Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari calls the 2025‑26 budget “historic,” announcing health cards for journalists and artists, a new Cinema Fund, plans for a Film City, and record‑high salaries ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will begin advance registration for Hajj 2026 in the next few days, making early registration mandatory for all pilgrims under government and private schemes. Token ...

Punjab’s 2025–26 budget includes Rs4 billion for a solar panel scheme, a 359% rise in the transport budget, and Rs8.3 billion for shrimp farming to boost renewable energy and agricultural ...

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony jointly organized central ceremony to mark the death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji at the Gurdwara Dera ...

The Punjab government has set the minimum wage at Rs40,000 in its 2025–26 budget, up from Rs37,000. A 10% salary increase for employees from Grades 1 to 22 and a 5% pension hike were also announced.

In the Punjab Budget 2025–26, the provincial government has approved a 10% salary increase for government employees and a 5% pension hike for retired officials. The move, announced by Finance Minister ...

The government has announced Friday, June 27, 2025, as a public holiday for federal employees to mark the Islamic New Year, Hijri 1447 AH. This will result in a three-day weekend for the public sector ...

Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has announced major healthcare reforms in the Budget 2025-26. A Rs72 billion Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospital will be built in Lahore to provide ...

The State Bank of Pakistan has maintained the key policy rate at 11% in its June 2025 monetary policy review. The decision comes amid signs of economic recovery and moderated inflation expectations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that Iran’s missile strikes on Israel were acts of self-defense and would cease if Israel halts its aggression. Speaking to ambassadors and foreign ...

Security forces killed five militants linked to banned group Fitna al Khwarij in separate intelligence-based operations in Peshawar and North Waziristan, KP, on June 15-16, 2025, according to ISPR.

An Air India flight en route to Delhi was forced to return to Hong Kong after the pilot reported a suspected technical issue mid-air, sources told ANI. Flight AI315, operated by a Boeing 787-8 ...