Pakistan

Free mobile SIM cards with roaming internet packages will be offered by the government to citizens making the Haj in 2024; pilgrims will also be given abayas, with a Pakistani flag on the back, and everyone will be given 13kg suitcases

Several senators warned that 'dangerous' infant formula, or baby milk powder, is being sold in the country, bringing to the House's attention the fact that health workers are involved in the marketing and promotion

The country formally requested new loans of $600 million from two Chinese banks, signalling a critical step in the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for the disbursement of the second tranche of a $3 billion rescue package

Tehreek-e-Insaf - a Pakistan political party - expressed concern over terrorist attacks on security forces just days after the announcement of the date of the general elections

The country will show "no flexibility" in its decision to expel all foreigners living illegally, despite pressure from some countries; 1,7 million illegal migrants, mostly Afghans, have a deadline of 31 October to leave the country or face deportation

Thousands of people took to the streets in several cities and towns of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to campaign for their demands, including exemption from electricity taxes and subsidised wheat flour

A suicide attack on the procession for the birth of Muhammad left at least 60 dead in a mosque near Peshawar

The interim government has urged people to come forward to inform about smuggling, hoarding and illegal immigrants, with Acting Interior Minister announcing a decision to incentivize such initiatives with cash prizes

Dismissing rumors that Pakistani-Americans were denied visas to visit their homeland, the Embassy of Pakistan in the United States said that the fact "is disinformation"

The Selection Committee of the Pakistani Academy has invited filmmakers to submit their films for the Academy Award in the International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards by 5 p.m. on September 1, 2023

New official data show that girls' enrollment in private schools in Sindh is nearly 9% lower than that of boys, highlighting that authorities need to do more to encourage female participation in education

In a bid to counter noise pollution on the occasion of Independence Day - celebrated on August 14 - court has ordered the police to take action against the use or selling of honking toy horns under Section 190 of the Criminal Procedure Code