Dense smog in Punjab has escalated into a health crisis, with Lahore and Multan experiencing record AQI levels. Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb highlighted the government's 10-year climate change policy, including measures such as super-seeder distribution, emission controls, and reforestation.
China's Century Steel Mill has warned of shutting down its plant in the Rashakai Economic Zone as the company lists 18 specific grievances, ARY News reported.
Pakistan's Punjab government extended the closure of all public and private educational institutions including schools and tuition centres till November 24 due to the heavy smog, Ary News reported.
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Friday urged to restrict Freedom of Speech as he argued that "unrestricted freedom of speech is contributing to the degradation of moral values in all societies," Dawn reported.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) spokesperson said the measures were taken keeping in mind security concerns and to maintain law and order in the region, ARY News reported
The latest case, detected in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, marks the district's first confirmed polio infection, underscoring the virus's ongoing spread across the country, health authorities announced on Thursday, as per Geo News.
The lockdown will be fully enforced in Lahore and Multan from coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, while the smog situation will be monitored on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The lockdown may be imposed earlier if the air quality worsens, ARY News reported.
Ahead of Australia's second T20I match against Pakistan former cricketer David Warner warned young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk and said that if he is not scoring runs then the 22-year-old could be dropped from the squad.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla has made a clear statement regarding the venues for the upcoming Champions Trophy and the probable Pakistan vs India match. Shukla emphasized that the BCCI will adhere strictly to the directives
Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda on Friday attacked Congress for continuously seeking proof of a Surgical strike and said that NDA ka virodh karte karte Congress desh ka virodh krne lage hai (While opposing the NDA, they started opposing the country).
A police official told ARY News that the mother-in-law, Sughra Bibi along with her daughter Yasmeen killed Zehra (26) and dismembered the body, packed it into bags, and dumped it into a canal
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has strongly condemned the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to hold the Champions Trophy tour in Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) and underscored India's objection to the move, according to sources.