Around 5 lakh children missed polio vaccination in KP
PESHAWAR: An estimated five lakh children missed polio vaccination during the anti-polio drive at the start of this month. According to data compiled by officials of Emergency Operation Centre (Polio) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during the six-day campaign carried out from February 3 to Feb 8 vaccinators covered 5.97 million of the
5 dead, 10 injured in Van-trailer crash in Sindh
At least 5 passengers died while 10 others were injured on Saturday as a van collided with a trailer near Qazi Ahmed town of Sindh's Shaheed Benazirabad District.
What will Punjab’s weather be like in the next 24 hours?
The province of Punjab will experience cold and dry weather conditions over the next 24 hours, according to the latest weather report.
Sindh reports first polio case of 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s polio eradication programme reported the first case of polio in the Sindh province taking the total number of polio cases this year to two. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed the detection of the second wild poliovirus type 1
Pakistanis confirmed dead in Libya boat tragedy
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed the fatalities of at least 16 Pakistanis in a boat capsize event near Libya.
KP govt postpones matric, intermediate exams
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced the postponement of matric and intermediate exams, following the directives of Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur.
KP govt ends job quota for govt employees’ children
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has changed recruitment, promotion, and transfer rules. It has abolished the special son quota system in the public sector. The government in a notification confirms these changes saying it amended the recruitment, promotion, and transfer rules. The notification read that it completely removed clause 4
CM Gandapur’s helicopter to be converted into Air Ambulance
A decision was made by the cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to transform the government's MI-17 helicopter into an air ambulance by giving its approval.
KP govt announces Ramazan cash package for needy families
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has announced a Ramazan cash package for poor and needy people of the province. Chief Minister said that the provincial government has decided to provide Rs.10 thousand cash assistance to five thousand families in each and every provincial constituency as
Met Office forecasts rain, snowfall in upper parts of country
ISLAMABAD: The Met Office has predicted rain and snowfall in the upper areas of the country on Friday (today). According to the Meteorological Department, upper parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan received light rain and snowfall, making the weather even colder. Balochistan’s Leh recorded the lowest temperature in the