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Public Euphoria As Metro Train Service Launched In Quetta

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday formally inaugurated the first Jinnah Peoples Metro Train Service in Quetta, announcing free travel for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. He also revealed plans to expand the service to two trains and extend its reach to Pishin, Bostan, and Mastung in future. Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi accompanied the chief minister.Both leaders unveiled the plaque and participated in the train's maiden test journey. The event w

Dna Test Of Alleged Father S Kin Not Conclusive On Paternity Sc

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a genetic test conducted with a relative of an alleged father, in the absence of a direct DNA comparison with the alleged father, cannot constitute conclusive proof of paternity, adding that the evidentiary value of such a test has to be assessed in the light of other available evidence. A three-member bench - comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan - gave the ruling while deciding a petition fi

Punjab Rti Regime Falters As Districts Report Poor Disclosure Uneven Compliance

The Punjab government's Right to Information (RTI) regime appears to be suffering from serious gaps in implementation, with annual reports submitted by district administrations revealing a strikingly uneven pattern of public access to official information, weak proactive disclosure and, in some districts, virtually no recorded use of the statutory mechanism. The reports submitted under Section 9 of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act, 2013, for the year ended June 30, 2026, show

Karachi to get all interior ministry services under one roof

Citizens in Karachi will soon be able to access a range of interior ministry services at a single location as Pakistan's largest service centre is planned for the city. The Grand Khidmat Markaz will house counters of all institutions under the Ministry of Interior, enabling citizens to access passports, identity cards, arms licences, various no-objection certificates (NOCs) and other services under one roof, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced on Tuesday.The security czar visited the Minist

Pakistan Reports Fifth Polio Case Of 2026

Pakistan has reported its fifth polio case of 2026, with the latest infection identified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) confirmed on Tuesday. According to the NEOC, four of the country's five polio cases recorded this year have been detected in the Bannu division, including three in Bannu district. The latest case involves a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel Union Council in Tehsil Domel, Bannu district.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the

World Heart Day 2026 Pakistani Women Face Region S Highest Heart Disease Death Rate Warn Experts

In a study covering five South Asian countries, Pakistani women were found to have the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease with high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity increasing their risk, health experts warned on World Heart Day 2026. The warning came as cardiologists, gynaecologists and local industry leaders launched nationwide 'Her Heart Matters' campaign with the Pakistan Cardiac Society, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan, Pakistan

Sexual Element Essential For Workplace Harassment Case Fcc

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has held that the presence of a sexual element is essential for harassment to be actionable under the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, and that merely undesirable, inappropriate or harmful conduct does not constitute sexual harassment under the law. The court set aside the Islamabad High Court's judgment and restored the order passed by the President in a harassment matter.A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Am

Stroke Centres To Be Set Up In Every Division: Maryam

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday chaired a meeting and decided to establish stroke centres in every division to ensure timely treatment of stroke patients across the province. The meeting was informed that 40 primary stroke centres had become fully functional in Punjab, while a target had been set to make 17 more centres operational by December. The Chief Minister's Stroke Programme has saved the lives of 336 patients who were also protected from permanent disability through timely a

SC Orders Search For Forest Land Records In Pasrur Gujrat

A two-member bench headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail heard the case concerning forest department land in Sialkot and Gujrat. Punjab Additional Advocate General Sanaullah Zahid informed the court that both assistant commissioners had appeared before it pursuant to the Supreme Court's order. Justice Mandokhail asked whether the two officers had also brought the relevant land records with them.The Pasrur assistant commissioner said the record had been searched for at the assistant commissione

Qatar-origin flight landed at Sialkot airport, not in IIOJK, clarifies official

SIALKOT: Sialkot International Airport on Sunday clarified reports that a Qatar Airways flight arriving from Doha had landed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Airport spokesperson Umair Khan said that the flight from Doha landed at Sialkot airport on the morning of September 27, and subsequently departed for Doha according to its scheduled departure time. He said the aircraft was shown at an incorrect location on data from the tracking website FlightRadar24 due to a technic

Urgent Response Needed To Counter Extremist Narratives Tahir Ashrafi

Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council and Secretary General of the International Tanzeem-e-Harmain Sharifain, Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, said intellectual terrorism is more dangerous than physical terrorism, stressing the need for a joint and urgent response by scholars, religious institutions, seminaries and governments to counter extremist narratives. Addressing an international conference at the Islamic University of Madinah in Madina Munawara, Ashrafi said elements misleading the Muslim y

Maryam Highlights Punjab S Tourism Potential Healthcare Gains

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday highlighted the province's vast tourism potential, welcomed Lahore's recognition by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as its Tourism and Cultural Capital for the year, reviewed rising patient attendance at public hospitals and praised the Pakistan Navy for successfully conducting the first live weapon firing from submarine PNS/M Hangor. In her message on the World Tourism Day, the chief minister paid tribute to those working to promot

Punjab Raises Child Protection Age To 16 Under Amended Vagrancy Law

The Punjab government has raised the age threshold for protection of children under the provincial vagrancy law from 14 to 16 years and introduced tougher penalties for parents and guardians who involve children in begging or knowingly allow them to be used for soliciting alms. The Punjab Vagrancy (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, promulgated by Governor Punjab and published in the Punjab Gazette, also creates a new post of controller with province-wide powers to supervise anti-vagrancy operations, mo

Security Forces Kill Over 70 India Backed Terrorists In Balochistan Operations Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Security forces have neutralised over 70 India-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists in multiple operations conducted in Balochistan over the past four days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. The killing of the terrorists delivered a serious blow to Indian-backed Afghan proxies, the military's media wing said in a statement. The ISPR said that intelligence agencies identified multiple hideouts of militants in the Shaban area of Quetta district, po

Pakistan Navys Hangor Submarine Conducts Maiden Live Weapon Firing

Pakistan Navy's newly inducted submarine Hangor-class successfully conducted its maiden live weapon firing in the North Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday. During the firing, the submarine launched an anti-ship cruise missile, which engaged the designated target with precision at extended range, the military's media wing said. Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf witnessed the firing and appreciated PNS/M Hangor's combat power.Th

Shc Tells Ace To Explain Why Yellow Line Corruption Case Should Not Be Referred To Nab

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has taken exception to unexplained delay and lack of progress in the Yellow Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and observed that prima facie it reflected serious negligence and raised a legitimate question as to whether the investigation was being deliberately delayed in order to extend undue benefit to the accused persons or otherwise prejudice the prosecution case. The high court also inquired the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to explain why the matter should

Cm Reviews Performance Of Maryam Nawaz Hospitals

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday reviewed the performance of Maryam Nawaz Hospitals established through the transformation of Rural Health Centres across the province where more than 7.824 million patients have received medical treatment. A meeting chaired by the CM was briefed by Secretary Health Nadia Saqib on the performance of outsourced Rural Health Centres operating as Maryam Nawaz Hospitals and the healthcare facilities being provided to people in rural areas.The meeting was

Atc Serves Contempt Notice To Adiala Jail Superintendent In Imaan Hadi Case

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday issued a contempt of court show-cause notice to Adiala jail's superintendent in a case related to the bail applications of lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Supra conducted the hearing a day after ordering jail authorities to present Mazari and Chattha via video link in a case registered against them at the Secretariat Police Station.Despite the court's order, the couple co

Up To Rs2m Fine For Damaging Islamabad Safe City Infrastructure Under New Ordinance

President Asif Ali Zardari has approved an ordinance aimed at protecting Islamabad's Safe City cameras and surveillance infrastructure from damage and ensuring compensation for losses, the President's House said in a statement on Saturday. The Islamabad Capital Territory Safe City Camera and Surveillance Infrastructure Protection and Damage Compensation Ordinance was approved on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the statement.It said the ordinance seeks to protect Safe Ci

Punjab Puts Key Municipal Bodies Under District Administration

The Punjab government has placed key municipal bodies under the direct administrative control of district officers, appointing deputy commissioners as administrators of municipal corporations at divisional headquarters and the Municipal Corporation Sialkot. Additional deputy commissioners (Municipal Services) have been designated administrators of all municipal committees located at district headquarters. The changes, effective immediately, were notified by the Local Government and Community Dev

Legislature May Set Age Limit For Union Executives Fcc

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has recommended that the legislature may consider prescribing a maximum age in the range of sixty-five to seventy years for persons seeking election to the office of the executive of the trade union. A two-member bench of the Federal Constitutional Court comprising Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha announced on Friday, a judgment in a civil petition titled Muhammad Akhlaq Khan verses National Industrial Relation Commission

Transparency Report Finds Rti Laws Implementation Weak In Pakistan

Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has found weak implementation of right to information laws by federal and provincial government departments, with compliance for proactive disclosure ranging from just 28 percent in Balochistan to 59 percent in Punjab. The assessment, released ahead of Universal Access to Information Day on September 28, examined the websites of 98 key ministries and government departments to determine their compliance with proactive disclosure requirements under the fed

Mumbai Woman Traces Father S Family To Swat

MINGORA: A decades-old search by a woman living in Mumbai, India, for her father's ancestral family has finally led her to Swat, where relatives of her late father, Shaibar Lala, have reportedly been traced to the village of Baha. Rehana Bibi had appealed on social media for help in locating her father's family in Swat.According to her account, her father was a Pashtun from Swat who moved from the region to Mumbai before the creation of Pakistan and later settled there permanently.Rehana said he

Inheritance Rights Do Not Arise Merely From Blood Relationship Fcc

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has held that Section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, which provides inheritance rights to the children of a predeceased son or daughter, does not extend to the children of a predeceased brother. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi announced the judgment on a petition filed by the legal heirs of late Javed Iqbal Rana and upheld the Lahore High Court's March 18, 2026 order.The court observed

E Filing To Begin With Family Cases On Pilot Basis Cjp

The Supreme Court on Thursday considered the implementation strategy for e-filing of cases and reviewed proposed standard templates to support a uniform digital filing process across the judicial system. A meeting of the National Judicial Automation Committee (NJAC) was chaired by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and attended in person by NJAC Chairman Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar. The chief justice informed the committee that e-filing would initially be introduced for family cases on a

King Charles Charity Partners With Europes Biggest Halal Meat Supplier To Support Mental Health Care In Pakistan

King Charles' charity, the British Asian Trust, has launched a landmark partnership with the UK and Europe's biggest halal meat supplier, Tariq Halal Meats, to support its work transforming mental health awareness, services and access to care across Pakistan. The partnership was marked by Asif Rangoonwala CBE, Vice-Chair of the British Asian Trust, and Tariq Sheikh, Founder and Chairman of Tariq Halal Meats, at Rangoonwala's office.The event was attended by various representatives of the King's

Umrah Pilgrims Charged Rs4500 For Three Vaccines Including Non Mandatory Flu Shot

Pakistani Umrah pilgrims are not required by Saudi authorities to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza, according to kingdom's official health regulations for Umrah 1447H (2026). However, Pakistan's Border Health Services is collecting Rs4,500 from travellers for three vaccines, including free polio drops and an influenza shot, The Saudi document requires Pakistani Umrah pilgrims of all ages to have a valid meningococcal vaccine and at least one dose of bivalent oral polio vaccine or inacti

19 India Backed Terrorists Killed In Balochistan IBOs Since Sep 21 Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Security forces killed 19 terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna Al Khawarij and Fitna Al Hindustan in multiple engagements in Balochistan since September 21, the military's media wing said on Wednesday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), intelligence agencies reported the presence of multiple hideouts of Indian-sponsored terrorists in the general area of Shaban, Quetta, posing a threat to the local population. "In order to safeguard the local populace and clear the are

Summary Sent To Cabinet For Purchase Of 500 Electric Buses Sharjeel

The Sindh government's transport and mass transit department has sent a summary for the purchase of 500 electric buses to the provincial cabinet. In a statement issued to the media on Wednesday, Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon said that after approval by the cabinet, new electric buses would be operated in different cities of the province in phases. The Sindh government was further expanding the public transport network, he added.He said it was a priority

Umrah Rules Do Not Require Flu Shot, Yet BHS Charges Pilgrims Rs4,500

Saudi Arabia's official health regulations for Umrah 1447H (2026) do not list seasonal influenza vaccination as a mandatory condition for pilgrims from Pakistan, yet Border Health Services (BHS) is collecting Rs4,500 from travellers for three vaccines, including free polio drops and an influenza shot, officials and pilgrims said. The Saudi document requires Pakistani Umrah pilgrims of all ages to have a valid meningococcal vaccine and at least one dose of bivalent oral polio vaccine or inactivat

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