QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Monday sentenced prominent Baloch rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch and her co-accused, Sibghatullah, to two concurrent life imprisonment terms each after convicting them in the killing of a Frontier Corps (FC) official during a protest in 2024. Judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen of the […]
GILGIT: Candidates backed by the ruling coalition were elected unopposed to the top positions of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Monday following a power-sharing agreement between coalition partners. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Imran Nadeem was elected unopposed as the new Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Following the election, outgoing Speaker […]
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland: US Vice President JD Vance met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Sunday ahead of high-level technical negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at implementing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The […]
MONTERREY: Japan celebrated the 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history with a dominant 4-0 victory over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North African side crashing out of the tournament. Hajime Moriyasu’s men made a dream start, taking the lead in […]
ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif and Syed Asim Munir arrived in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday to participate in high-level talks aimed at advancing the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the prime minister is leading a high-level Pakistani […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday presented a Rs2.122 trillion tax-free provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, prioritising social welfare, healthcare expansion, infrastructure development and digital governance reforms. The budget was presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the provincial assembly amid protest from opposition members who chanted […]
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced a significant reduction in petroleum prices, cutting petrol by Rs74 per litre and diesel by Rs67 per litre with immediate effect from midnight. After the revision, the price of petrol has been reduced from Rs373 to Rs299 per litre, while diesel now stands at […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday, during which the two leaders discussed the recently signed Islamabad Peace Deal and broader bilateral relations. According to an official statement, the conversation between the two leaders was […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday rejected claims by the Afghan Taliban regime that it had carried out drone strikes on alleged Daesh camps in border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, saying security forces had instead intercepted and shot down an intruding drone inside Pakistani airspace. In a statement shared via […]
Families of 10 Pakistani citizens held hostage by Somali pirates staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Friday, calling on the government to intensify diplomatic efforts for their safe recovery. The demonstration, organised by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), was attended by relatives of the abducted crew members, who urged the […]