jamat-e-Islami delegation at the Prime Minister’s Office PHOTO: RADIOPAK Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a closed-door briefing with a Jamat-e-Islami delegation led by Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman

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IHC orders filing of fresh motion in Toshkhana-II case

Islamabad High Court. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday asked the legal team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to file a fresh miscellaneous petition to resolve the office’s outstanding objections in their appeals against Toshakhana-II’s convictions. On December 20, a special court

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ECP summons Mohsin Naqvi over delay in LG polls in Islamabad, sets March 12 deadline for Punjab maps

Chief Election Commissioner warns of contempt notices, daily hearings as delimitation delays stall local elections Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday summoned Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi for delay in holding local body elections in Islamabad, while issuing a contempt notice to the interior

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