Labour Day 2026: Will Defense Agreements and Exports Improve Workers’ lives in Pakistan?
As Pakistan approaches Labour Day on May 1, 2026, its workers face a deep contradiction between entrenched hardship and emerging opportunity. Across agriculture, construction, mining, and manufacturing, laborers continue to…
Pakistan Navy commissions first Hangor-class submarine in major boost to maritime defence
Rawalpindi, April 30, 2026: Pakistan Navy commissioned its first Hangor-class submarine, PNS/M Hangor, in China on Wednesday, marking a major step in strengthening the country’s maritime defence and naval modernisation. The…
Pakistan plans Rs1.17bn sports projects for federal schools under PSDP 2026-27
ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 (ABC):The federal government has outlined Rs1.17 billion in sports development projects for educational institutions in Islamabad under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2026-27. The plan focuses…
COMSATS University Launches Life Skills Programme to Boost Employability and Digital Readiness
ISLAMABAD, April 29: COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) has launched a comprehensive Life Skills Programme aimed at enhancing employability, digital adaptability, and socio-economic mobility for its staff and students. The initiative,…
Sona Welfare Foundation Launches Rs236 Million Education and Health Programs Across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Sona Welfare Foundation (SWF), the implementing partner of Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC), has launched two major social development initiatives worth Rs236 million aimed at expanding access to…
Cross-border shelling injures five, including children, in South Waziristan
South Waziristan, April 29, 2026: Five members of a family, including three children, were injured after a mortar shell fired from across the Afghanistan border landed in a residential area…
Pakistan’s Constitutional Court Upholds Super Tax, Strengthening FBR’s Revenue Powers
ISLAMABAD, April 29: In a landmark ruling with far-reaching fiscal implications, the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan has upheld the constitutionality of the super tax imposed under Sections 4B and…
Opposition leaders raise concerns over PTI founder’s health, economy and governance in joint press conference
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other opposition parties, including Salman Akram Raja, Asad Qaiser, Taimur Jhagra, Zubair Umar and Sanaullah Baloch, addressed a press conference Salman Akram Raja…
IMF allows Pakistan to revise captive gas levy, offering potential relief for industries
ISLAMABAD, April 29 — International Monetary Fund has granted Pakistan conditional approval to revise the captive gas levy formula, a move that could reduce gas costs for industrial consumers and…
PM Shehbaz says Pakistan continues efforts to maintain regional peace
ISLAMABAD, April 29 — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is actively pursuing regional peace through direct diplomatic engagement, citing 21-hour talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad…
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