REYKJAVIK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 30th Aug, 2026) Iceland has voted to reject the resumption of European Union accession talks with a record turnout for a referendum that swung back and forth through the night. Iceland’s ‘No’ camp has narrowly won a referendum on whether to resume the country’s suspended European…
SARGODHA, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) Under the vision of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a Back to School Program was organized in a private school in collaboration with UNICEF, School Education Department and GPC Transforming Education. Assistant Commissioner Sargodha Ahmed Sher Gondal was chief guest on the…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) Shalimar Police claimed on Sunday to have arrested a man for allegedly raping a teenaged girl. According to police, a 14-year-old girl had left the house to buy daily use items when the accused identified as Awais lured her and took her to…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) The Shah Alam Tehsil administration has declared 27 housing societies and plotting schemes here illegal and advised citizens to refrain from purchasing plots or making investments in these schemes. The administration warned citizens against booking plots in schemes including City Residencia, New Qurtaba…
MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) In a bid to curb gas theft and illegal activities, the Unaccounted For Gas (UFG) control task force of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) intensified its ongoing campaign and disconnected five more gas meters in various areas of the city on Sunday….
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) Pakistan Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast hot and humid weather in most districts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, partly cloudy weather is predicted in coastal areas of the province. Mainly, hot and humid weather is likely to prevail…
MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) In a bid to curb gas theft and illegal activities, the Unaccounted For Gas (UFG) control task force of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) intensified its ongoing campaign and disconnected five more gas meters in various areas of the city on Sunday….
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) Sattoo Katla police claimed on Sunday to have arrested a man who allegedly harassed university female students and teachers. A video of the accused harassing female students and teachers had gone viral on social media, after which the police took action. Police said…
ISTANBUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 30th Aug, 2026) Türkiye’s economic confidence index rose above the 100-point threshold in August, official data showed. The index increased 0.8% from the previous month to 100.6, up from 99.8 in July, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). A reading above 100 indicates optimism regarding…
BEIJING, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2026) When Mansoor Alam first arrived in China in 2015, he carried with him a pressing question from his homeland: how to fix a power grid that could not keep up with demand. Almost 11 years later, the Pakistani engineer is helping to answer…
