Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has decided to close all markets and restaurants nationwide at 8 p.m , but wedding halls will be able to hold events until 10 p.m. Khawaja Asif, the defence minister and a prominent PML-N member, makes the declaration as the current administration plans to reduce the import bill by more than Rs260 billion. The closing time for wedding venues is 10 p.m., although pharmacies and a few other businesses are excluded.

The federal government has devised a relief package to combat the rising inflation, according to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who also stated confidence that the skyrocketing costs would eventually decline. Speaking to the media in front of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the minister said providing relief to the masses and bringing down the prices of essentials was the federal government’s “number one priority”.

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon is arriving in Islamabad, on a two-day official visit to Pakistan, on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Tuesday sealed two illegal petrol-selling agencies and arrested two violators over corrupt practices.

Judge rules that the most recent changes to the accountability law do not violate fundamental rights
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Supreme Court requested information from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regarding its stance on whether exempting the armed forces from the reach of the accountability law was a democratic move and how quitting parliament after winning an election and using street power to make decisions served democracy.

According to official records, more than 765,000 young people with college degrees leave the country to work abroad.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s brain drain problem has gotten worse this year as more than 750,000 educated individuals have made the decision to go abroad due to the country’s unstable political and economic environment and dwindling employment possibilities.

ISLAMABAD: The National Transport Research Centre (NTRC) has planned to launch the National Accident Reporting System (NARS) for synchronizing the data of police, rescue services, and the District Head Quarters Hospitals of the different regions.

The Margalla Hills National Park regularly witnesses leopard sightings (MHNP). A leopard has been discovered dead in the highlands, which is a tragic development