Türkiye, Pakistan deepen coop on flood resilience, climate preparedness
ISLAMABAD - A high-level technical delegation from Türkiye has concluded a visit to Pakistan aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in flood management, climate resilience and early warni
Rescue 1122 trains Shangla communities in disaster preparedness
Shangla - Rescue 1122 on Wednesday conducted a one-day training session in Shangla to strengthen disaster preparedness at the community level, equipping local volunteers with essential response skil
UoS hosts national conference on ecosystems, biodiversity
Shangla - The University of Shangla (UoS), in collaboration with the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, successfully organized a national conference titled ‘Functions and Services of Ecosystem and
PBC restores lawyer’s licence in key rulings on professional conduct
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has dismissed a disciplinary complaint against an advocate and, in a separate ruling, restored a lawyer’s licence, with Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar s
Govt mulls allowing commercial banks to take over mortgaged houses 90 days after default
ISLAMABAD: The government decided in principle to grant commercial banks significant powers to take over mortgaged houses in case of default after a cumulative notice period of 90 days, in…
Countries track passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Countries worldwide sought to prevent further spread of the hantavirus on Thursday, after an outbreak on a cruise ship, by tracking those who had already disembarked before the virus was…
Cambridge to retake ‘prematurely shared’ AS-level mathematics exam on June 9
Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday cancelled the “prematurely shared” mathematics exam, announcing that it will conduct a new version of the exam for affected regions on June 9. On…
Finance ministry, SBP show optimism over economic growth amid expected $1.2bn tranche from IMF
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday showed unanimous optimism over economic growth and achieving fiscal and current account targets despite the regional
FCC sets aside Income Tax Ordinance section enabling taxation on ‘deemed income’ from assets and property
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday set aside Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) 2001 as ultra vires the Constitution, which had empowered tax authorities to…
Breathe Pakistan International Climate Change Conference concludes with calls for climate resilience, coordinated action
The second edition of the Breathe Pakistan International Climate Change Conference, organised by DawnMedia, concluded in Islamabad on Thursday after two days of deliberations on climate resilience, ad