PIMS Reforms Pakistan: What the Inquiry Report Found and What Comes Next

Firefighters and hospital staff outside PIMS Mother and Child Health ward after the nursery fire

More than three weeks after a fire killed 14 newborns at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan now has a full picture of what went wrong. A 43-page inquiry report has laid out the causes, the failures and a long list of PIMS reforms the government has been ordered to carry out, starting with […]

India Pakistan Airspace Ban: What It Means for Flights Today

India Pakistan airspace ban explainer showing an airliner rerouted away from restricted Pakistani skies

Understanding the Ongoing Ban on Indian Aircraft The India Pakistan airspace ban has become one of the longest-running aviation disputes in the region, and it continues to affect how millions of passengers travel between South Asia and the rest of the world. Indian aircraft Pakistan airspace access has been cut off since early 2025, and […]

Karachi Foul Smell Today: Residents Report Fishy Odour Across the City

Karachi skyline shrouded in haze amid reports of foul smell and air pollution

Karachi woke up once again to an unpleasant, fishy smell hanging over several neighbourhoods, with many residents, especially those living close to the coast, complaining about the stench on social media and in local community groups. The odour has left people asking the same question that comes up almost every year: what exactly is causing […]

Gaza Building Collapse Kills at Least 12, Nearly 100 Feared Trapped

Rescue workers searching rubble after a Gaza building collapse in Gaza City

A war-damaged apartment block in Gaza City came down overnight on Wednesday, and by morning the street outside it looked like every other patch of rubble in Gaza — except this one still had people underneath it. At least 12 Palestinians are dead, several of them children, and rescue crews say nearly 100 more may […]

Bangladesh Government Committee Blames Asif Nazrul for T20 World Cup Absence

Bangladesh national cricket team players standing together on the field during a T20 match

A government-appointed committee has concluded that the Bangladesh national cricket team should have taken part in this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The panel has placed the blame squarely on the former interim government and its then youth and sports adviser, Dr Asif Nazrul. Background Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup participation fell apart months before […]

Attock Rainfall Brings Relief, Weather Turns Pleasant

Attock City: Rain Brings Relief, Weather Turns Pleasant By ..Ijaz.ul.Hassan ATTOCK: Rainfall in Attock city and surrounding areas has brought relief to residents as the weather turned pleasant. The sky remained overcast, while the rain significantly reduced the intensity of the heat. Residents welcomed the rainfall, describing it as a pleasant change after the recent […]

Attock Development Projects: Timely Completion and Quality Stressed

Review of Development Projects in Attock, Emphasis on Timely Completion and Quality Attock City By   Ijaz.ul.Hassan ATTOCK: A detailed meeting to review the progress of ongoing development projects across Attock district was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office under the chairmanship of MNA Malik Sohail Khan Kamrial. The meeting reviewed the progress of various development […]

Chaudhry Sher Ali Khan: 20 Years of Public Service

Two Decades of Public Service Under the Leadership of Chaudhry Sher Ali Khan Attock City By   Ijaz.ul.Hassan By Mir Naveed Akhtar, Coordinator to the Chairman WASA Punjab LAHORE: By the grace and blessings of Almighty Allah, two decades have passed in my journey of political and public service while working under the leadership, patronage and […]

Three Holidays a Week: Pakistan Faces Rs15 Trillion Loss

 Self-Destructive Decision of Three Holidays: Pakistan’s Economy to Suffer an Annual Loss of 15 Trillion Rupees   By Mian Iftikhar Ahmad   When Pakistan’s policymakers have started considering the decision to make three holidays a week, the question arises whether these people have been unable to learn from past experiences or whether they are working […]

Pakistan’s Identity Is Capability, Not Crisis

Pakistan’s Identity Is Capability, Not Crisis By Amir Muhammad Khan Whenever Pakistan is mentioned, a few words immediately come to mind: loans, inflation, the dollar, the IMF, political crisis and unemployment. Petrol and electricity have also become such frequent subjects of our national conversation that sometimes it feels as if Pakistan’s entire economic identity has […]