For the current fiscal year 2026-27, the hospital demanded Rs1.25 billion for medicines A file photo of Benazir Bhutto General Hospital. PHOTO: NNI RAWALPINDI: Benazir Bhutto General Hospital, facing an extraordinary patient burden, is grappling with a shortage of medicines due to an insufficient budget and outstanding dues to vendors. The hospital has Rs330 million … Read more

. Rawalpindi police. Photo APP RAWALPINDI: Civil Lines Police claimed on Friday to have arrested two real brothers allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of two men during a jirga, while raids are ongoing to apprehend a third suspect. According to police, the incident occurred a week ago in Gulistan Colony, where Usman Zaheer and … Read more

E-stamp. PHOTO: estamp.gos.pk ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has introduced e-stamping across Islamabad, shifting the issuance of stamp papers to a digital portal in a move aimed at preventing misuse and ensuring greater transparency. A spokesman for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration said the initiative was designed to close loopholes associated with manual stamp papers … Read more

. Pakistan sent first batch of quality rice to Dhaka as direct trade between the nations has been resumed. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: On February 9, Pakistan military’s media wing issued a statement marking the conclusion of multinational drills. The handout was accompanied by a series of images. One photograph, however, stood out: Field Marshal Syed … Read more

Female TV reporter’s story ‘No Good Men’ receives critical acclaim at annual film calendar’s first major event BERLIN: Berlin Film Festival jury president Wim Wenders said Thursday that this year’s 76th edition of the festival would have “less glamour” but “more content” in its eclectic selection. At a news conference to mark the beginning of … Read more

Former veteran actor visits Karachi Press Club, underlines importance of strong directors, producers, writers KARACHI: Veteran Pakistani film actor Shahid has said that government support is essential for the revival and growth of Pakistan’s film industry, stressing that strong directors, producers and writers are key to producing quality cinema. Speaking to media representatives during a … Read more

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday expressed serious concern over rampant tree cutting in the province and directed the authorities to formulate a comprehensive tree protection policy, propose legal amendments and submit a detailed report. Justice Shahid Karim, while hearing identical petitions filed by Haroon Farooq, Azhar Siddique and others regarding failure … Read more

. Gen-Z has spoken in Bangladesh with a two-thirds majority for the Bangladesh National Party (BNP). The vote – held after somersaults on the political canvas of the 175 million-strong Muslim state in Southeast Asia – has ushered a new dawn of democracy for a politically enlightened nation. The ouster of Awami League after 15 … Read more

. The writer is an Islamabad-based TV journalist and policy commentator. Email him at write2fp@gmail.com A common refrain today laments the decline of the “rules-based world order”, implying that such an order once stood on firm ground. But rules require enforcement. In domestic systems, the state monopolises legitimate force. In the anarchic system of states, … Read more

15 members council expresses deepest sympathy and condolences to victims’ families, government and people of Pakistan The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing terrorist attack at an Islamabad imambargah in the strongest terms. At least 36 people were killed and around 169 injured when a suicide bomber struck Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra … Read more