The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department earned record revenue of $1.9 million after auctioning 39 trophy hunting permits for Markhor, Ibex, and Grey Coral. Officials confirmed the auction generated $1,913,842 during the current season, with Grey Coral permits introduced for the first time, attracting strong interest from international hunters. Special Assistant for Wildlife Pir Musawar Khan…
Health Ministry in Pakistan has announced a major change in its anti-polio strategy, extending vaccination coverage to children up to 15 years of age. The new initiative begins in November and will first be launched in Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta, identified as high-risk cities by health authorities. Officials said the change follows technical recommendations after…
Pakistan has decided not to seek monetary assistance from the United Nations or any other agency for the rehabilitation of flood victims and pledges to manage through the effective use of its domestic resources. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, in a recent meeting of the cabinet, said that the government has decided in principle that Pakistan…
The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab), has announced the availability of the last remaining retail and commercial units at CBD Walk in CBD Punjab Quaid District, a flagship lakefront development that has already been unveiled and successfully balloted. Following the overwhelming response to earlier…
Pakistan has decided not to compromise its strategic relationship with China in order to pursue good relations with the United States (US). Pakistan and the United States have enjoyed good relations historically during the era of President Donald Trump. Trump is eying mineral resources in Pakistan. Pakistani and US firms have recently signed pacts to…
The government is set to launch a crackdown on the social media activists reportedly involved in maligning and spreading hatred against the military leadership. Sources told NewzTodays that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said in a recent meeting that he would not tolerate a campaign being launched against military leadership through social media. The Prime…
A parliamentary committee has been told that thousands of passports have been stolen from passport offices across Pakistan, sparking fears of misuse. The revelation came during a session of the Public Accounts Sub-Committee, chaired by Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. Director General of Passports, Mustafa Qazi, confirmed that 25 passport offices reported thefts of thousands of passports…
Islamabad: Several Ministers have asked the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to cut the quota of private hajj operators due to their dismal performance. During the discussion in a recent meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the MoRA&IH briefed that negligence on the part of the private Hajj operators in meeting the…
Power restoration work in flood-affected areas has shown significant progress, with hundreds of feeders and grids brought back online, according to a September 16 update from Pakistan’s Power Division. The report highlights that flooding disrupted electricity supply across multiple distribution companies, leaving thousands of consumers without power. In total, 51 grids and 543 feeders were…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a special anti-polio initiative aimed at the complete elimination of polio from the country. He inaugurated the campaign across 115 districts nationwide, with the goal of vaccinating 30 million children under five years old against this debilitating illness. Starting tomorrow, a seven-day anti-polio campaign will commence, during which approximately…