PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Peshawar Zone has intensified its crackdown against Afghan nationals involved in illegally obtaining Pakistani identity documents. In a recent operation, the FIA Anti-Human Smuggling Circle Peshawar arrested five Afghan citizens residing unlawfully in the country. According to FIA, the operation was conducted at a […]
DUBAI: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has launched “GDRFA Dubai’s Nudgeathon,” an innovation-driven program developed in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG). The initiative is the first major project under the newly introduced Dubai Behavioral Insights Lab and is […]
Pakistan today stands at the intersection of economic promise and geopolitical recalibration. Beneath its rugged mountains and arid plains lies an estimated $6–8 trillion worth of untapped mineral wealth—from copper and gold to lithium, antimony, and rare earth elements. Properly managed, this endowment could transform Pakistan from an aid-dependent state […]
RAWALPINDI: His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, visited Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) on Sunday, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Salma bint Abdullah II and a high-level Jordanian civil and military delegation. Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Army […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari received His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Sunday as the Jordanian monarch began his State visit to Pakistan. His Majesty was accompanied by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Chief Advisor for Religious and Cultural Affairs; […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan on Saturday signed four landmark documents aimed at strengthening cultural, academic and media cooperation, coinciding with the arrival of Jordan’s King Abdullah II on a two-day official visit. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior government officials welcomed the Jordanian monarch upon his […]
An Indian Sikh pilgrim Sarabjeet Kaur initially believed to be missing during the celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary in Pakistan has been found to have embraced Islam and married a Pakistani citizen. According to the available marriage certificate, 48-year-old Sarabjeet Kaur adopted the Islamic name Noor and married […]
The enduring bond between Pakistan and Palestine is far more than a political alignment; it is a profound, historical, spiritual, and moral connection rooted in the Islamic concept of brotherhood. Islam teaches, “A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim” (Sahih Bukhari). Likewise, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said that the believers […]
The passage of Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in 2025 marks a historic transformation in the country’s civil–military framework. It not only redefines Article 243 of the Constitution — which governs the command of the Armed Forces — but also restructures the nation’s top military hierarchy by abolishing the office […]
Most theses end up on a shelf.This one refused to stay there. It began in a quiet university office in Islamabad, where a young graduate student, Muhammad Nasir Butt, placed a thick stack of pages on the desk of his supervisor, Dr. Syed Asad Ali Shah. The two had spent […]