ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) Reports of a lion being spotted in Saidpur Village prompted a visit by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) rescue team. After surveying the area, officials said they found no evidence of a lion, including footprints or any other signs indicating the presence…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken disciplinary action against 589 government officers and employees after concluding 629 of the 827 accountability cases registered since October 2025. A briefing at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi revealed that 198 cases were still…
Quetta, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) Jamal Uddin Malikyar still remembers the day his family rushed a pregnant woman to a health facility, hoping that medical care would save her life. Instead, the journey ended in tragedy. His 34-year-old cousin’s brother Aminullah’s wife had already delivered three children through…
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CHINIOT, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) The police in Chiniot have launched a crackdown against drug peddlers, under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. During separate operations, six suspects were arrested from different areas along with more than 4 kg of hashish, 60 liters of alcohol…
MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) A new kind of business in the form of services, namely “the digital middlemen,” is emerging fast in almost every small town of backward but culturally rich south Punjab, though most people don’t yet know it by that name. Sometimes, even those within…
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) (24-08-2026) CURRENCY SELLING BUYING USD 279.34 276.34 GBP 381.14 376.64 EUR 326.22 322.39 JPY 1.7573 1.7366 SAR 74.40 73.52 AED 76.06 75. 16 LIBOR LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL USD BONDS LIBOR 1M 3.6673 LIBOR 3M 3.7428 LIBOR 6M 3.8431 US Dollar…
RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) Chairman, National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat and Divisional President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Member National Assembly (MNA) Malik Abrar Ahmed, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary for Zakat and Ushr Punjab, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Malik Iftikhar Ahmed and MPA Malik Mansoor…
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 23rd Aug, 2026) Dubai hosted a series of high-level strategic meetings and dialogues, bringing together humanitarian leaders, experts, representatives of international organisations and key stakeholders as part of preparations for the 22nd edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD 2026)….
BEIJING, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Aug, 2026) A Pakistani company is exploring Chinese robotics solutions for automotive production as demand for industrial automation grows in the country, according to M. Irfan Dhedhi, a representative of a trading company affiliated with Pakistan’s Atlas Group. Speaking at the 2026 World Robot Conference…
