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LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Mohsin Naqvi has inaugurated the new Emergency Block at Jinnah Hospital, comprising 150 beds, ARY News reported on Sunday. The CM visited the new emergency and reviewed provision of latest medical facilities. Mohsin Naqvi also inaugurated the medical and surgical emergency after their upgradation. He inspected the ICU and appreciated the steps being taken for the provision of latest beds. Punjab CM lauded the treatment facilities being provided in the new emergency, adding that state of the art emergency block consists of 150 beds. Excellent treatment facilities have been provided to the patients in the new emergency. CM Naqvi commended Federal Minister Gohar Ejaz, Secretary Health, Secretary C&W, administration of Jinnah Hospital and the whole team. He congratulated the whole team on working day and night for the completion of this project. Mohsin Naqvi inspected the new air condition plant. It was informed during the briefing that

Caretaker Minister for Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan said Sunday that the government is working on digitalisation program to bring about improvement in health sector as well as tangible results. Speaking at a seminar title Role of Digital Health System in Islamabad today, he said with the coordination of provinces, health related data is being integrated to formulate comprehensive reforms. The minister said digitalisation program will help in collection of accurate, concise and clear results for future challenges. He expressed the hope that Digital Health Centre will help in reforms and improvement of all programmes being carried out in the country. Earlier in the month, Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Nadeem Jan had said that the Global Health Security Summit will be held in Pakistan on January 10-11. In a statement, the minister said that holding the summit is an honour for Pakistan. He said that an integrated strategy to deal with global epidemics will be formed at the g

ISLAMABAD: The Scrutiny of the nomination papers filed by candidates for general elections 2024 has concluded today (December30), ARY News reported. Appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers can be submitted till Wednesday and decisions on these appeals will be made by the tenth of next month. The preliminary list of candidates will be displayed on the eleventh of January and candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by January 12. The electoral symbols will be allotted on the thirteenth of next month and polling for the general elections will be held on February 8 Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday approved the nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, ARY News reported. The nomination papers of prominent leaders have been approved whereas many others rejected in the ongoing scrutiny of the nomination papers filed by

A social media influencer and dietician, Khushboo Gupta, found a live worm inside her sandwich served during Indigo Airline’s New Delhi-Mumbai flight.   Khushboo Gupta, a dietician by profession, travelled on an Indigo flight (Delhi-Mumbai flight no. 6E 6107) on December 29 where she was served a veg sandwich during the journey. However, it turned out to be a disgusting experience for her after she found a live worm inside her snack. The female passenger took to her Instagram handle and shared the video of the worm in her sandwich, further slamming the airline for serving substandard quality of food. In the video, the woman while questioning the quality of food being served by Indigo Airlines shared that when she took the first bite from the sandwich she saw the live worm crawling on the bread.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Dietitian Kushboo Gupta | Mindful Eating Coach (@little__curves) According to the woman, she info

KARACHI: The Karachi police on Saturday devised a strategy to deal with drunk drivers on New Year’s Eve in the port city, ARY News reported. In a statement, DIG Traffic Iqbal Dara said that the police will use breathalysers on New Year’s Eve to arrest drunk drivers, adding that carrying alcohol and narcotics in cars would not be allowed at any cost. “The Karachi City Traffic Police, on the instructions of the Karachi police chief and DIG Traffic, has constituted multiple teams and provided them breathalysers to deal with intoxicated drivers,” it added. The statement noted intoxicated drivers and motorbike riders along with people who indulge in aerial firing would not only be arrested but also booked while their vehicles impounded. Meanwhile, the district administration imposed section 144 in Karachi division on the eve of New Year. According to the notification issued by the Karachi commissioner, section 144 will remain in force from Saturday (today) evening to January 1st, 202

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday asserted that the inflation rate would ease to 20-22 per cent in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) as the country heads into February 8 general elections, ARY News reported. In an annual report on the past fiscal year, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed said the central bank will continue to take decisions to prevent high inflation from becoming entrenched and keep expectations anchored to achieve the medium term target of 5 – 7 percent by the end of FY25. According to the report, the inflation rate would ease to 20-22 per cent in FY24 on account of the impact of contractionary monetary policy, improvements in domestic supplies, softer non-energy global commodity prices, and the high base effect. #SBP has released the Governor’s Annual Report 2022-23. See PR: https://t.co/odkXIVRRIg Read full report: https://t.co/kF2bqQSx2d pic.twitter.com/77fuB7T7m1 — SBP (@StateBank_Pak) December 29, 2023 Pakistan witnessed historic high inflat

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan increased to US$ 12,855.7 million while the reserves held by the central bank reached at $ 7,757.1 million in the week ended on December 22, 2023, ARY News reported quoting SBP. The State Bank of Pakistan, in a statement issued here on Thursday, informed that SBP’s reserves increased by $ 852 million to $ 7,757.1 million mainly due to receipt of official Government of Pakistan inflows during the week under review. Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at $ 5,098.6 million, it added. Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, in the previous week ended on December 15, 2023, were $ 12,068.4 million. Read more: Pakistan car sales plunge by 55% in 2023 Among them foreign reserves held by the central bank were $ 6,904.8 million while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $ 5,163.6 million. On the other hand, Pakistan’s auto industry continued to face challenges in 2023, with car sales

The latest pictures of celebrated actress and model Momina Iqbal are going viral on the social media application Instagram. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   The ‘ Ehsaan Faramosh ‘ star took to her Instagram account to share the clicks. The viral pictures showed the starlet in a dashing black outfit. The actress was in a jovial mood in the pictures.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Momina Iqbal (@momina.iqbal) Momina Iqbal is one of Pakistan’s most followed celebrities on social media with over 907,000 Instagram followers. The actress updates fans about her personal life and professional happenings by sharing captivating visuals. Recently, the pictures of her in a dashing shalwar kurta made rounds on the internet.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Momina Iqbal (@momina.iqbal) Momina Iqbal has proved herself as a force to be reckoned with in the television a

The population of Gaza is in “grave peril”, the head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, citing acute hunger and desperation throughout the war-torn Palestinian territory. The WHO said it delivered supplies to two hospitals on Tuesday — one in the north and one in the south — with 21 out of 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip no longer functioning at all. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international community to take “urgent steps to alleviate the grave peril facing the population of Gaza and jeopardising the ability of humanitarian workers to help people with terrible injuries, acute hunger, and at severe risk of disease”. In a statement, the WHO said its staff reported Tuesday that the need for food “continues to be acute” across the Gaza Strip, while “hungry people again stopped our convoys today in the hope of finding food”. “WHO’s ability to supply medicines, medical supplies, and fuel to hospitals is being increasingly constrained by the hunger

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, through its Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD), participated for the first time in the International Human Resources & Labour Services Expo in Riyadh from December 24 to 27. The significant step, led by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Jawad Sohrab Malik, marks a new era in showcasing Pakistan’s workforce on the global stage, said a press release. The SAPM orchestrated Pakistan’s participation in the expo and also inaugurated Pakistan’s Pavilion there. Over a dozen agreements with Saudi and international companies were executed during the Expo to boost employment opportunities abroad for the Pakistani workforce. The agreements would open doors for Pakistani workforce in various sectors such as construction, hospitality, information technology, services industry and various other fields globally, the press release said. The Overseas Empl

A Tesla software engineer suffered serious injuries when he was attacked by a malfunctioning robot on the floor of the electric car maker’s factory in Austin, Texas. According to a British daily, the incident – which left the victim with an ‘open wound’ on his left hand – was revealed in a 2021 injury report filed to Travis county and federal regulators. The engineer was programming software that controls robots whose job it is to cut car parts from freshly cast pieces of aluminum. Witnesses told the Information last month that the robot pinned the engineer and sank its metal claws into his back and arm, leaving a trail of blood along the floor. The robot reportedly immobilised the engineer and left the victim with an “open wound” on his left hand. The engineer was able to break free from the Tesla robot after a colleague pressed the emergency stop button. Upon being released, the engineer reportedly tumbled a few feet down a chute intended for collecting scrap aluminium. The in

Bangladesh claimed a historic five-wicket win over New Zealand on Wednesday after their seamers ran riot in the opening game of their three-match T20I series in Napier. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   This was Bangladesh’s first T20I win on New Zealand soil, four days after also claiming a maiden away ODI win over the Black Caps in Napier.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ESPNcricinfo (@espncricinfo) Asked to bat by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, New Zealand made a disastrous start losing three wickets before reaching 134 for nine after their 20 overs.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ESPNcricinfo (@espncricinfo) The Black Caps bowlers gave home fans hope with the early wickets of Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar and Najmul Hossain Shanto. Veteran Litton Das partnered up with Soumya Sarkar, then Towhid Hridoy to steer Bangladesh to 96-4 after 13

Hollywood film franchise ‘ Scream ‘ went on life support as director Christopher Landon parted ways with ‘ Scream 7 ‘ following the departure of its leading stars Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Melissa Barrera and ‘ Wednesday ‘ star Jenna Ortega were first to leave the project and now Christopher Landon, who has worked on ‘ Happy Death Day ‘ and ‘ Freaky ‘ has parted ways with it.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Scream (@screammovies) Christopher Landon addressed his departure from ‘ Scream 7 ‘ on the social media application X. He said it was a dream that turned into a disaster.  “I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited ‘Scream 7’ weeks ago,” he tweeted. “This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on. I have nothing.” I

Australia opener David Warner praised Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi’s performance on the opening day of the ongoing second Test in Melbourne. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Shaheen Afridi, who has been under criticism over his recent performances, kept Australia on the edge with his skills and determination. He got an edge off David Warner’s bat but Abdullah Shafique dropped the simple catch. David Warner gets a life on two! Shaheen Afridi gets the ball swinging and Abdullah Shafique puts it down at first slip #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/EJc4AptxJk — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 25, 2023 The left-arm pacer has returned with figures of 0-63 in 20 overs. They included five maidens. David Warner shared his views about Shaheen Afridi’s performance in a press conference. According to him, the pacer performed well with not a lot of luck. Moreover, the Australia batter admitted that he was surprised to see how much the Pakistan pacer was in action on the openin

More than a hundred people have been killed in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. “As many as 113 persons have been confirmed killed as Saturday hostilities persisted to early hours of Monday,” Monday Kassah, head of the local government in Bokkos, Plateau State, told AFP. Military gangs, locally called “bandits”, launched “well-coordinated” attacks in “not fewer than 20 different communities”, Kassah said. “We found more than 300 wounded people” who were transferred to hospitals in Bokkos, Jos and Barkin Ladi, he said. The attacks which started in the Bokkos area spilled into neighbouring Barkin Ladi where 30 people were found dead, according to local chairman Danjuma Dakil. On Sunday, state governor Caleb Mutfwang condemned the attack, calling it

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh followed in teammate Travis Head’s footsteps and grew a moustache ahead of the second Test against Pakistan in Melbourne. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   According to Fox Sports Australia, Mitchell Marsh – who is in the Australia squad for the ongoing three-match Test series against Pakistan – said he wants to look like Travis Head by keeping a moustache. “The mo is just trying to be like Heady [Travis Head],” Mitchell Marsh was quoted saying in a report. “The way I went about (batting in Perth) was the way I want to play my cricket. In my last four Test matches, I’ve really found my way, and who I am as a Test cricketer. I’m loving it.” Mitchell Marsh’s moustache wasn’t a fashion statement, nor a belated contribution to Movember. He just wanted to look more like his favourite cricketer. #AUSvPAK https://t.co/I1eL3VownJ — Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 24, 2023 It is pertinent to mention here that Mitchell Marsh has played

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi said that it was an effort of the government to go towards the solution of the problem of protestors from Balochistan through negotiations. In an interview with a private news channel, the minister said that it was desire of the interim set-up that the protestors should go back to their homes with dignity, honour and safety. “We want to solve the problems of the protesters and talks should be held in Balochistan or Quetta instead of Islamabad,” Solangi said. The minister for information said that most of the protesters from Balochistan were women and at this time, they were present in front of the National Press Club. Security, ambulance and medical facilities were available for the protesters, Murtaza Solangi informed. The minister said that it was the preference of the protestors to sit in front of the NPC and register their protest peacefully. “Everyone is allowed to protest peacefully and our effort is to

JODHPUR: A woman was brutally murdered and her kids sustained wounds after being attacked by robbers at home in India’s Lamba village. In the tragic incident, a woman lost her life as her throat was brutally cut open, while her children sustained injuries during a targeted attack. According to the initial reports, the assailants, driven by an apparent intention of theft, carried out the heinous act. “Anju, along with her one-year-old daughter and niece, became victims of a ruthless attack at their home during severe weather conditions,” stated the police. According to the police investigation, one of the accused is an e-mitra operator and had conducted a premeditated survey of the area. “The assailants, with the intention of theft, brutally attacked Anju, fatally slitting her throat when she woke up,” the police disclosed. Anju’s niece, upon witnessing the distressing scene, rushed to the terrace, crying for help. “All three victims were attacked before fleeing the scene,” the p

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) has apprehended a suspect in Sector F-10 for allegedly distributing fraudulent degrees.  The FIA spokesperson stated here Saturday that Inspector Kashmif Riaz and Ehtasham Gondal, members of the FIA team, found printed degrees, certificates, fake university stamps and admission forms in the possession of the accused. Investigations are going on with more revelations expected. Amin ran a fraudulent international council, providing MD degrees for $1,000 and PhD degrees for $1,500. Amin’s arrest was ordered by Deputy Director of Anti-Corruption Circle, Islamabad, Afzal Khan Niazi. Biag was conducting his unlawful operations through different agents. The detained former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Drap, Sheikh Akhtar Hussain, had acquired a degree from Baig’s fraudulent operation. Amin’s arrest was facilitated by information provided by the apprehended suspect. It is pertinent to mention here that the anti-corruption circle of t

ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah has penned down an additional note in the Supreme Court’s (SC) order, which approved the post-arrest bail of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case, ARY News reported on Friday. A three-member bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and comprising Justices Athar Minallah and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah granted bails to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, both of whom are incarcerated at Adiala Jail, in the cipher case. Despite being granted bail, Imran Khan is not expected to be released as he has also been arrested in the Toshakhana and Al-Qadir Trust cases. In the written order, the bench said there was “no sufficient incriminating material available at this stage” which showed that Imran communicated the information in the cipher to the public at large or for the benefit of a foreign power. It said the disclosed information did not relate to any defence installations or affairs and Imr

A court in England handed an unusual punishment to hacker Arion Kurtaj who leaked material from the highly-anticipated game ‘ Grand Theft Auto 6 ‘ also known as ‘ GTA 6 ‘. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   A report by England’s state channel BBC stated that the Southwark Crown Court in London heard Arion Kurtaj’s case. The 18-year-old was part of a notorious hacking group and was previously arrested for carrying out cyber attacks on illustrious companies with Microsoft, Nvidia, Microsoft, Samsung, and Uber being some of them. The hacker, who suffers from acute autism, was released on bail but he did not let go of his criminal activities. Despite his laptop being confiscated by authorities, he gained access to the internal systems of ‘ GTA ‘ franchise developers Rockstar Games via Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV, and a cell phone. He threatened to release the ‘ GTA 6 ‘ source code if Rockstar Games did not contact him on Telegram within 24 hours. The hacker was true to his

KARACHI: Enraged citizens allegedly beat three suspected robbers to death in retaliation for the killing of a shopkeeper over resistance in Karachi’s Orangi Town on Thursday afternoon, ARY News reported. According to details, three robbers barged into Sheroz Aslam’s shop in Qaddafi Chowk, Orangi Town and tried to snatch his valuables, including the case. They opened fire when the shopkeeper put up resistance, resulting in the latter’s death. Meanwhile, the residents rushed to the spot after hearing the gunshots and managed the three suspected robbers – who tried to flee from the spot. The enraged residents subjected them to severe torture through kicks, fists and clubs, killing them on the spot. Police shifted the bodies of the robbers and the victim to the hospital for medico-legal formalities. Read More: Two robbers tortured to death in Karachi Armed robbers continue to strike with impunity, killing people at the slightest of resistance, which gives an impression that the polic