
Pollen surge triggers eye irritation across twin cities
March 17, 2026
RAWALPINDI, March 17 (ABC): Pollen levels in Rawalpindi and Islamabad have climbed to dangerous levels, with Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital warning that the seasonal…

Sindh trains 21,500 teachers to improve early-grade learning
March 17, 2026
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Sindh government has trained 21,500 teachers under the Sindh Early Learning Enhancement through Classroom Transformation (SELECT) project to improve the…

Iran FM Araghchi thanks Pakistan for support amid tensions with US and Israel
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN: Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, on Monday expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their support during…

KPCPWC hosts Eid celebration for vulnerable children in Peshawar
March 16, 2026
PESHAWAR, March 16 : The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Commission (KPCPWC), with support from UNICEF Pakistan, organized a special Eid celebration for…

Rs1 million aid announced for families after six women killed in Rahim Yar Khan BISP roof collapse
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD, March 16: At least six women were killed and several others injured after the roof of a private bank’s payment centre collapsed in…

Senate chairman confirms Rs90 million luxury vehicle purchased from Senate budget
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani has confirmed that a luxury vehicle worth Rs90 million was purchased for the chairman of the Senate using…

Fact check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claim, accuses regime of targeting civilians in Bajaur
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected allegations made by a representative of the Afghan Taliban, describing the claims as misleading…

Trial cultivation of pistachio begins in Punjab
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD, Mar 16 (ABC): Cultivation of pistachio on a trial basis has started in the Potohar region of Punjab, as the area’s climate is…

Modern Rs 3bn slaughterhouse, meat market planned in Islamabad
March 16, 2026
ISLAMABAD, Mar 16 (ABC): The government has planned to establish a modern Rs 3 billion slaughterhouse and wholesale meat market in Islamabad to ensure…

Four civilians killed in cross-border shelling in Bajaur, officials say
March 15, 2026
At least four civilians were killed and a child was seriously injured after cross-border shelling struck a residential area in Bajaur district of Khyber…

Women in Shangla protest alleged deductions, delays in BISP and Ramazan relief payments
March 15, 2026
SHANGLA — Dozens of women beneficiaries in Shangla have raised serious concerns over alleged illegal deductions, payment delays, and administrative irregularities in the Benazir…

KP’s PTC teacher recruitment policy expected to support schools in remote Shangla
March 15, 2026
SHANGLA — A new policy by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to recruit teachers through Parent-Teacher Councils (PTCs) is expected to help address the longstanding…

Rubina Khalid calls for global action against Islamophobia on international observance day
March 15, 2026
ISLAMABAD — Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and Senator Rubina Khalid has urged the international community to take effective measures against…

Pakistan intensifies Operation Ghazab Lil Haq with fresh airstrikes on militant infrastructure in Afghanistan
March 15, 2026
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s armed forces carried out additional precision airstrikes inside Afghanistan overnight as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, targeting what security officials described…

Rubina Khalid congratulates newly elected office-bearers of National Press Club
March 15, 2026
ISLAMABAD — Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and Senator Rubina Khalid has congratulated the newly elected office-bearers of the National Press…

Officials urge teachers to boost enrollment and reduce dropout rates in Upper Dir
March 14, 2026
By Syed Zahid Jan UPPER DIR: Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO) Dir Zakir Hussain has directed teachers to take proactive steps to increase student enrollment…