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: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said the government has successfully repatriated 11 Pakistanis and 20 Iranians through Singapore after they were aboard vessels seized by United States authorities in the high seas. In a statement posted on X, Dar said all individuals were in […]
LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has decided to initiate legal proceedings against individuals and platforms spreading what it termed false claims about the use of the provincial government’s official aircraft. Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said in a post on X that a “deliberate and malicious campaign of lies and fabricated […]
QUETTA: At least six people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a house in the Buleda area of Turbat, Balochistan, police said on Wednesday. According to officials, a woman was among the deceased, while two others sustained injuries in the Buleda house attack. The bodies and the injured […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for Indian aircraft by another month, taking the restrictions to nearly 10 months. The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) issued a fresh Notice to Airmen (Notam), confirming that Pakistan’s airspace will remain closed to Indian-registered aircraft until March 23. Under the directive, […]
DAVOS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday to lead a high-level Pakistani delegation at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to take place in Davos-Klosters from January 20 to 22, 2026. Upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in the federal capital on Friday awarded multiple life sentences to Adil Raja, Haider Mehdi, Wajahat Saeed, Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada for committing what it termed “digital terrorism” in connection with the May 9, 2023 riots. The verdict was announced by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Tahir […]
ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a warm and cordial meeting with Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Thursday, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to deepening its historic ties with the Central Asian nation. The Prime Minister congratulated President Berdimuhamedov on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Permanent Neutrality and the UN’s designation of […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Navy on Tuesday successfully conducted a test flight of an indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile. According to a statement issued by the Director General Public Relations (Navy), the ballistic missile is capable of engaging both sea and ground targets with high accuracy. The weapon system is equipped […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed Rs 650 billion during the period from July to October in the current fiscal year (FY 2025–26), compared to Rs 480 billion during the same period of the previous year, according to official documents of the Economic Affairs Division. This indicates an increase of Rs […]