Karachi: The caretaker education minister ordered an inquiry after the district education officer South allegedly extorted money from teachers and parents despite the education department’s assurance of free education to students. According to the details, the parents and the concerned officers of the education department have sent a written complaint against the district education officer…
Peshawar: The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued a notification to stop the payment of double allowances to government employees serving in government departments. In the announcement issued by the caretaker government, it has been said that the employees serving in the civil secretariat on deputation will either get the secretariat performance allowance or…
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf’s efforts paid off. The Indian Embassy has started contacting Pakistani journalists for visas for the World Cup 2023. The Indian Embassy directed the Pakistani journalists to immediately submit their passports for visa. Indian journalists also reacted to the delay in visas for Pakistani journalists for the…
It became the highest score by any team against Pakistan in World Cup matches. In the 8th match of the World Cup 2023 being played at Deccan Stadium in Hyderabad, Sri Lanka has become the team with the highest total against Pakistan in the history of the mega event. Earlier, the highest score against Pakistan…
In the stock market, deals of 35 crore shares were settled at 10 billion 76 crore rupees. Today was a positive day for business in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). 100 index closed above 48 thousand after August 18. The PSX 100 index rose 418 points to close at 48,140. During the business day, the…
Karachi: Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqir has directed to cancel the MD CAT 2023 entry test results and conduct the test again. According to the Sindh government spokesperson, the caretaker chief minister has issued an order to cancel the test and has instructed the FIA to inquire about the results of the…
Presenting the Mission’s latest report, UN Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert updated ambassadors on key developments since her last briefing in May. She highlighted initiatives carried out under the leadership of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, including the recently adopted federal budget, the launch of long-awaited reforms in the banking and finance sectors, and a new…
A World Food Programme (WFP) staff member distributes bread to a family sheltered at a UN school in Gaza. Calling for establishing safe humanitarian corridors to facilitate aid deliveries, WFP also issued an urgent appeal for $17.3 million to address the critical situation in the next four weeks. WFP had delivered ready-to-eat food to 73,000…
“Over 1000 people have died and many more been injured following horrific acts of violence by Hamas on Saturday in Israel, and days of bombing by Israel in Gaza,” the WHO said in a statement on Tuesday. The UN agency has offered assistance to health officials in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. …
To help understand why this international treaty is important, UN News has put together a quick guide on global efforts to eradicate exposure to quicksilver, as mercury is also known. Making waves The landmark Convention is named after the Japanese coastal city where residents suffered decades of mercury poisoning from industrial wastewater released by a…
