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WhatsApp has shared its users’ safety report in which the Meta-owned messaging app has mentioned to banned over 3.6 million “bad” accounts in the month of December 2022. According to the users’ safety report, the accounts were found violating the IT Rules 2021. Meta revealed that over 3.6 million accounts …

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department on Friday introduced stringent measures for students in Punjab private schools, banning mobile phones within the school premises, In a notification issued here, the education department has banned mobile phones, junk food and energy drinks in all private schools of Punjab. The notification directed …

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (APP): China is interested in doing investment in Pakistan’s nuclear energy sector and delegation-level talks in this regard will be held in near future. This was informed in a meeting held between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a delegation of China National Nuclear Corporation led by Charge …

Pakistan and other Central Asian countries would have a 30 percent rise in energy demands by 2030, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said. In addition to China $25 billion to $49 billion in investments are required to upgrade the region s power transmission infrastructure. These countries also need to drastically …

 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed that Pakistan, being one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, needed a global response to build resilience. The prime minister stated this in a meeting with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), who is on an official visit to …

 Despite being the mainstay and major contributors to the national economy, small farmers in the country are on the brink of sustenance in view of the rising cost of inputs, low productivity and shrinking profitability. Cultivating each crop with high expectations of profit and earning living for their families, these …

 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir directed all corps commanders to continue to focus on anti-terrorism operations in coordination with intelligence and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) with renewed resolve till the time sustainable peace is established. The Army Chief presided over the 255th Corps Commanders’ Conference held …

 A day of mourning was observed across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as the death toll of Monday’s suicide bombing at the mosque of the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines mounted to 101. Inspector General of Police KP Moazam Jah Ansari told a news channel that so far 101 worshippers had …

KOHAT: At least 10 children were drowned after a boat carrying 25 madrasa students capsized in Tanda Dam of Kohat district,  The children, mostly aged between 8 to 10 years, belonged to a religious seminary and had come to the Kohat Dam for recreation. The rescue teams rescued 17 kids …

ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors of 6.3 intensity jolted Islamabad and other parts of Punjab on Sunday, According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the quake’s epicentre was near Tajikistan. The earthquake’s depth was 150km, and its magnitude on the Richter scale was 6.3   The earthquake jolts were also felt …