Dr Hassan Ouj, the programme was launched following approval from the university’s Registrar Office

Saeed Ghani says the government remained committed to supporting the affected families and was working closely with medical experts, including specialists from the private sector

SSP Irfan Bahadur says the authorities have also arrested suspected smugglers accused of supplying weapons to the attackers

The directive has been issued by Additional Director General of Private Institutions Sindh, Professor Rafia Mallah, following complaints that several private schools were charging tuition fees higher than those approved by the Registration Authority and imposing additional or hidden charges on parents

PMD says daytime temperatures are expected to increase from Monday, with the mercury likely to reach a maximum of 37 degrees Celsius

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is accompanied by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Secretary General Nayyer Bukhari, and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah

The PM is leading a high-level delegation comprising National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah

The recommendations have been presented in the World Bank's report, "Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan," launched in Islamabad by World Bank Country Director Bolormaa Amgaabazar and Lead Economist Tobias Haque

The national anticipatory action strategy builds on a joint initiative implemented byWFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the European Union (EU)in support of the Government of Pakistan, through which a range of measures were introduced at national and sub-national levels to strengthen anticipatory action systems

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the Afghan envoy was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a formal demarche was delivered over the incident