Pressure builds on SAfrica to boycott Afghanistan in Champions Trophy
Cape Town: South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has added his voice to the growing calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan. His comments come after British politicians urged England to refuse to play A...
Asif, Naseem storm into knockouts at SAARC Snooker Championship
COLOMBO: Pakistan’s snooker stars Mohammad Asif and Naseem Akhtar continued their impressive run on the second day of the third SAARC Snooker Championship, securing spots in the knockout stage with commanding performances. Mohammad Asif, Pakist...
CM aide shows displeasure over lack of repair works, unhygienic environment
KARACHI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Food Abdul Jabbar Khan paid a surprise visit to the wheat warehouses of Landhi and Papri. Abdul Jabbar Khan, expressing his dismay at the lack of repairs, maintenance and cleaning, said that the...
SHCC will introduce online system for registration, complaints: Dr. Khalid Shaikh
KARACHI: The Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) is moving its operations to a digital system. This move will enhance data management and operational efficiency through the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) module. Dr. Kha...
AKU’s landmark Clinical Manual aims to prevent nearly 280,000 deaths each year
KARACHI: In a significant stride towards enhancing healthcare in Pakistan, Aga Khan University (AKU) has unveiled the AKU Manual of Clinical Practice Guidelines, designed to potentially improve healthcare outcomes for 21 million people in Pakistan. E...
Sindh govt launches ‘Middle Tech Initiative’
KARACHI: Sindh government has introduced technical education as a part of the traditional curriculum under a programme ‘Middle Tech Initiative.’ According to a press release, Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, formally inaugurated...
Energy crisis persists
In the 1990s and 2000s, when the power crisis in the country became very serious and the daily duration of load shedding reached 18 hours, the governments of that time encouraged the private sector to invest by focusing on projects that provide immed...
Pak, Korea initiates negotiations for economic partnership agreement
SEOUL: In a significant step toward enhancing economic collaboration, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, and the Republic of Korea's Minister for Trade, Inkyo Cheong, have officially launched negotiations for an Economic Partne...
FBR implements human monitoring for Afghan cargo
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has temporarily halted the satellite tracking of containers carrying imported goods to Afghanistan and shifted to human surveillance, a move that could increase the risk of smuggling. This shift follows t...
PKR records marginal improvement against US dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee saw a slight improvement against the US dollar on Thursday, appreciating by 0.04% in the inter-bank market. At the close of trading, the rupee settled at 278.61, gaining Rs. 0.11 from the previous day's rate of 278.72, ac...
