ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued a strong demarche to the Norwegian ambassador H.E. Mr. Per Albert Ilsaas over what it described as an unacceptable intrusion into the country’s internal judicial matters. The move comes after the envoy’s presence at the Supreme Court of Pakistan during the hearing of the Iman Mazari […]
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has introduced a new biometric verification system to address the technical difficulties faced by applicants using the online passport service, particularly during fingerprint verification. According to the department, the upgraded system has been launched through the efforts of the DG Immigration and […]
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations has announced that a Field General Court Martial has sentenced former Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty on four separate charges. According to the statement, proceedings under the Pakistan Army Act began on 12 August 2024 and […]
A massive artificial intelligence campus is rising out of the Abu Dhabi desert, marking the United Arab Emirates’ most ambitious effort yet to pivot from an oil-driven economy to one powered by advanced technology. Spread across an area roughly a quarter the size of Paris, the site will house data […]
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he does not support banning any political party, distancing his party from calls within the federal government to outlaw PTI over what ministers have described as an “anti-state” and “anti-army” narrative. Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Bilawal said that while he opposes proscribing political groups, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the National Ulema Convention in Islamabad that Pakistan’s success will come through hard work rather than superstition, urging national unity to confront the country’s political, economic and security challenges. He said the country could not achieve lasting economic development unless terrorism, extremism and sectarianism were […]
The Punjab government announced that the Basant festival will return in early 2026, ending a 25-year prohibition on kite flying as the province moves to revive the cultural event under stringent regulatory controls. The three-day celebration will take place from February 6 to 8, with authorities stressing that kite flying […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan turned down a request from Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti to postpone upcoming local government elections in Quetta, ruling that the vote will take place on the previously announced date. Bugti had urged a delay earlier this week, arguing that the worsening law and order […]
The United States signalled a significant boost to Pakistan’s mining sector as the US Export-Import Bank approved $1.25 billion in project financing for the Reko Diq copper and gold mine, a move expected to bring in as much as $2 billion in American mining equipment and services over the coming […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday night conferred the country’s highest civilian honour, Nishan-e-Pakistan, on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at a special ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad. Prabowo was in Pakistan on a two-day official visit from December 8–9, during which he held meetings with Prime Minister […]