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Govt announces Rs5m compensation for families of PIMS fire victims
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday announced Rs5 million compensation for the family of each infant who died in the fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), as a high-level inquiry continued into…
US President Donald Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, with the White House saying the change would take effect immediately.
Under the order, the US Department…
PIMS fire inquiry begins as committees probe deaths of 14 newborns
ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formally begun investigating the fire at the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) that…
Pakistan, UK agree to structured mechanism for regular foreign ministry talks
LONDON: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed to establish a structured mechanism for formal talks between their foreign ministries as Islamabad and London seek to strengthen bilateral relations and ensure regular…
Kuwait defence minister meets Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ
RAWALPINDI: Kuwait’s Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah, accompanied by a high-level delegation, met Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ)…
Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating to B3 from Caa1
ISLAMABAD: Global ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1, citing improvements in governance, the country’s external position and fiscal metrics while maintaining a stable…
AJK Assembly members take oath as new 53-member house begins functioning
MUZAFFARABAD: Newly elected members of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly took oath on Monday, formally completing the formation of the new 53-member house after elections on reserved seats.
Outgoing Speaker…
Three missing youths found dead in stream in AJK’s Neelum Valley
MUZAFFARABAD: The bodies of three youths who had been missing for more than two months were recovered from a stream in Jagrang forest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, their families and police said on Monday.
The deceased…
Netanyahu claims Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons
WEB DESK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his two sons but did not identify which son was allegedly targeted or provide details about when or how the purported…
US removes Syria from State Sponsors of Terrorism list after nearly 47 years
WEB DESK: The United States has removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, ending nearly 47 years of its designation, according to a notification issued by the US State Department on Monday.
Syria was first placed…