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Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has given a new nationwide alert to the citizens against the steep rise in scams, phishing messages, and Internet fraud attempts. The telecom regulator has cautioned people to be careful and not give out personal or financial details to various individuals or doubtful websites that may contact through calls or email. This is being given out at a time when the authorities are noticing an apparent increase in the number of digital frauds as they target mobile users, online banking clients, and even social media users all over the country. PTA also pointed out…

The government of Punjab has initiated one of the largest housing programs to take care of the low income families within the province. The Apna Chhat Apna Ghar Housing Scheme has officially been introduced by the Chief Minister,Maryam Nawaz Sharif and it provides up to 15 lakh interest free home loans to enable worthy citizens to construct their own houses. The program aims at decreasing the number of homeless people, helping tenants to become owners of houses and to increase living standards of the poor households. This project is among the biggest interest free housing assistance programs in the recent…

The healthcare industry in Pakistan is expanding at a very high rate, which is raising the demand of professionals trained nurses. To address this requirement, the Bakhtawar Mannar Institute of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences (BMINAHS) has declared its admissions to its 6 th Batch (Session 2025-2026). The Nursing and Midwifery Institute of Karachi is accredited by the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PN&MC) and is a constituent of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, which guarantees the provision of high quality of academic and clinical training to the students. This is a merit-based and transparent admission system based…

The Government of Pakistan has officially announced the Ministry of Defence Jobs 2026 in the form of a federal recruitment advert. Such vacancies provide a broad career choice to Pakistani citizens in terms of technical, administrative, clerical, medical, engineering, security and support personnel. Having a total of 486+ vacancies between BS-1 to BS-18, male and female applicants across all provinces have an option of applying online prior to the day of closing at 01 March 2026. Such jobs in the federal government are a very good option to those candidates who hold qualifications as low as primary to masters level…

CM Punjab Complaint Portal 2026 is an advanced online portal that is supposed to assist the citizens in making complaints to the government departments and to monitor the process online. There is a high proportion of delays, negligence or lack of response in relation to dealing with the public services by many residents in Punjab. This is a secure and easy to use grievance system, which is introduced by the Punjab government to enhance transparency and accountability. The portal means that you can file complaints within minutes regarding your issue, be it the city services, health, education issues, police, or…

Lahore: With Punjab about to celebrate the Basant festival after a gap of 18 years, demand of approved kite material has gone so high within the province. With the provincial government deciding to remove the long standing ban, such cities as Lahore have three days of Basant festivities to be held between February 6 and 8, and authorities are planning to boost production, increase restrictions and concerns about people’s safety. Manufacturing Expanded to New Districts In the past, Lahore was the sole area that could produce kite material. Nevertheless, following the high demand, the Punjab government has now permitted the…

The 1st Selection Merit List of the BDS Programs 2026 has been officially announced by the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Islamabad, and the dental aspirants in the country were informed and excited to participate in the dental programs. The merit list includes admissions to a number of good affiliated institutions such as CMH Lahore Medical College, CIMS Multan, HITEC Dental College Taxila and Quetta College of Dentistry. This initial selection list indicates the competitive environment of dental admissions according to NUMS as the closing aggregates surpass the 92% point, which demonstrates the high quality of academic performance of…

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is an agency under the Office of the Prime Minister that has announced 2026 new contract-based work opportunities with the help of an official advertisement. These NDMA Jobs 2026 are provided based on lump-sum package which is equivalent to PPS scales and targets to bring qualified and experienced professionals on board to enhance the national disaster management structure in Pakistan. The two vacancies are based in Islamabad and will be filled by the firm on an open merit basis. The original term of the contract will be 24 months as per the notification but…

Lahore: Officially, the government of Punjab has announced a chain of public holidays in the whole province between February 4 and February 8, 2026, in association with the religious, national, and cultural holidays, offering a long holiday to students and many of the employees. It is reported according to official announcements that on Wednesday, February 4, a public holiday will be celebrated due to the Shab-e-Barat. Schools and other appropriate governmental departments will continue shutting so that the citizens can engage themselves in the religious prayers and night-long services in connection with the event. Thursday, February 5, has also been…

CM Punjab Green Tractor Scheme 2026 (Phase 2) is an initiative developed by Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, and it is a move that can change the agriculture sector in Punjab. The scheme offers sustainable agricultural practices, subsidizes the farming cost and empowers the small and medium farmers by offering eco-friendly tractors at highly subsidized rates. The status of their selection can be determined online through CNIC (without dashes) by the farmers who had applied under this scheme. This paper describes in detail the procedure of online checking, the meaning of application status, the documents required, schedules, and the subsequent…