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A lady health worker, part of a vaccination team for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign for girls, was beaten up by local women in Mandi Bahauddin on Thursday, police said. Speaking to Dawn.com, Kuthiala Sheikhan Police Station House Officer (SHO) Sabir Hussain Sindhu said that the incident took place in Chak No 38. “LHW Ghulam Sughra was beaten up by local women while the vaccination campaign was being carried out at a school,” he said, adding that the health worker was also thrown to the ground during the assault. He said that a first information report (FIR) had been registered on the complaint of the health worker but no arrests have been made so far. The FIR of the incident, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was registered at the Kuthiala Sheikhan Police Station under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code. In the FIR, Sughra stated that she was present along with the ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz reaffirmed her commitment to inclusive governance, stressing that equal development opportunities are being provided across all regions of the province.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued its detailed 55-page verdict in the high-profile case concerning judges’ transfer and seniority, authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.

The National Youth Summit 2025 was held on Thursday at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad.

Chairman of the Senate and Founding Chairman of the Interparliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC), Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, held a cordial telephonic conversation with Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi has sentenced an Indian spy, Saleem, to 114 years in prison on charges of possessing explosives and illegal weapons.

Six journalists, including Lahore Press Club President Muhammad Arshad Ansari, approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday to challenge notices issued by the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, named the NCCIA director, deputy director and inspector from Lahore as well as the director general from Islamabad as respondents in the case. The petitioners were named as Ansari, Sheikh Mujahid Latif, Sheraz Nisar, Ahmed Faraz, Yasir Shamoon and Waseem Sabir. According to the petition, the journalists’ professional duty was to cover criminal cases and highlight issues and defects in the police administration. Further, it said that the petitioners had criticised the formation of the Crime Control Department, the appointment of Lahore Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Faisal Kamran without merit and the increasing crime rate in Lahore. The journalists contended that this prompted DIG Kamran to “launch malicious social media campaigns ...

Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti has reiterated the government's firm commitment to eliminate terrorism from the province.

Islamabad’s District and Sessions Court has formally indicted former Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, in a case concerning the alleged misuse of a diplomatic passport.

The federal government has begun shaping a new National Resilience Plan 2025–2026 to better prepare Pakistan for the next monsoon season, aiming to reduce the destruction caused by floods and other natural disasters.

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on Thursday, met with his Belgian counterpart, DPM/FM, Maxime Prévot, here on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly.

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday announced a major breakthrough in tackling the power sector’s financial challenges, saying the government has signed a Rs 1.