Category: Pakistan Zone


  • The 13-day programme, which ran from May 13 to May 25, was designed to vaccinate 8.9 million school-age children, aged nine months to fifteen, against XDR typhoid. The target area included seven districts in the Karachi division and one in Hyderabad. Azra Pechuho, the Sindh Health Minister, encouraged parents to vaccinate their children in a…

  • This action was taken in response to the NAB Executive Board’s decision to end the continuing investigation into possible misconduct in the wheat procurement process. The NAB amendment law permitted the investigation’s closure, and the NAB recommended that the case be forwarded to the Anti-Corruption Punjab for additional procedures. The National Bureau of Investigation (NAB)…

  • The First Information Report (FIR) listed a police policeman who was reportedly involved in a honey trap case in Sahiwal. According to the FIR, a woman by the name of Maham rented a car from the owner, Arshad, and was told to drop it off at the designated spot. Arshad’s car was apparently forced to…

  • The homeowner of the property claims that after going out to lunch, he came home to find that the girl, Maria, had hanged herself from the ceiling fan. The police raced to the area after receiving information about the occurrence, and they took the body to Jinnah Hospital so that a post-mortem could be performed.…

  • With zero net zero stock accumulation, Pakistan should be able to reach its fiscal year 2023–24 circular debt management plan (CDMP) objective of Rs2.3 trillion, according to the IMF’s staff report for the second and final review under the recently concluded $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement. “Prompt notification of the FY25 annual rebasing and additional collections…

  • FBR reports that telecom carriers have received the information of 5,000 non-filers today. According to FBR, telecom companies have already begun notifying non-filers of the possibility of their SIM cards being blocked and will be receiving new lists of non-filers every day. Read more: Joint Operation Leads to Seizure of 150kg Drugs by Pakistan ANF According…

  • Information about a meeting between NAB Chairman and Speaker Ayaz Sadiq of the National Assembly (NA) surfaced, revealing the new SOPs for NAB from the parliamentary body. These SOPs were communicated to the NAB Chairman by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, demonstrating a cooperative effort to guarantee justice and openness in NAB procedures. According to sources, Speaker…

  • “I’ll give you [UCs] more funds and will hold you accountable for your prudent spending,” the chief minister declared during a Q&A session with PPP representatives and party staff regarding the 2024–25 budget. The chief minister announced that, in response to party workers’ recommendations, his administration would give Karachians access to transportation, sanitation, and water…

  • According to market sources, “solar panel prices in Pakistan have decreased by 30 percent in the last six months due to an abundance of equipment on the market.” According to the dealers, the primary causes of the lowering prices are an excess of equipment on the local market and a worldwide trend of declining prices.…

  • Sources state that the new roti pricing will take effect right now and account for the quantity of wheat and the falling cost of flour. Following fruitful discussions between the Naan Bai Association and the district administration, this decision was taken. According to a Punjab government spokesman, all tandoors will clearly display the new roti…