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Karachi Police has issued a traffic plan for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season X 2025 matches at the National Stadium. The PSL matches will be held on April 12, 15, 18, 20, and 21. According to the traffic police, on match days, Shahrah-e-Suleman Road will remain open for traffic...

KARACHI: A tragic accident took the life of a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler after being hit by a bus near Jamali Bridge on the Super Highway in Karachi. The toddler, named Farhan, was with his mother when the bus hit him. The body has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal...

ISLAMABAD: Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa, in an important development towards further improving the emergency and disaster response capability and infrastructure in Islamabad, handed over a state-of-the-art fire tender vehicle to the Islamabad Fire Service. The fire tender vehicle, also known as a fire truck or...

The Government of Punjab has announced a public holiday in Lahore on Saturday, April 12, in honor of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Hussain, also known as Mela Chiraghan. A notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GD) on Tuesday stated that all public offices and education institutions within...

On 4 April 2025, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Buleda, Kech District, on the reported presence of terrorists. During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, and after an intense fire exchange, two terrorists were sent to hell. The killed...

Protests against the proposed Cholistan Canals project persisted across various towns and cities in Sindh on Friday, even as the province observed a public holiday to mark the death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The demonstrations, held under the slogan "No More Canals on Indus River," underscored the growing...

HYDERABAD: The residents in Qasimabad are on high alert after a third snake was spotted within a week. According to experts, the snake is an Indian Cobra, a highly venomous species that belongs to the Big Four family of snakes responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in South Asia....

The Bolan Mail Train, a vital link connecting Sindh and Balochistan by running between Quetta and Karachi, has yet to resume operations. Despite earlier announcements by railway authorities about restarting the service on a daily basis starting March 31, the train remains out of service due to ongoing concerns following...

The Sindh government has declared Friday, April 4, a public holiday to commemorate the 46th death anniversary of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) founder and former prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. A notification issued by the Sindh Chief Secretary confirmed that all government offices, autonomous bodies, corporations, and local councils across...

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has firmly rejected the proposed construction of the Marot Canal, emphasizing that the government will not set wheat prices this year, leaving the determination of prices to market forces. Speaking to the media in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Shah questioned, “How can the canal...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a reduction in electricity prices, bringing relief to both residential and commercial consumers. For home consumers, the price will be reduced by Rs. 7.41 per unit. For commercial users, the reduction will be Rs. 7.59 per unit. Speaking at a ceremony about the...

After the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, government offices and business centers in Lahore and Islamabad have reopened today. The official Eid holidays, announced by the government, spanned from March 31 to April 2, giving public sector employees a total of five days off, including the weekend. With the break now over, government...