ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated that no leniency would be shown to officials found guilty of criminal negligence in the August 26 fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), which claimed the lives of 14 babies. After returning to Islamabad from Kyrgyzstan, the prime minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday signed a new defence agreement aimed at expanding military cooperation in areas including training, capacity building and border management between their armed forces. The “Protocol Agreement-2026” was signed in Islamabad by senior officials from the two countries, significantly strengthening the existing military cooperation framework […]
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani on Thursday agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Syria. Al-Shaibani met Dar shortly after arriving in Islamabad on an official visit. According to the Foreign Office, the two leaders held a […]
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has approved a Rs20 billion Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser subsidy package for wheat growers owning up to 25 acres, with more than 300,000 farmers expected to benefit from the scheme, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting […]
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) staged sit-ins in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and other major cities on Monday for a second consecutive day, protesting against high petroleum levies, rising inflation and excessive electricity bills. The protests marked the next phase of the religio-political party’s nationwide campaign, following demonstrations held at hundreds of locations […]
WEB DESK: A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 51 people and injuring more than 100 others, while landslides and collapsed buildings disrupted rescue operations, authorities said on Sunday. The powerful earthquake hit East Nusa Tenggara province, triggering widespread damage and forcing around 5,000 people to […]
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Sunday announced plans to initiate a “grand national dialogue” on the creation of new provinces, arguing that Pakistan’s growing population and governance challenges had made administrative restructuring necessary. Speaking at a press conference alongside senior party leaders, MQM-P Chairman Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said […]
MURREE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday expressed disappointment over complaints raised by the Pakistan Peoples Party during the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, saying he did not expect the party’s regional government to provide grounds for such grievances. Addressing a meeting of the […]
WEB DESK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to promoting global peace and stability, saying the country would continue to play its role in resolving conflicts and strengthening regional security. Addressing a ceremony at the Yadgar-i-Fatah monument in Islamabad on the occasion […]
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) emerged as the leading contenders in the third phase of the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections, while Muslim Conference chief Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan suffered a major upset in his home constituency. Polling was held […]