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.A general view of the residential area of Rawalpindi city. Photo: AFP/ File RAWALPINDI: Authorities have approved a mega project to develop 17 villages in Rawalpindi Division as “Model Villages.” The project will be launched under the Annual Development Programme with a total estimated cost of Rs2,22 billion. Under the project, drinking water supply schemes, sewerage systems, drainage, roads, streets and drains in these 17 remote villages will be constructed and paved. Water filtration plants will be installed to ensure the provision of clean drinking water. New sanitary workers will be recruited for proper waste disposal, while new dispensaries and…

Says accusation against CJ Dogar aimed at creating a hostile judicial environment ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed sacked judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri’s allegation that Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar attempted to negotiate with him for a post-dated resignation, terming the claim baseless and without evidence. In a detailed 116-page judgement authored by Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, the court categorically rejected the accusation and defended the institutional integrity of the judiciary. The ruling stated that the allegation that the IHC CJ attempted to negotiate a post-dated resignation is hereby categorically rejected as baseless, scandalous, and far from…

. ISLAMABAD: The federal capital’s food safety system has come under fire after a video showing milk samples allegedly collected by the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) from various shops being dumped in a drain surfaced online. The video has sparked widespread concern among the public, who called for a transparent inquiry. The video shows milk samples in bottles, bearing regular codes, being dumped in a drain. Some of the bottles are clearly marked with authority slips, giving the impression that the samples were collected from various shops as part of a regular operation. A government vehicle, allegedly used by the…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will not be fazed after their whitewash by England on the eve of the T20 World Cup when the two sides meet again in the Super Eights at the weekend, a coach said Wednesday.The co-hosts will finish their group campaign in a dead-rubber against Zimbabwe on Thursday, but the team’s focus is already on locking horns with England again on Sunday.Sri Lanka were beaten 3-0 by England on the eve of the World Cup, with all the matches taking place in Kandy, venue for their Super Eight clash.Sri Lanka’s batting struggled against England. But they have bounced…

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday reviewed progress on the Prime Minister’s Ramazan Relief Package 2026, directing banks and payment institutions to accelerate account activation and fund disbursements to beneficiaries ahead of the holy month. The review took place at a high-level meeting chaired by the Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, with participation from partner financial institutions and representatives of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), according to an official statement. The minister underscored the urgency of completing account creation and activation at full scale and instructed institutions to speed up the release of funds over the coming…

History, when read through the official records of the British Raj, often appears neat and orderly. Files are precise, decisions seem reasoned, and responsibility appears evenly distributed. Yet the lives lived within those files were rarely so tidy. Many officers of the Indian Civil Service carried private doubts that never entered the written record. One such figure was Penderel Moon, an administrator whose career quietly revealed the moral limits of the British Empire and whose historical writings continue to command attention. Moon entered the Indian Civil Service in 1929, at a moment when the Raj still believed itself rational, enduring…

He noted that the official survey deliberately skipped the critical 2022 and 2024 periodShaikh Waqas Akram said that the first phase of the civil disobedience movement is ongoing, and it is aimed at Pakistanis living abroad. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS LAHORE: PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram has alleged that nine million additional people have been pushed into poverty in Punjab, while the government spent Rs11 billion on a luxury aircraft. He warned that the country’s economic freefall would continue until the public mandate is restored. In a hard-hitting statement, Sheikh Waqas claimed that a glaring and suspicious black hole…

. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel and the subsequent announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel and India intend to establish a new regional strategic alliance to counter “radical” Muslims corroborates recent revelations from the Epstein Files regarding the close nexus between India and Israel. In the wake of the controversy created by the Epstein Files worldwide, especially in the West, this dimension of the Indo-Israeli Axis has been lost amidst tantalising tales about the Western Elite paedophilia. The Epstein Files have rocked Royalty in Britain and shattered the lives of several leading politicians, businessmen, diplomats,…

Punjab police officer will brief the interior ministers on Punjab government’s Police Khidmat Markaz Global initiativePakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi lauded the Green Shirts for their spirited performance throughout the series. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Italy on an important visit, where he will meet the interior ministers of three countries. According to Express News, the interior ministers of Italy, Greece, and Spain will hold meetings with Mohsin Naqvi. The interior ministers of Italy, Greece, and Spain will acknowledge the efforts of Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior in curbing illegal immigration. According to a…

Pakistan is home to over 13,000 glaciers — the largest concentration outside the polar regions. Yet nearly 10,000 in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan are receding. The PMD has recently warned that sustained above-normal temperatures in the northern regions could sharply increase the risk of glacial lake outburst floods — and that warning should shake Islamabad out of its habitual complacency. More than 7.1 million people in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are vulnerable. Every outburst flood rips through roads that connect remote valleys to markets, damages hydropower facilities that feed into an already strained grid and buries farmland that sustains local economies. Tourism — one of…