ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Moscow from November 17–18, following an invitation from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on […]
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The verdict concluded a months-long trial held in her absence, as Hasina fled to India in August 2024 following mass protests. The […]
The recent suicide attack in Islamabad in which the bomber reportedly reached the judicial complex using an online bike service has pushed authorities to suddenly impose strict rules on bike-riding apps. Registration of riders has now been declared mandatory, and surveys are being carried out in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to […]
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 […]