ISLAMABAD – The growing role of genetic science in identifying and understanding inherited disorders was a key focus of a one-day summit held on Friday that highlighted the need to improve genetic screening, diagnosis and healthcare services in Pakistan. The event brought together specialists from different medical and scientific fields, who shared their expertise...
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November 7, 2026November 7, 2026Pakistan
Child Marriage Law Challenged in Peshawar High Court
PESHAWAR: Two teenage child rights activists, 16-year-old Maham Nafees and 17-year-old Leena Qamar, have challenged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s child marriage law in the Peshawar High Court. The law sets the minimum marriage age at 16 for girls and 18 for boys. The petition argues that this gender-based distinction violates constitutional rights to equality, dignity and personal...
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November 3, 2026November 3, 2026Pakistan
Legislation and funding essential to tackle Pakistan’s water crisis: Senate Chairman
Islamabad :Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday pledged parliamentary support through legislation, oversight and budgetary allocations to strengthen water security, urging policymakers to translate commitments into practical measures to protect farmers and communities from floods and water shortages. Addressing the inauguration of the sixth Pakistan Water Week 2026 in Islamabad, Gilani said water security...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Pakistan
Pakistan to assume IMF, World Bank board chairmanship for first time in over 7 decades
Pakistan has been named the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for next year, for the first time since 1953, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to...
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October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Pakistan
IHC seeks PTI response in case about Imran’s X account
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted PTI interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan additional time to submit a written response to a petition seeking a ban on party founder Imran Khan’s official X account, adjourning the hearing until Nov 23. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard the petition, filed by Ghulam Murtaza, while...
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October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Pakistan
Teacher, 32 students killed in Peshawar school roof collapse
PESHAWAR: At least 33 people, including 32 students and a female teacher, were killed when a school roof collapsed in the provincial capital’s Afridi Abad area on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim told Dawn that the death toll had risen to 33 from an earlier figure of 28. The deceased included 32 students aged...
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October 14, 2026October 14, 2026Pakistan
Emergency imposed in KP as its security situation was becoming threat to ‘national security’: minister
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday explained before the National Assembly that emergency was imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the security situation there was becoming a threat to “national security”. The question hour session was suspended due to discussions on the imposition of emergency in KP. Unexpectedly, opposition members are sitting calmly and staging...
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October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Pakistan
At least 4 killed, over 40 injured as Peshawar-bound train derails in Punjab’s Multan district
LAHORE: At least four people were killed and more than 40 were injured when the Peshawar-bound Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Multan district on Tuesday. Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi confirmed the death of four passengers in the incident. The minister also appointed the federal government inspector of railways (FGIR)...
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October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Pakistan
Govt says people of KP ‘welcomed’ governor’s rule as it gave them ‘hope’
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar on Tuesday claimed that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had “welcomed” the federal government’s move to impose governor’s rule and emergency in the province, saying the measures had given them “hope”. The federal government on Sunday imposed an emergency in 12 districts of KP, and placed the province under governor’s rule, taking note...
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October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Pakistan
PM Shehbaz condemns fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, reiterates commitment to kingdom’s security under Makkah pact
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to the Gulf state’s “sovereignty, territorial integrity and security” under the Makkah Defence Alliance. The defence pact, of which Turkiye is also a part, was signed on August 7 and aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empower its signatory states...