ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) Shifa International Hospitals has achieved a major milestone in healthcare quality and patient safety, with multiple Shifa organizations and clinical programmes receiving recognition from Joint Commission International (JCI). Shifa Enterprise has secured JCI Enterprise Accreditation, reinforcing the hospital group’s commitment to implementing consistent…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) The Supreme Court has accepted the appeals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government employees concerning their seniority and set aside the judgment of the Service Tribunal, observing that the state could not benefit from its own administrative mistake. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar authored a 13-page…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) Secretary Health Punjab Azmat Mahmood has said that the Punjab government has taken exemplary and historic measures to provide better treatment facilities to cancer patients, with free treatment worth billions of rupees already provided to patients across the province. In a statement issued…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) Recognizing outstanding performance and encouraging talented individuals are essential for promoting a culture of merit, hard work and achievement in society. Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol expressed these views, while addressing the Best Performance Awards Ceremony…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday sent 19 newly arrested workers of a banned religious party to jail for an identification parade in cases involving rioting, arson and attacks on police. The police produced the 19 suspects before the court with their faces…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday expressed deep condolences on the passing of King Harald V of Norway, who died at the age of 89 after 35 years on the throne. In a message posted on…
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) The Governor of Sindh Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi met a delegation of newly appointed officers of the Election Commission at Governor House. The delegation was led by Provincial Election Commissioner Ijaz Anwar Chauhan and included Director General Gender and Social Inclusion Nighat Siddiqui,…
NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) Major US stock indices closed lower at the end of Friday’s trading session. The S&P 500 index fell by approximately 19.94 points, or 0.26%, to 7,711.05 points, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 140.79 points, or 0.53%, to 26,400.56 points. The Dow Jones…
WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) Anthropic has opened a research preview of a system that allows artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as Claude to control scientific and engineering equipment and conduct experiments, marking the company’s first tool designed to operate in the physical world. Called the Model Hardware…
GUIYANG, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) China’s data industry continued to expand rapidly in 2025, supporting the development of the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) sector, according to official data. Acoording to Xinhua news Agency, the scale of China’s data industry reached 6.78 trillion Yuan (about 1 trillion US Dollars)…
