Shigar: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday called for elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to be held alongside Pakistan’s general elections, saying such a move would strengthen public sovereignty and democratic representation. Addressing an election rally in Shigar’s GBA-12 constituency ahead of the June 7 polls in Gilgit-Baltistan, […]
Karachi: Ten Pakistani crew members remain in captivity more than 40 days after an oil tanker was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia, according to diplomatic sources. The tanker, Honour 25, was seized on April 21 while sailing near the Somali coast. A total of 17 crew […]
Peshawar: Signs of internal differences within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged on Sunday after more than 25 lawmakers remained absent from a parliamentary party meeting held at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar. The meeting was chaired by Sohail Afridi and attended by 75 lawmakers out of the party’s 92-member parliamentary […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Hajj return operations began on Saturday night as the first flight carrying 117 pilgrims arrived at Islamabad International Airport, officials said. Airport Manager Aftab Gilani received the returning pilgrims upon their arrival, marking the formal start of post-Hajj repatriation flights for Pakistani pilgrims. The return process begins after […]
Islamabad: Ahead of the 2026-27 federal budget, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly proposed increasing Pakistan’s standard General Sales Tax (GST) rate by one percentage point, from 18% to 19%, according to official sources. Pakistani authorities have so far strongly resisted the proposal, arguing that any further increase in […]
WASHINGTON: The death toll from a chemical tank rupture at a paper manufacturing facility in the US state of Washington has risen to 11 after rescue crews recovered the bodies of all nine workers who had been missing since the incident, authorities said on Saturday. Two fatalities were confirmed earlier […]
Australian cricketer Travis Head and his wife Jessica have reportedly faced a wave of online abuse after a heated exchange with Indian cricket star Virat Kohli during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. The incident took place during a T20 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where tensions […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with China during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping held as part of celebrations marking 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Addressing the meeting, the prime minister described Pakistan-China ties as a […]
ISLAMABAD: At least 18 people were killed and several others injured in a devastating road accident on the Swat Expressway near Ismaila in Rustam tehsil of Mardan district on Monday, officials said. According to Motorway Police, the accident occurred near the Saeedabad Khoro Koto Bridge when a passenger bus stopped […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday confirmed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan held a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the worsening security situation in the province. PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, speaking to Geo News, said […]