Opp for efforts to save Constitution
ISLAMABAD: Main opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a renewed national political consensus to safeguard…
Opp for efforts to save Constitution
ISLAMABAD: Main opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a renewed national political consensus to safeguard the Constitution, urging all political stakeholders to come together in the spirit of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The call came at a press conference held on the occasion of Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan joining the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP), an opposition…
FinMin departs for China to attend Pakistan’s inaugural Panda Bond issuance ceremony
Ceremony marks Pakistan’s first-ever Panda Bond issuance, giving access to China’s capital market, ministry says Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group’s annual spring meetings in Washington DC, US, April 13, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb departed for China on Thursday to…
Why the Daanish plan for Gilgit-Baltistan matters
. When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced four Daanish schools for Gilgit-Baltistan during his 7 May visit to Gilgit, the news travelled through the region’s parents and teachers faster than any other line in his address. Free education, free meals, free uniforms, smart boards and e libraries, all on federal account, in a region where…
IHC reserves verdict on Bushra Bibi’s plea for family meetings, medical access
Attorney General argues jail superintendent has authority to decide which facilities a prisoner be given and not Bushra Bibi addresses PTI supporters alongside K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur and Opposition Leader Omar Ayub. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking family meetings with former prime…
Pakistan hit by 13% drop in capitalisation; HMB enters Frontier Index, SEARL exits
Brokerage house said HMB qualified for inclusion after meeting the required liquidity threshold KARACHI: The latest review by MSCI has shown a decline in Pakistan’s overall weight in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index. Pakistan’s share dropped to 4.8%, down from 5.8% in the previous review. Topline Securities attributed the decline primarily to a nearly 13%…
Russia launches huge drone attack on Ukraine
It was the first such major attack after a three-day US-brokered ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia KYIV: Russia unleashed a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting critical infrastructure in the west, killing at least six people and prompting NATO-member Poland to scramble fighter jets, officials said. Hungary, now led by a government…
SC returns 27th Amendment plea
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Lahore Bar Association’s (LBA) petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment and the subsequent transfer of three Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges to different high courts. It is learnt that the Supreme Court registrar’s office returned the petition to the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) without issuing a written order….
IPO launches digital transformation drive
DG says trademark, copyright & patent services will be fully digitalised in six months KARACHI: Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan Director General Noman Aslam has said that the IPO Pakistan has launched an aggressive six-month digital transformation strategy aimed at revolutionising the intellectual property ecosystem through automation, artificial intelligence and online complaint management to make…
Major, 4 soldiers martyred in Balochistan operation
RAWALPINDI: A major-ranked officer and four soldiers embraced martyrdom during an area sanitisation operation in Balochistan’s Barkham district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday. At least seven terrorists were also killed during the operation. “On the morning of May 13, 2026, troops of Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps Balochistan commenced an area sanitisation…
Centre, K-P aligned on terror fight: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday warned Afghanistan that if Kabul failed to stop harbouring terrorists, Pakistan would respond in the same way it had against India last year. Addressing the National Assembly, Asif said: “If they are not ready, then what we did with Delhi, we will do the same with Kabul.” The…
