. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon briefing the media on the provincial cabinet’s decisions. 10 March. Photo: Screengrab (YOUTUBE) KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution represents the collective wisdom of the nation, its democratic struggle, and the unity of the federation. He said Constitution Day serves as…
Ministry terms Rs413b difference as statistical gap between civil, cash accounting A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that Pakistan’s staff-level agreement for disbursement of a $1 billion tranche was delayed last month due to budget discrepancies…
. The writer is an Islamabad-based TV journalist and policy commentator. Email him at write2fp@gmail.com The recent pause in the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran is not merely a geopolitical breather. It is a narrow clearing in a landscape still driven by momentum. The guns have not fallen silent everywhere. The arguments…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a reduction of Rs135 per litre in the price of high-speed diesel and a cut of Rs12 per litre for petrol. Addressing the nation late on Friday night, the prime minister said he was speaking “at such a historic moment when, by the…
Says the international community doesn’t have a plan B so plan A needs to achieve a peaceful resolution Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Friday that the international community “does not have a Plan B”, warning of catastrophic human and economic consequences if…
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two for expected departure to Pakistan for talks on Iran, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on April 10. Photo: Reuters US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that America was looking forward to the negotiation with Iran and expressed hope that…
During their 10-day stay, pilgrims will visit key sites including Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib Baba Karnail Singh, Baba Sardar Shobaik Singh and Sardar Harbans Singh were among the pilgrims who crossed into Pakistan to attend the Baisakhi festival. PHOTO: ASIF MEHMOOD LAHORE: Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims arriving from India at the Wagah border on…
Vance faces major test in Islamabad talks, a key moment for 2028 hopeful amid challenges ahead US Vice President JD Vance stands in the House Chamber prior to US President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, March 4, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS It was a war…
MADRID: Ollie Watkins scored twice as Aston Villa beat Bologna 3-1 in their Europa League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, while Nottingham Forest held Porto 1-1 thanks to a comical own goal from Martim Fernandes. Freiburg also have one foot in the last four after beating Celta Vigo 3-0.Villa boss Unai Emery is aiming to…
‘What we’re witnessing is not just a displacement crisis; becoming a food security crisis,’ says WFP country director Emergency services operate at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Lebanon is facing a food security crisis as the Iran war…