Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a cordial meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa also joined the meeting and exchanged views with the two leaders. President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Pakistan for its longstanding […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nominee Sohail Afridi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, securing 90 votes in a tense session of the provincial assembly, replacing outgoing CM Ali Amin Gandapur. The election, chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, was held amid ongoing confusion over the […]
ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched another consignment of humanitarian aid to Palestine on Friday. The latest consignment, the 24th in total, consists of 100 tons of relief goods and has been sent in collaboration with Alkhidmat Foundation. The aid […]
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh on Friday on a special invitation extended by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit aimed at brokering a ceasefire in Gaza. Upon his arrival at Sharm El-Sheikh International […]
ISLAMABAD: Ameer of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Hafiz Saad Rizvi, on Sunday vowed his party will not abandon solidarity with Palestine, accusing the government of effectively recognising Israel through its actions and announcing that the TLP march is directed against Israel only, not against the state. He said leaders of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Afghan forces on Saturday opened unprovoked fire at multiple locations along the Pak-Afghan border, prompting a strong and immediate response from Pakistan Army, security sources said. According to officials, the firing targeted border areas including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, and Baramcha in Balochistan. The incident, they said, […]
MANILA: A magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines’ Mindanao region on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit about 20km off Manay town at 9:43am. It followed just 11 days after a 6.9-magnitude quake […]
KARACHI: A University of Karachi (KU) student, Aniqa Saeed, lost her life on Friday after being hit by a campus bus, police said. Saeed, a second-year student of the Department of Social Work, was struck while getting off the bus and succumbed to her injuries at hospital. Police confirmed the […]
ISLAMABAD: Residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi faced major disruption on Friday as authorities placed containers, blocked key roads and suspended mobile data services to counter Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) planned march towards the capital. According to a notification issued by the interior ministry, 3G/4G services have been suspended in both cities […]
ISLAMABAD: The Annual Investors Summit 2025 was held at the National Incubation Center (NIC) Islamabad, in collaboration with the Ministry of IT & Telecom and Ignite – National Technology Fund. Themed “Investing in the Future with Innovation,” the summit brought together Pakistan’s leading investors and venture capitalists, spotlighting startups driving […]