HEC requests Rs100 billion recurring budget to address university financial crisis

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 11, 2026 | Public Policy

ISLAMABAD, May 11 — The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has formally requested the federal government to increase the recurring budget for public sector universities to Rs100 billion for the 2026-27 fiscal year. While the government’s initial Indicative Budgetary...

15 police personnel martyred in a suicide attack on Bannu checkpost

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 11, 2026 | Terrorism

BANNU, May 10 — At least 15 police personnel were martyred on Saturday night following a massive suicide attack on the Fateh Khel police post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district. Terrorists executed the assault by ramming an explosives-laden loader rickshaw into...

Federal budget likely to favor income tax relief over salary hikes

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 11, 2026 | Economy, Public Policy

ISLAMABAD, May 11 — The federal government is weighing a strategic shift for the upcoming budget, considering a reduction in income tax rates for the salaried class instead of traditional increases in salaries and pensions. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has...

PMD issues GLOF alerts for KP and Gilgit-Baltistan amid predicted rainfall

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 11, 2026 | Current Affairs

ISLAMABAD, May 11 — The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a high-level alert on Monday for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. A moderate westerly wave entering the upper regions is expected to trigger...

Theft of 25 sacrificial goats worth Rs1.9 million reported in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar

by Aamawaam News Desk | May 11, 2026 | Crime & Law

KARACHI, May 11 — Police officials reported on Monday that 25 sacrificial goats, valued at approximately Rs1.9 million, were stolen from an empty plot in Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Block 8. The incident occurred on Saturday night when a group of suspects arrived in a Suzuki...