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As 2025 draws to a close, Punjab’s environmental landscape reflects a complex mix of policy ambition, gaps in law enforcement, and lingering threats to public health from air pollution and worsening smog. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), under increasing pressure from the courts, civil society and international climate observers, has struggled throughout the year to

LAHORE: Road traffic accidents (RTCs) across Punjab have claimed 4,791 lives so far in 2025, a sharp 19% increase in fatalities from the previous year, despite a slower increase in the number of accidents, according to Rescue 1122 data. According to annual statistics from emergency services, a total of 482,870 road accidents were reported in

LAHORE: A delegation of members of the Sikh community from the United States paid tribute to the Punjab government for implementing the Sikh Marriage Act in the province. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a seven-member delegation of ‘Sikhs of America’, led by its founding president Chand Hoque. According to a statement, the chief

At the Police Lines, the Christmas cake was cut jointly with members of the Christian community BHAKKAR: Special gifts, cash grants and other facilities were offered to the Christian community ahead of Christmas, transforming the occasion into an atmosphere of joy even before the festive day. The district administration and Bhakkar police actively participated in

Afridi urges PTI-linked student activists to prepare for constitutional and organized protest campaign Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, addressing the office bearers and activists of Insaf Students’ Federation (ISF), highlighted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its affiliated organizations have always continued their struggle within the

Churches shine with lights as markets bustle late into the night in the Twin Cities RAWALPINDI: The Christian community in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will celebrate the festival of Christmas today (Thursday) with religious devotion, reverence and much enthusiasm, mirroring the celebrations taking place across the world. Churches and Christian neighborhoods in

Shehbaz says Christmas conveys a universal message of love, peace, tolerance and goodwill for all humanity ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari extended heartfelt greetings to the Christian community of Pakistan and across the world on the occasion of Christmas. In his message, the Prime Minister said that Christmas conveys a