Committee sought complete details of payments made to the provinces over the past 16 years A general view shows a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution on Friday directed the federal government to ensure…
KARACHI: The KSE-100 index fell over 715 points at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as renewed US-Iran tensions and higher oil prices kept investor sentiment under pressure. The decline left the index testing its 200-day moving average, a level that has provided reliable support in recent months. Markets now look ahead to the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the…
Court granted the NCCIA a final opportunity to file a detailed reply before the next hearing ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) from hindering the official duties of contract officers who have approached the court seeking regularisation of their services. The court also maintained its interim…
. BERLIN: Germany’s constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman’s appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. The plaintiff was one of more than…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Established by the 1998 Rome Statute, it serves as a court of last resort, meaning it only steps in when national courts cannot or will not act. Photo: REUTERS/file THE HAGUE: Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to dismiss Karim Khan as…
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to press Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to honour their counter-terrorism commitments, saying durable peace and stability in the region depended on ending terrorism emanating from Afghan soil. Addressing the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting (SCO-CFM) in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan,…
CLOUD LAUNCH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir offer prayers after inaugurating Pakistan’s first purpose-built AI data centre. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan continued to seek good relations with Afghanistan but urged the Afghan interim government not to allow its territory to…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and West Indies skipper Roston Chase are posing with the trophy. Photo: AFP LONDON: West Indies and Pakistan meet at Test cricket’s newest venue in Trinidad on Saturday at the start of a two-match series in which the home side will be enjoying rare favoured status against the unsettled visitors. Brian Lara Stadium,…
. ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Ishaq Dar on Friday expressed deep concern over recent regional tensions and underscored the importance of dialogue, restraint, de-escalation by all sides, and sustained diplomatic engagement to achieve lasting peace and stability. Dar met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of…