On the sidelines of meeting, the foreign minister will also hold bilateral meetings with participating FMs Dar departs for Cairo to attend R-4 foreign ministers meeting. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday departed Islamabad for Cairo to participate in the 4th meeting of the R-4 Foreign Ministers of Pakistan,…
Naqvi expected to hold separate meetings with Iranian leadership to discuss next phase of diplomatic engagement Pakistan’s interior minister with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. PHOTO: ANADOLU Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday for high-level meetings aimed at advancing diplomatic efforts following the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU),…
Burrows won 11 Emmy awards for excellence in television and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of hit programs US director and television creator James Burrows, who worked behind the scenes on “Friends,” “Cheers,” “Taxi,” and many other beloved comedies, has died, People magazine reported on Friday. He was 85. “We celebrate the extraordinary life and…
Police teams collect evidence while investigations into various aspects of incident are underway BANNU: Seven people were killed and three others injured in two remote-controlled bomb explosions in the Phang Musa Khel area within the jurisdiction of Ahmadzai Police Station in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Saturday, District Police Officer (DPO) Bannu Yasir Afridi confirmed. According…
Orders petrol price to be slashed by Rs74, diesel Rs67 Pledges to pass on benefits of lower costs to people Move Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a sharp reduction in petroleum prices, passing on the impact of declining global oil rates to consumers after Iran and…
Province shows Rs48b deficit, Rs191b proposed to maintain law, order, 7% increase in salaries and pensions announce Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presents the provincial budget for fiscal year 2026-27 in the assembly on Friday. Photo: X PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday presented a budget of Rs2.170 trillion for fiscal year…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed confidence that Pakistan and Iran would enter a new era of prosperity, economic cooperation and stronger bilateral relations following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States. Addressing the National Assembly, Sharif said Pakistan had earned global recognition for its…
ISLAMABAD: As tax exemptions for the merged tribal districts are set to expire at the end of the month, the government on Friday moved to reassure the opposition that it would seek an extension from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while both sides also used a rare face-to-face meeting to discuss broader political dialogue and…
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2026. Photo: Reuters ZURICH: The formal signing ceremony for the United States-Iran agreement at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock Resort was cancelled on Friday, while planned technical-level talks between the two countries were postponed after Iran…
SOUTHAMTON: New Zealand kept their hopes of defending their women’s T20 World Cup crown alive with a thrilling four-run win over Ireland on Friday in Southampton. Defeat for the Kiwis, who had lost their previous two games, would have left them teetering on the brink of an early flight home but instead they move up…