Noor Jehan’s ailing health sparks concerns about wildlife in Pakistan
Noor Jehan is being lifted out of her enclosure at the Karachi Zoo by the Four Paws team in Karachi in this undated photo. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Residing in captivity…
Govt releases Rs129bn for development projects under PSDP
The Government has released 129 billion rupees for development projects under Public Sector Development Programme, including 27 billion rupees for Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the erstwhile tribal areas. According to…
Animal welfare experts decry treatment of wildlife in Pakistan’s zoos
Noor Jehan, the African elephant in Karachi Zoo, stands by the pond in her enclosure. — APP/File ISLAMABAD: The wildlife in captivity across zoos in the country are facing the…
AJK PM sent packing over contempt
MUZAFFRABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High Court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Tanvir Ilyas from his position as a member of the legislative assembly and as premier on…
why is K-P’s maternal mortality rate so high?
PUBLISHED April 16, 2023 KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: Farida Bibi lived near Lower Dir, in Shahi Bin Shahi, a remote area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Last year in December, she developed…
Balochistan CM bans use of bomb-proof vehicles
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Saturday banned the use of bullet proof and blast proof vehicles for cabinet members and police officials and said that he…
PTI’s govt intentionally delayed development pace in Punjab: PM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had deliberately interrupted the development pace in Punjab which was initiated by the Pakistan Muslim…
The agony of Sindh’s flooded lands
PUBLISHED April 16, 2023 SUKKUR: “I don’t have brothers and my father is ill and can’t work so I have to work to put bread on the table for my…
Zahir Jaffer challenges his death sentence
ISLAMABAD: Zahir Jaffer has filed an appeal in the apex court against his death sentence, contending that the trial and high court could not identify the fundamental flaws in the…
Domestic workers stuck in poverty
LAHORE: Where high inflation has already incapacitated destitute families, low wages and high travel costs have further exacerbated the crisis for domestic workers, who find themselves trapped in a vicious…