ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) The Government of Pakistan has announced Rs 5 million in a cash assistance for each family of the infants, who died in a fire that broke out in a ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, the other day. The…
LONDON, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with British National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, during his official visit to the United Kingdom here on Thursday. The two sides exchanged views on key regional and international security developments, including the…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, extended his deepest condolences to the leadership and people of China over the tragic flash floods and landslides that struck the border region of China on Wednesday. In…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 27th Aug, 2026) The middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a high-level meeting with the State of Palestine to review the latest developments related to enhancing the effectiveness of its national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, as well as…
RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) Commissioner Rawalpindi Salman Ghani has directed the DHQ Hospital administration to strengthen fire safety, emergency preparedness and patient care while ensuring uninterrupted availability of essential medicines. During his visit to the hospital, the commissioner inspected various departments, reviewed emergency response measures and checked…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 27th Aug, 2026) The UAE has allocated US$10 million through the UAE Aid Agency as part of its urgent humanitarian response to assist those affected by devastating floods and landslides Nepal, which have resulted in dozens of deaths, injuries and missing persons, as well as…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) As many as 13 people were killed and 1,780 others injured in 1,504 road traffic crashes reported across all 38 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours, according to the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122). Of the injured, 780 people sustained serious…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) The National Book Foundation (NBF), under the Ministry of Federal education and Professional Training, in collaboration with literary and cultural organisation Zawiya, organised a literary and spiritual gathering to launch the Hamd-o-Naat collection Khair-ul-Bashar by renowned Pakistani poet Abid Rasheed, followed by a…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 27th Aug, 2026) President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President of Nepal Ramchandra Paudel over the victims of floods and landslides, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin…
HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) A local Police have arrested a key suspect wanted in connection with a murder case and recovered a pistol and ammunition from his possession, police said on Thursday. The arrest was made on the special directives of SSP Shaheed Benazirabad Samir Noor Channa…
