<p>ISLAMABAD: The Rawal Lake park site has lost 50 per cent of its tree cover over the last two decades, according to images shared by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco).</p> <p>The images compare the densely covered Lake View Point in 2004 with the extensive anthropogenic activities witnessed up to 2024. The stark difference highlights Islamabad’s environmental degradation, driven by unplanned urban expansion.</p> <p>The images also show a change in the colo

<p>One terrorist was killed as security forces foiled a major terrorist plot in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana by destroying an explosive-laden vehicle “intended for a suicide attack”, state media reported on Saturday, citing security sources.</p> <p>“Security forces foiled a major terrorist plot in Wana through a timely intelligence-based operation, destroying an explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack,” state-run <em>Pakistan TV</em> said in a post on X.</p> <p>“Accord

<p>PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2015349">controversial </a>remarks about army martyrs were “inappropriate”, but were unintended.</p> <p>Speaking on <em>Geo News</em> programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Sanaullah said, “He (Fazl) always speaks in a balanced and measured manner, and his choice of words is usually very careful… In my opinion, he did not intend to

<p>MUZAFFARABAD: A personal security guard of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1685612">prime minister</a> Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was shot dead on Friday after his convoy came under fire while travelling through his native constituency via the Tain-Dhalkot area, according to officials and his aides.</p> <p>Officials said that the convoy of Ilyas, who now heads the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) in the region, had travelled around one-and-a-half kilometres bey

<p>All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after testing positive for a cannabis-related substance, the cricket governing body said on Friday.</p> <p>In April, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1994203">sent</a> the player’s medical history to the ICC after it was reported that he failed a dope test conducted during the T20 World Cup staged in Sri Lanka and India.</p> <p>In a press release issued on Friday,

<p>The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday forecast widespread rain, windstorms and thundershowers in several parts of the country over the coming days as strong monsoon currents continue to affect Pakistan.</p> <p>In a weather advisory, the department said that “monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea were continuously penetrating the upper and central parts of the country and were likely to strengthen over the weekend”.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- me

<p>WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is expected to arrive in Washington on Saturday for a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with officials on trade, finance and investment as Pakistan and the United States continue negotiations on a broader bilateral economic partnership, diplomatic sources told <em>Dawn.</em></p> <p>According to the sources, Aurangzeb is scheduled to meet officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US Export-Impor

<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast ‌Beijing as the champion of a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016032/pakistan-joins-global-ai-organisation-as-founding-member">new global AI order</a>, using China’s premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge US influence over the rules governing the fast-moving sector.</p> <p>In a speech to the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Xi urged countries to “seize the

<p>The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index staged a “strong recovery” on Thursday as it surged by around 2,800 points to cross 178,000 points.</p> <p>The KSE-100 index opened in the green and had already surpassed the 177,000-point level by 10:02am. From 11am onwards, it maintained a gain of over 2,000 points compared to the previous close.</p> <p>Finally, the index gained 2,837.78 points (1.62 per cent) to close at 178,123.56 points from the previous close of 175,285.78.</p> <

<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday warned that the adverse impact of fresh tensions in the Middle East, triggered by the recent <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Iran attacks</a>, could hit the country’s economy again.</p> <p>The prime minister made these remarks while presiding over a meeting to review the impact of regional tensions on Pakistan’s economy and reports on <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1980219/govt-announces-austerity-measures-to-