According to the Sindh Chief Minister’s spokesperson, the Sindh Cabinet approved the price control ordinance, which was sent by the Sindh Chief Secretary to the Governor House, and the Sindh Governor approved it immediately. He said that the number of magistrates is being increased under the Ordinance, the number of food inspectors is also being…
Photo: File The first match of the three-match T20 series between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be played tomorrow in Sharjah. The Pakistan cricket team arrived in Dubai last night for the series against Afghanistan, where the team received a grand welcome. The national team will participate in the practice session today. The first match of…
Photo screen grab Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar says that PTI senators have decided to attend the joint session of Parliament. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Asad Umar said that PTI senators will attend the joint session of Parliament on Monday. Asad Umar said that the date of the election has been announced…
There has been progress in the investigation of the gold loan scam of a private bank in Karachi, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided a jeweler’s shop in Gulbahar area of Karachi and seized records. According to sources, the FIA is interrogating the jeweler who compiled an estimate of 106 fake cases of gold loan…
Photo file Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed all law enforcement officers not to use vehicles of more than 1800 cc. A letter has been written by Shahbaz Sharif in connection with the austerity campaign, in which the officers of the law enforcement agencies have been directed to use maximum 1800 cc vehicles. In the letter,…
According to UNCTAD’s latest Global Trade Update, trade in “green goods”, which use fewer resources and pollute less, grew by four per cent in the second half of the year, reaching a record $1.9 trillion in 2022. “This is good news for the planet, as these goods are key to protecting the environment and fighting…
On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, WHO announced that it will expand the scope of a five-year-old initiative in efforts to eradicate one of the world’s top infectious killers by 2030. TB mainly affects the lungs, but it is preventable, treatable and curable. Although deaths have dropped by nearly 40 per cent globally since…
In a joint press encounter with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, Mr. Guterres appealed for EU leaders to help the world “get back on track” towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a time when progress in so many parts of the world had been reversed. Acceleration and reform “We need an acceleration agenda,” he…
The devastation caused by the cyclone in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique has increased the spread of cholera and malaria, as well as malnutrition. Meanwhile, more than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in the three countries, limiting health care access. The cyclone’s destruction increased public health risks including a surge in the spread…
War-torn Syria and neighbouring Türkiye were rocked by twin earthquakes on 6 February, which killed more than 56,000 people and caused widespread destruction, displacing millions. “The situation today is so unprecedented that it calls for leadership, bold ideas and a cooperative spirit,” said Mr. Pedersen, speaking via videoconference from Geneva. “A political solution is…
