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By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany’s government-owned development bank, KfW, signed an 18 million euros grant agreement to promote hydropower and renewable energy in the country’s northern regions. The agreement was formalized by Secretary of the Economic Affairs Division, Muhammad Humair Karim, and KfW Country Director, Sebastian Jacobi, in a ceremony marking the collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement, the grant would support the generation of clean electricity by harnessing the abundant water resources of the northern areas. Officials said the initiative aimed to provide environmentally friendly energy solutions while improving the living standards and livelihoods of local…

By our correspondent KARACHI: Iqbal Memorial Welfare Trust organized a ration distribution drive, providing essential supplies to over 100 deserving families and staff members as part of its ongoing welfare initiatives. Director Syeda Aneera Maheen personally handed out the rations, with Chairman Maqsood Ahmed, Vice Chairperson Fariha Fahmeen, and Media Manager Kashif Ahmed Farooqi also present. Founded in 1997 in memory of Professor Iqbal Ahmed, the trust supports underprivileged and special children through education, training, healthcare, and extracurricular programs, alongside welfare initiatives like ration drives. Speaking at the event, Syeda Aneera Maheen highlighted plans to organize an Eid Milan Party…

By our correspondent KARACHI: Iqbal Memorial Welfare Trust organized a ration distribution drive, providing essential supplies to over 100 deserving families and staff members as part of its ongoing welfare initiatives. Director Syeda Aneera Maheen personally handed out the rations, with Chairman Maqsood Ahmed, Vice Chairperson Fariha Fahmeen, and Media Manager Kashif Ahmed Farooqi also present. Founded in 1997 in memory of Professor Iqbal Ahmed, the trust supports underprivileged and special children through education, training, healthcare, and extracurricular programs, alongside welfare initiatives like ration drives. Speaking at the event, Syeda Aneera Maheen highlighted plans to organize an Eid Milan Party…

News Desk MICHIGAN: A violent incident unfolded on Thursday at Temple Israel, a large Reform Jewish synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, when a man deliberately drove a vehicle into the building and was later found dead at the scene. The attack occurred around midday, shortly after 12:19 p.m. local time, while staff and children were present in an early childhood centre that serves about 140 young pupils. According to law enforcement, the driver crashed a pickup truck through the main entrance and into a hallway of the synagogue. The vehicle burst into flames after something inside it ignited, complicating the…

By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has dismissed the request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder to be transferred to a private hospital. A three-page written verdict was issued by Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, instructing the Chief Commissioner to form a medical board including Dr. Arif and Dr. Nadeem Qureshi. The court also ordered that the family be informed according to jail rules. The verdict states that the medical board will submit its report to the Chief Commissioner, who will decide whether to transfer the PTI founder based on the findings. The court emphasised…

By our correspondent KARACHI: Senior Farooq Sattar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) has said that the party had been repeatedly assured that Kamran Tessori would continue to serve as the Governor of Sindh. Speaking on the television programme Geo Pakistan on Geo News, Sattar said MQM-P’s political understanding had been reached with the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), not with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He explained that the agreement between MQM-P and PML-N was based on political commitments made during the formation of the current government arrangement, under which certain constitutional positions and administrative roles were…

By Abdul Qadir Mahesar HYDERABAD: The divisional commissioner of Hyderabad, Fayaz Hussain Abbasi, visited several ongoing development projects in Sehwan Sharif and Bhan Syedabad, as part of efforts to accelerate public infrastructure schemes in the district. The visit was carried out on the directives of the Sindh chief minister, Murad Ali Shah. Abbasi was accompanied by the deputy commissioner of Jamshoro, Ghazanfar Ali Qadri, along with other relevant officials from district departments. During the inspection, the commissioner reviewed the progress of a road construction project stretching from Jahaz Chowk to the shrine of Bodla Bahar Shrine. The project involves the…

By Anum Naseem KARACHI: In line with the Centre’s savings plan, the Sindh government on Tuesday announced a series of austerity measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption and curbing government expenditure amid soaring oil prices linked to the ongoing war in Iran. The provincial measures follow a nationwide austerity initiative announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a day earlier. His plan included spending curbs and energy conservation steps to cope with the global fuel crisis triggered by the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Pakistan, like many other countries, is facing supply constraints after the Strait of Hormuz — a vital global oil transit…

By our correspondent KARACHI: Shaan-e-Pakistan, the initiative founded by Huma Haji Zakar Pardesi, hosted its annual Lamyaati Sahoor night earlier today, bringing together prominent figures from across the cultural and business community. This year’s program focused on inclusion, talent and unity, drawing a large gathering that included Jimmy Engineer, Ishtiaq Baig, Ikhtiar Baig, Ahmed Chinoy, Faisal Mehmood, Jawed Iqbal, Faizan Haqee, Mohammed Azmat, Asifa Ataka, Nadia Hussain, Seemi Pasha, Angie Marshal, Raheel Haroon and Nazia Malik. The evening opened with a busy red carpet reception before guests gathered for the Lamyaati segment, setting a reflective and spiritual tone for the…

By our correspondent KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami leader Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has called on the Pakistani government to immediately withdraw from the so-called “Gaza Peace Board,” warning that public pressure would force action if the authorities fail to act. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman made the remarks while addressing an “America and Israel Murdabad” public gathering and Iftar event in Gulshan-e-Maymar on 7 March 2026. He described the United States, India, and Israel as forming a “satanic alliance” against Muslims. He said divisions among Muslims, including sectarian differences, only serve their enemies. The JI leader also urged unity and collective resistance against what…