CM Punjab

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP): 2025 Updates and Impacts

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Author: Rana AfzaalPublication Date: October 26, 2025Updated: December 7, 2025 Introduction The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net initiative, stands as a beacon of poverty alleviation and social protection. Launched in 2008 in memory of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, the program currently supports over 10 million households, representing approximately 20% of the … Read more

Punjab Health Department appoints investigation officers into Lady Willingdon Hospital operation video and anesthesia scandal

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Lahore, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30 Mar, 2026) The Punjab Health Ministry has appointed two senior officers as investigating officers to hear cases against those responsible for the incidents at Lady Willingdon Hospital involving a video recording of a surgery and a security guard anesthetizing a patient. Local Government Secretary Shakeel Ahmad Mian … Read more

The Malaysian Prime Minister condemns the Iranian attacks on the UAE and other countries in the region in a phone call with the President of the UAE

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Abu Dhabi (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 06 March 2026) United Arab Emirates His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, received a phone call from Malaysian prime minister His Excellency Anwar Ibrahim, during which the latest developments in the region and the repercussions of the escalating military … Read more

A writer and messenger are arrested on charges of extorting a bribe from a retired teacher

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Hyderabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10 March 2026) Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACE) has arrested a senior writer and messenger of the government. school While extorting bribes from a retired teacher to process his severance and retirement benefits. ACE official Hyderabad It is learned that writer Salman Memon and Apostle Noor Muhammad were caught red-handed … Read more

Qatar confirms that the strategic water reserve is sufficient for 4 months and the food reserve is sufficient for 18 months

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Doha (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 14 March 2026) His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Minister of Interior of the State of Qatar QatarAnd he confirmed that Qatar It strengthened its strategy food Security reserves, revealing that the reserves are sufficient to cover needs for 18 months. According to Qatar … Read more

Widespread rain in Sindh with more rain likely on Friday

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Widespread thunderstorms and rain with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms hit parts of Sindh, while more widespread intermittent rains with wind, thunder, isolated hailstorms or heavy falls are expected on Friday in the upper and south-eastern areas of Sindh and at isolated places in Karachi and Hyderabad districts. KARACHI (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – … Read more