Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gillani on Thursday urged the youth to contribute to the country’s development. In expressing his views, Gillani called on the youth to follow in the footsteps of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, emphasizing the need to focus on advancing the fields of IT and technology. He acknowledged that environmental challenges remain one of the biggest hurdles faced …

Dense fog has severely disrupted traffic flow across various cities in Punjab, including Lahore, during the night between Wednesday and Thursday. The heavy fog has led to the closure of multiple sections of the motorway. A Motorway spokesperson confirmed that Motorway M2 (Lahore to Kot Momin), Motorway M3 (Faizpur to Darkhana), Motorway M5 (Shershah to Zahir Pir), and Motorway M11 …

UNITED NATIONS: The Pakistani national flag was installed in front of the United Nations Security Council chamber, as Pakistan began its eighth term as a non-permanent member (2025-26) of the 15-member body. As part of the joining ceremony, flags of the five new incoming non-permanent members — Pakistan, along with Denmark, Greece, Panama and Somalia — were installed at UNSC’s …

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired the 11th meeting of Steering Committee on outsourcing of airports here. The meeting was attended by Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tariq Bajwa (Special invitee), Secretary Aviation, Secretary Law, Secretary Board of Investment (BOI) and Country Director International Finance Cooperation (IFC). The Secretary Aviation briefed the Committee …

The opening ceremony of the financial bid was held at the Pakistan Airport Authority headquarters in Karachi, during which the only shortlisted Turkish company participated in the bid. According to the spokesperson of Pakistan Airport Authority, the company has offered to contribute 47.25 percent of the revenue of Islamabad International Airport. According to PAA sources, matter will now be referred …