Lahore: The Punjab government has decided to shorten summer vacations for schools and colleges across the province as part of a plan to standardise the academic calendar and improve educational outcomes. The decision was taken on the recommendations of a committee formed on the directives of the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court. The

LAHORE: Gulberg Police has registered a case against six persons including the hotel owner Fuzail Ahmed in the hotel fire incident in Lahore’s Gulberg area. The FIR was registered in Gulberg police station on the complaint of chief instructor civil defence Rashid Rafique. According to the FIR, the hotel management had illegally installed a boiler

Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Commercial Control Department has stepped up enforcement against hotels found violating consumer rights and service quality regulations. In a press statement, Faisal Al-Ansari, Director of the Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said inspection campaigns targeting tourist and hotel establishments identified 17 violations. He said the violations ranged

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned users to remain vigilant against illegal content circulating online. In a statement, the PTA said that freedom of expression on digital platforms is a fundamental right of every individual; however, the promotion or dissemination of unlawful content under the guise of free speech is entirely unacceptable. The

Novak Djokovic escaped the heat and doused Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) at the Australian Open on Saturday to reach the fourth round and add another line in the record book during his bid for a standalone 25th Grand Slam title. With his 102nd match victory at Melbourne, the evergreen Serb equalled

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced customs valuation rates on imported USB flash drives, data travellers, and memory cards, lowering the tax burden at the import stage. According to an official notification, the revised customs values will be applied during import for the assessment of customs duty and taxes. The move is