In a ceremony held to commemorate the 247th Independence Day of the United States of America, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan's desire to strengthen its bilateral relations with the US across various fields. He acknowledged the efforts made by both countries to mend their ties, leaving behind any misunderstandings, and reinstating normalcy in their relations. PM Sharif pledged his...
Lahore, Pakistan - Health officials in Lahore have confirmed the first case of Naegleria fowleri, a deadly amoeba causing parasitic meningitis, within the metropolis this year. The patient, a 30-year-old individual, was admitted to Services Hospital where they are currently receiving treatment, as reported by SAMAA. According to Dr. Ehtisham Haque, the Medical Superintendent at Services Hospital, the patient displayed...
Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is looking forward to an increase in tourism as the latest archaeological works have unearthed new systems inside the historic city of Bazira that centuries in the past turned into conquered through Alexander the Wonderful. Placed in Barikot, within the middle of the Swat valley, Bazira has been excavated by way of the Italian Archaeological...
Karachi and Islamabad were ranked as one of the cheapest places in the world for expatriates to live in in 2023, a Cost of Living survey by global consultancy Mercer revealed. Meanwhile, for residents of the cities in Pakistan, inflation has been steadily rising since the beginning of the year due to the government's implementation of difficult fiscal measures, which were...
The road-checking campaign would continue until 16 June. The teams of the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department will check the vehicles at more than 30 places in Karachi. Meanwhile, Sindh Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla had requested the owners of tax-defaulting vehicles to deposit their taxes immediately.
According to the plan, daily summer teaching sessions will be held from 7am to 9:30pm with an aim to particularly focus on primary and middle-class students. A formal circular has been also issued in this regard. These educational summer camps will offer free coaching in English, Urdu, and Mathematics. All the students attending these camps will be provided with...
According to the weatherman, mainly very hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in most parts of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Moreover, day temperatures are likely to remain 3 to 5°C above normal in most plain areas during the next one to two days. However, the Met Office predicted that a westerly wave is likely to enter...
The exhibition will continue till July 24 and was organised by Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, in collaboration with Silk Road International Art Centre, Langfang and renowned Truck Artists enterprise — Phool Patti. The opening ceremony was attended by more than 300 people including Chinese dignitaries, government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, business executives, media representatives and the Pakistani community. Welcoming...
The autopsy of Noor Jehan — the ailing African elephant that died a day earlier at the Karachi Zoo — is being conducted, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) said Sunday. Karachi Administrator Syed Saifur Rehman, in a phone call with Geo News, confirmed that the elephant’s autopsy has been completed. “The post mortem team has collected Noor Jehan’s samples, which will be...
According to the diplomat, a request for the elephants has been sent to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner by the consul general. Meanwhile, the country's high court has already placed a ban on sending elephants abroad in a past verdict. Speaking with Geo News a day earlier, the diplomat said that Sri Lanka will be sending two female elephants to Pakistan — one for...
