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Senate sub-committee defers ETPB review meeting over ministers’ absence
January 5, 2026
Islamabad — A Senate sub-committee meeting scheduled to review matters relating to the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) was deferred on Tuesday after the…

PM Shehbaz Sharif Calls for Just Resolution of Kashmir Dispute
January 5, 2026
Islamabad — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the international community to recognize the need for a just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,…

Pakistan moves ahead with privatisation of power distribution companies
January 5, 2026
Islamabad — Pakistan has formally advanced its power sector reform agenda by moving forward with the privatisation of selected electricity distribution companies, according to…

Time for a Decisive Stand on Kashmir
January 5, 2026
Conflicts among human beings are as old as civilisation itself. Differences of belief, territory, power and perception have repeatedly pushed societies into confrontation. History…

Pakistani scientists develop Basmati variety with longest grain of 9.66mm
January 4, 2026
ISLAMABAD, Jan 04 (APP): Scientists at the Rice Research Institute (RRI) have developed a new Basmati rice variety featuring the longest grain ever recorded…

Bano Qabil programme to offer free IT training to 22,000 students in Lower Dir
January 4, 2026
By Rahmat Ullah Swati Timergara — More than 22,000 male and female students in Lower Dir will receive free information technology training under Phase…

FBR seals chutes at Safina Sugar Mills over track and trace violations
January 4, 2026
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed two production chutes at Safina Sugar Mills in District Chiniot after identifying violations of track and…

DPO Mardan visits Chamber of Commerce, assures traders of support and improved law and order
January 4, 2026
By Fazal Haq MARDAN: District Police Officer (DPO) Mardan Masood Ahmad Bangash visited the Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the invitation of…

Punjab sugar mills produce 1.36m metric tons of sugar in 45 days
January 4, 2026
ISLAMABAD, Jan 04 (APP): Punjab’s sugar mills have produced 1.36 million metric tons of sugar during the first 45 days of the ongoing crushing…