ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Saturday the government had completed one and a half years in office. Despite this, he said, unnecessary propaganda was being spread against the government, urging Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) to engage in…
CHINIOT, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) Federal Minister for the board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh on Saturday said Independence Day was an opportunity to renew the nation’s commitment to Pakistan and pay tribute to the sacrifices of the martyrs and founding generation who made the country’s creation possible….
QUETTA, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Regional Office Quetta, organized a seminar titled “Azadi Through Trade and Exports”. According to press release here on Saturday, at the Quetta CST&SI, to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day by highlighting Pakistan’s trade development and promotion in…
HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) The Sindh Women Development Department helped recover an Indonesian woman who was allegedly being held hostage by her husband at his residence in Qasimabad. On an application of the department’s official Nasreen Palijo before a court, Naseem Nagar police here on Saturday produced…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) The Punjab Agriculture Department has issued an advisory for controlling whitefly infestation in sugarcane. According to the advisory, sugarcane whitefly is somewhat different from cotton whitefly, said Punjab Agriculture Department sources here on Saturday. Farmers can identify the pest by the presence of…
BERLIN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th Aug, 2026) A wildfire in western Germany has forced nearly 2,000 residents to leave their homes as dry conditions fuel the blaze. Shifting winds are complicating efforts to put out the fire. The wildfire in North Rhine-Westphalia forced nearly 2,000 residents to evacuate after flames…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said he was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and widespread devastation caused by the earthquake in Indonesia. In a post on X, he said, “On behalf of the people and Government of Pakistan, I…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) The Ministry of Finance on Saturday congratulated Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on being conferred the country’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, in recognition of his distinguished public service. In a statement, the ministry said the award was a…
MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th Aug, 2026) A woman lost her life while two others,sustained injuries when an air-conditioned bus hit a motorcycle near Wapda Chowk on Khanewal Road here on Saturday. According to Rescue 1122, the tragic accident occurred when two motorcycles collided on the road. Subsequently, a fast-moving…
JAKARTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th Aug, 2026) At least five people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, a provincial governor said. Tsunami waves of less than 1 metre (3 feet) were recorded in several areas of the Southeast…
