Pakistan, Punjab

Muslims in Pakistan's smog-shrouded Punjab province pray for rain
Pakistan's Punjab province declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, while hundreds of thousands of Muslims prayed for rain and forgiveness.
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
A Pakistani province declared a health emergency Friday due to smog and imposed a shutdown in two major cities. Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.
Pakistan Extends School Closures In Punjab's Smog-hit Cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution.
Pakistan's Punjab shuts construction and schools, and lockdown looms to fight smog
Pakistan's Punjab declared a health emergency due to toxic smog on Friday, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, with a three-day lockdown possible, the province's senior minister said on Friday.
Pakistan's Punjab Province Declares Health Emergency Due To Smog, 2 Million Seek Treatment
About 1.93 people across the province experienced respiratory diseases and heart problems amid thick smog in Lahore and other cities.
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Jamaat-e-Islami to stage protest on Karachi's Shahrah-e-Faisal
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced a protest today at 4:00 PM on Karachi's Shahrah-e-Faisal's Nursery area, against alleged ...
Pakistan suggests hiring former military personnel for security of Chinese nationals at projects in Sindh Karachi
Chinese nationals have frequently come under attack from terrorists and separatist groups in different parts of the country.
Meta Supports Pakistani Creators in Karachi to Inspire a New Wave of Content
Meta connected with content creators in Karachi through various engagements starting with an event on November 6 that brought ...
12 Terrorists Killed In Pakistan's KP, Balochistan Provinces
In another operation at Balgatar area in Balochistan's Kech district at around the same time, four terrorists, including a ...
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Four killed in armed attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Pakistani media reported that four people, including a tribal elder, were killed and several others injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan’s Wadh area. The tribal elder and his ...
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Nas’s Mass Appeal expands into Pakistan, partners with two of the country’s biggest artists, Talha Anjum and Umair
Mass Appeal Records is expanding. The global hip hop label co-founded by Grammy Award-winning artist Nas, has launched in ...
Pakistan suspends railway services in the country's southwest after deadly train station bombing
Pakistan’s railways has suspended all train services to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a ...
Pakistan’s Banks Get Relief From Court Against Government Tax
About a dozen banks in Pakistan have secured a temporary relief from the Islamabad High Court against a government tax on the ...
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A Pakistani guard wounds 2 Chinese workers in Karachi
Authorities say a Pakistani guard shot and wounded two Chinese nationals working in a textile mill in the southern port city ...
India Today on MSN12h
OTD 1989: 15-year-old Sachin Tendulkar makes his international debut vs Pakistan
On 15th November 1989, legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket against Pakistan in ...
Exclusive: Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say
Beijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in ...
'Don't trust Pak soldiers': Xi faces flak for Chinese deaths in Pakistan
Many Chinese companies in Pakistan have reportedly turned to Chinese security engineers to gather intelligence amid ...