. ABU DHABI: UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed discussed in a phone call with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf de-escalation efforts in the Iran war, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. The rare phone call between the two countries comes against the backdrop of the UAE having condemned Iran’s attacks on…
CDF Field Marshal Munir holds discussions with Iranian leadership in Tehran PM, Saudi crown prince discuss region Field Marshal Asim Munir is received by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday. — ISPR ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has mounted an unprecedented diplomatic push ahead of a potential second and possibly decisive round of negotiations…
. US President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on April 6. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to give Iran weapons, and Xi responded that China was not supplying Tehran, the…
To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The country faces a worsening electricity crisis, with the overall power shortfall reaching 6,500 megawatts (MW). This leads…
. Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the PML-N from Gilgit-Baltistan met with Federal Ministers Rana Sanaullah Khan and Engr Amir Muqam on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The meeting held detailed consultations on the overall political…
ISLAMABAD: Italian Ambassador Marilina Armellin and Danish Ambassador Maja Mortensen called on Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan to discuss avenues for enhancing bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation. The minister highlighted Pakistan’s role as a responsible global partner and its efforts to promote dialogue and de-escalation in times of geopolitical tensions. He noted…
Says the government considers buying liquefied natural gas on the spot market to offset supply disruptions Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik speaks during an interview with Reuters, during the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Wednesday…
. KARACHI: The Sindh government has taken a major step against land encroachments, illegal occupations, and public complaints. In the fourth meeting of a specially formed committee with Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lnjar in the chair, various measures to protect citizens, traders, and the business community from land grabbers, encroachment mafias, and illegal occupations…
Says, ‘although we have different beliefs … we can live together in peace’ Pope Leo said on Wednesday that the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, after United States President Donald Trump attacked him for a second time this week on social media. Speaking on his flight from Algeria to Cameroon…
GAC data shows total imports and exports value at $1.63 trillion in January-March period China’s foreign trade surged to a record high in the first quarter of 2026, signalling renewed momentum in the world’s second-largest economy despite a turbulent global backdrop marked by geopolitical tensions and slowing demand. Official data released by the General Administration…