Islamabad: The Directorate General of Immigration & Passports has released its Annual Performance Report for 2025, outlining major reforms and service delivery improvements carried out under the directives of the prime minister and the federal interior minister. According to the report, 2025 marked a landmark year for the department under […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has formally submitted a reference to Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani seeking the disqualification of Senator Saifullah Abro for allegedly defecting from the party line by voting in favour of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. PTI Senator Ali Zafar, sharing the declaration of defection on X, said Abro […]
Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations under a long-standing bilateral agreement that prohibits attacks on each other’s nuclear facilities, the Foreign Office said. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, during the weekly media briefing, said the exchange was carried out under the Agreement […]
Lahore: The Punjab government has allowed a limited celebration of the Basant festival in Lahore on February 6, 7, and 8, while kite flying will remain strictly prohibited in the rest of the province. The Punjab Home Department has issued a notification regarding basant to all commissioners, deputy commissioners, regional […]
Islamabad: Pakistan welcomed the New Year with significant relief for consumers as the federal government on Wednesday announced a reduction of more than Rs10 per litre in the price of petrol for the next fortnight, effective January 1, 2026. According to a statement issued by the Petroleum Division, the price […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during which the two leaders exchanged views on the regional situation and current developments. Expressing Pakistan’s complete solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday launched the government’s Economic Governance Reforms, declaring that Pakistan has moved out of the phase of economic firefighting after two years of politically difficult but structurally necessary decisions that restored macroeconomic stability and credibility. Addressing the launch ceremony, the prime minister said the […]
Dhaka: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq briefly met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday during the state funeral of former Bangladeshi prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. According to sources, the two exchanged a handshake after Jaishankar approached the speaker and introduced himself. Ayaz Sadiq responded […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Sheikh Zayed Palace in Rahim Yar Khan on Tuesday. The prime minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Ata Tarar, Special […]
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said its national security was a red line and backed a call for United Arab Emirates forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, hours after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla. The warning came after the coalition […]