The federal government has earmarked Rs15 billion in the FY 2025-26 budget for the long-awaited Sukkur–Hyderabad Motorway (M-6), a major step toward enhancing connectivity in the region. The strategic project is expected to boost trade, national integration, and regional accessibility by completing the last missing link in the country’s motorwayContinue Reading
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced free higher education to children of registered industrial and mines workers across the province. According to the official statement, eligible students will be offered admission at COMSATS University in Islamabad and its seven sub-campuses, including Abbottabad, Wah Cantt, Attock, Lahore, Sahiwal, and Vehari.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered that the National Electric Vehicles (NEV) Policy 2025 be finalised in consultation with all stakeholders and immediately presented before the federal cabinet. The NEV policy includes a subsidy of Rs50,000 for electric motorcycles and Rs200,000 for rickshaws, with a total subsidy allocation of Rs4 billion. In addition,Continue Reading
Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, once celebrated as triumph of diplomacy, has become noose around Pakistan’s neck Water has always been used as the ultimate weapon – more powerful than armies, more destructive than bombs. The ancient kings of Mesopotamia understood this brutal truth when they diverted rivers to starveContinue Reading
Pakistan is set to launch its first-ever freight train to Russia on June 22, marking a key milestone in expanding Pakistan’s regional trade and transport connectivity. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply. The train will depart from Lahore and travel over 2,000 kilometers to Iran’s TaftanContinue Reading
CPEC undermines New Delhi’s vision of South Asia as its backyard Power, once loud and territorial, now moves silently. It flows through undersea cables, over smart rail, beneath oil pipelines, and into the bloodstream of emerging economies. It wears no uniform, flies no flag. And today, it speaks Mandarin. TheContinue Reading
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met with the United Arab Emirates leadership to discuss regional peace and stability and explore ways to deepen bilateral ties during his official day-long visit to the emirates. Over the last few months, UAE has expressed commitment to strengthening its long-standing partnership with Pakistan and announced a $2Continue Reading
With a 5-0 victory against Palestine’s Noura Salman in the Women’s 57kg bout, Akram has guaranteed herself a podium finish. British-Pakistani boxer Laura Akram has secured Pakistan’s first world-level medal in elite women’s boxing. Akram delivered a commanding performance in her quarterfinal match at the prestigious World Boxing Challenge, partContinue Reading
Ambassador reiterates Islamabad’s unwavering solidarity with Iranian government and its people Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities constitute a “grave danger and a serious threat” to peace, security, and stability across the entire region and beyond, Pakistan told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday.Continue Reading
HBL held the ‘Agahi Program’ for farmers in Pakpattan, Punjab. The event took place at the Dera of HBL Zarai. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) also collaborated in the event. Through this initiative, HBL provided farmers with Agri-finance options, advanced agronomy practices, and efficient farm management techniques. Since 2018, overContinue Reading
