ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo and discussed cooperation between Pakistan and the UN labour body, particularly measures to create productive employment opportunities for skilled workers and youth. The ILO director general, accompanied by a delegation, paid a […]
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday described Pakistan’s mediation between the United States and Iran as a “remarkable initiative”, saying Islamabad had earned the trust of two countries that had been at odds for decades. Speaking at a joint press conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to end its long march and sit-in, saying the government would sit down and hold talks with the party if it called off the protest. Speaking at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of a road project, […]
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government had made “political and constitutional arrangements” to deal with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march, warning that it would be the country’s last and that there had been enough leniency. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Chaudhry […]
PESHAWAR: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Peshawar has postponed all papers of the Matric Annual Examination-II 2026 scheduled from October 7 to 10 in view of the political situation in the province, a board spokesperson said. The postponed papers are part of the Oriental Languages Examinations 2026, […]
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested Attock Jail Superintendent Imran Barth after he allegedly attempted to bribe Punjab Inspector General of Prisons Mian Salik Jalal, the prisons department said Tuesday. According to the Punjab Prisons Department, Barth visited the IG’s residence at around 10pm on Monday to discuss security, safety […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan women’s fast bowler Kainat Imtiaz has retired from international cricket after a 13-year career in which she represented the national team in 19 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 21 T20 Internationals (T20Is). The right-arm pacer has embarked on a new chapter in cricket, beginning her career as a match […]
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday lodged a protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha, the capital […]
ISLAMABAD: Four injured Pakistani crew members of the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 and the mortal remains of three sailors departed from Addis Ababa for Karachi on Sunday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The injured crew members — Usman Ghani, Aqeel Khan, Ameen bin Shams and Yasir Khan — along […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government backed out of commitments related to security during the final phase of negotiations with the federal government. In a post on X, Naqvi said the provincial government had agreed to sign a written agreement […]