• Tributes paid to Armed Forces to mark Defence Day

    An elegant and illustrious ceremony to pay homage and tribute to the resilient nation and valiant Armed Forces on 60th Defence Day of Pakistan was organized by the Fauji Foundation at Foundation University Islamabad (FUI). Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Fauji Foundation Lieutenant General Anwar Ali Haider (Hilal-e-Imtiaz Military) (Retired) graced the occasion as […]

  • Bilawal visits Indus River embankments to review flood situation

    Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Aqil Agani and Moria Loop embankments of the Indus River in Larkana on Wednesday, where irrigation officers briefed about the flood water situation in details. The PPP Chairman gathered information regarding the food and drinking arrangements for the people residing there in case of possible flooding. He […]

  • SHO among three policemen martyred in Karak attack

    At least three policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in the Banda Daud Shah area of Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), on Thursday. According to police, SHO Umar Nawaz was on routine patrol with two constables when their mobile came under a […]

  • Rescuers use drones to evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab

    Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province used drones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded its rescue operation with more than 850,000 evacuated, officials said Monday. The Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain in Punjab´s flood-hit districts and elsewhere in the country, where weeks of above-normal rainfall […]

  • Speaker forms parliamentary panel

    The Sindh Assembly speaker has constituted a Parliamentary Committee. The chairman of the committee be with Syed Awais Qadir Shah – who is also the speaker of the assembly. Opposition Leader Ali Khurshidi and Independent MPA Muhammad Shabbir, Parliamentary Party Leader MPA Muhammad Farooq of JI and Law Minister Zia-ul-Hassan are also included in the […]

  • Singapore firm eyes hybrid corn seeds in Pakistan

    A Singapore-based hybrid seed company has shown keen interest in introducing climate-resilient hybrid corn seeds in Pakistan to help farmers achieve higher yields and stronger crop resistance.During a meeting in Islamabad, Bryce Sturges, Commercial Director for Southeast Asian markets, told Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain that the company’s modern hybrid corn technology could increase production by up to 32 percent.