Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched Punjab’s first honorarium card for prayer leaders, marking a historic initiative that will provide monthly financial support to over 66,000 registered imams across the province. A dignified ceremony was held at the Chief Minister House lawns to honor the religious scholars, where the Chief Minister personally distributed […]
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Punjab launches largest blue economy project with shrimp estates
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of shrimp estates spread over 5,600 acres in Sargodha and Alipur as part of a major initiative to promote the Blue Economy and aquaculture in the province. According to official sources, initial development work in Sargodha has been completed on 20 acres, where nine shrimp […]
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz launches major city beautification plan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced the first phase of the Punjab Beautification Plan. The initiative will run from February to May 2026. In a special meeting, CM Maryam Nawaz reviewed detailed briefings on projects across all districts, tehsils, and cities. The plan includes 132 schemes costing PKR 16.9 billion. Out of these, […]
Karachi launches Pakistan’s first-ever aerial e-challan system
Karachi has introduced Pakistan’s first-ever aerial e-challan system, marking a major step in modernizing traffic management. The Traffic Regulation and Citation System’s drone has begun aerial patrols in various parts of Karachi’s Saddar area. DIG Traffic Pir Mohammed Shah announced that two vehicles were issued heavy fines for illegal parking on Zaibunnisa Street. Both vehicle […]
Trump launches $1 million Gold Card for US residency
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the “Trump Gold Card,” a fast-track immigration program for wealthy foreigners. The initiative allows foreign nationals to secure U.S. residency in exchange for a $1 million contribution, Trump said at a White House event. Applicants must first pay a $15,000 processing fee to the Department of Homeland Security. […]
Sindh Launches New Phase of Women’s Pink Scooter Scheme
Sindh has decided to start the second phase of pink scooter distribution for women. The decision came during a meeting chaired by Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday. Officials said the initiative aims to support women who depend on public transport. During the meeting, the government also approved four new routes of the People’s […]
China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite
ISLAMABAD: China successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province Thursday. The satellites were launched at 11:08 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The carbon monitoring satellite is mainly used for […]
China launches two new satellites
ISLAMABAD: China successfully sent two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Siwei 01 and 02, were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit, China news service reported. They will provide commercial remote sensing data […]