RAWALPINDI: A high-level delegation from Belarus, led by Lieutenant General Aleksandr Volfovich, State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus, called on Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (COAS & CDF), at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. During the […]
STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle involving asymmetric “mirror-image” molecules, the Nobel Prize-awarding body said on Wednesday. The discovery has proved important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, where producing the correct version of a molecule can determine how a […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday stepped up pressure on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warning that “important decisions” had become necessary, while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the provincial government’s conduct was paving the way for the imposition of an emergency. In a […]
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said the government’s doors remained open for negotiations but warned that no demands could be accepted by holding the state hostage or creating political instability. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah urged political parties not to place […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Ahmad Karim Kundi on Wednesday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government, accusing it of failing to take ownership of the war on terror and saying its confrontation with the federal government was pushing the province towards further […]
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday dismissed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s petition challenging an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notice issued over his remarks during the NA-18 Haripur by-election campaign last year. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Mohammad Faheem Wali announced […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday framed charges against lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in a case related to the alleged disruption of an international cricket team’s security route. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra overruled objections raised by the defence and summoned prosecution witnesses […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said rising terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be stopped at all costs, as the province continues to face attacks targeting security and law enforcement personnel. He made the remarks during a meeting with Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Engineer Amir Muqam, […]
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 […]