slamabad:The government has approved the introduction of new designs for four banknotes. Under the new plan, banknotes of Rs. 100, Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000, and Rs. 5,000 will be redesigned. This decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s House. The new notes are...
Pakistan is a land of contrasts and hidden treasures, where every corner tells a story of breathtaking beauty. From towering snowy peaks to golden desert sands, from tranquil alpine lakes to turquoise coastal waters, the country offers travelers a journey like no other. The northern areas of Pakistan are truly spellbinding. Hunza Valley, with its...
30 years of ICPD 1994: Pockets of inequality persist The year 2024 commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, Egypt. It was recognized as an event of significant importance where 179 governments pledged to prioritize sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as fundamental to sustainable...
I received a cartouche of this book from the writer himself. Two years ago the President DigiMap and Editor of our websites (IBC Urdu and IBC English) Sir Sabookh Syed took me to the author’s office where we sat had some tea, and talked about the book that’s how I came to know the overall...
LAHORE: A former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) chief engineer, who previously became an approver of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a reference to the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and others, retracted his prior statement on Tuesday. “My prior statement was made under duress,” Israr Saeed responded to PM Shahbaz’s counsel’s...
Former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi has claimed that his residence in Gujrat was raided by police in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “Police raided our house in Gujrat, the Zahoor Elahi Palace, at 4:30am today. They harassed our employees, including women, and then fled when a number of people gathered,” he said on Geo...
The death toll from the attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area a day earlier rose to 88 on Tuesday after more bodies were recovered from the attack site, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) confirmed. On Friday, 59 people, mostly police officials, were martyred and over 150 were injured after an explosion...