Poliovirus was detected in sewage samples collected between May 8 and May 23 The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme confirmed the presence of wild poliovirus in environmental samples collected from seven additional districts. According to a report issued by the Regional Polio Laboratory of the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Saturday, poliovirus was detected in…
Iran maintains it had successfully repelled the attack on nuclear site Israel has claimed responsibility for a series of overnight strikes targeting missile storage facilities and critical infrastructure inside Iran, including an alleged attack on a nuclear site in the central city of Isfahan. According to reports carried by Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, citing Iran’s…
Saudi Arabia continues to be largest source of remittances for Pakistan The exchange rate of the Saudi Riyal (SAR) remained unchanged against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) in the open market on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with the buying rate standing at Rs75.59 and the selling rate holding steady at Rs76.14. The stability in SAR comes…
FBR will also deploy staff to business premises for surveillance purposes to improve compliance The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance on Saturday approved a series of key amendments to the Finance Bill 2025, including a proposal to increase the daily cash withdrawal limit for non-filers from Rs50,000 to Rs75,000 and raise the corresponding withholding…
Dr Seyed Isar Tabatabaei Qomsheh among latest victims in rising death toll The death toll of Iranian nuclear scientists targeted in a series of covert Israeli operations has reached 10, following the assassination of Dr. Seyed Isar Tabatabaei Qomsheh and his wife at their residence in Tehran on Saturday. Dr. Tabatabaei, a prominent physicist affiliated…
ATC Lahore delivers reserved verdict; acquittal of other PTI leaders in separate case An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a case pertaining to the May 9 riots, including arson and the siege of public property. The verdict was announced by…
Govt to provide buffaloes and cows worth Rs2bn to 11,000 women across 12 districts Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced a major livestock distribution initiative targeting widowed and divorced women across southern Punjab in a groundbreaking step to empower rural women and bridge the economic gap between cities and villages. Under this historic program,…
Spox says Pakistan did not initiate hostilities nor did it request any third party to mediate ceasefire The Foreign Office on Saturday strongly rejected Indian media reports suggesting that Pakistan had sought a ceasefire following recent border hostilities, asserting that the country had only exercised its right to self-defence in response to Indian aggression. In…
Price of a tola of 24-karat silver decreases to Rs3,785 After five days of decline, the price of gold in Pakistan and globally showed an upward trend on Saturday. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association, the price of 24-karat gold per tola saw an increase of Rs1,465 on Saturday to reach…
Australia’s world-leading ban on under 16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle on Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work “robustly and effectively”, according to AFP. Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media in November 2024, approving one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook,…
