ISLAMABAD: A special court in Islamabad has determined the sentences applicable under Pakistani law for 56 Pakistani prisoners repatriated from Sri Lanka, a move that could lead to the release of a majority of them once the administrative process is completed. Judge Special Court (Control of Narcotic Substances) Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan calculated the sentence…
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheemur Rehman Saigol has stressed the need to increase exports and promote import substitution simultaneously to reduce the trade deficit and strengthen the economy, according to a statement on Thursday. Speaking at a seminar on “Export Opportunities for Pakistan” organised by the LCCI, Saigol said Pakistan…
More than 16,700 injured, thousands still displaced since powerful June 24 quakes, top official says People search for casualties amid the rubble of collapsed buildings, in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: REUTERS The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 3,889, with 16,740 people injured and thousands still displaced,…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Bangladeshi counterpart, Salahuddin Ahmed, with both sides agreeing to increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest, the interior ministry said on Friday. According to the post on X, the meeting discussed training and exchange programmes for police officers. The two ministers also agreed to enhance cooperation to prevent cybercrime…
Discussions also focused on strengthening engagement with international investors ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Tipu Usman called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to explore avenues for further strengthening Pakistan-UK economic and financial cooperation. The meeting reviewed opportunities to expand cooperation in trade, investment, banking, remittances, capital markets and financial services. Discussions also focused…
Washington still committed to finding resolution with Iran, ‘technical talks continue’, according to US official Mourners gather by Imam Reza shrine, on the day of of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in a culmination of a mass funeral, in Mashhad,…
Covering 21 situations of concern, the report documented 9,788 cases verified by the United Nations in 2025 UNITED NATIONS: Seventeen years after the UN recognized conflict-related sexual violence as a threat to international peace and security, Pakistan has called for the “full, faithful and non-selective” implementation of the Security Council resolutions, including on women, peace…
A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains because of renewed fears of supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region after renewed fighting between the US and Iran this week curtailed shipping…
QUETTA: At least 14 people, including five police personnel, were killed in a coordinated suicide and armed assault on the residence of PPP leader and prominent tribal figure Mir Shafiqur Rehman Mengal in Khuzdar on Wednesday, it was reported on Thursday. According to police and security officials, five attackers were also killed during a prolonged…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar on Thursday stepped up diplomatic efforts to salvage the fragile peace process between Iran and the US after a fresh military escalation threatened to derail the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which ended months of hostilities. The latest crisis erupted after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on…