ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division has cancelled all no-objection certificates (NOCs) and permissions issued to government officers since 1964 under the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964, directing them to seek fresh approvals under the newly introduced Civil Servants (Conduct) Rules, 2026. According to an office memorandum issued by the Establishment Division, all NOCs and permissions granted…
. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to undertake an official visit to Pakistan on August 13-14 to discuss deepening bilateral ties, marking the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in a decade, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday….
Basmati. Photo: Reuters (file) ISLAMABAD: The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed the appeal filed by India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in the Basmati word mark case, ordering APEDA to pay the respondent’s costs, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. The decision vindicates Pakistan’s principled position regarding Basmati as…
KARACHI: For actor Shamoon Abbasi, playing morally complex characters comes with a challenge that extends beyond the screen: convincing audiences that the person they see in a drama is a fictional character, not a reflection of the actor himself. Speaking to The Express Tribune about his role in the 16-episode crime drama Shaandaar, Abbasi said…
The planet that we live on used to be considered infinite a long time ago. The flat earthers back in the day believed that the earth was flat and there was always more land out there. Many smart people around the same time believed that the earth was a sphere and not flat but that…
Israeli reservists warn settler violence is putting troops at risk as lawmaker accuses army of ignoring attacks An Israeli troop aims his weapon, during a protest against a settlement near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 9, 2026. REUTERS More than 300 Israeli reserve soldiers have called on the military to take decisive action…
Several vehicles parked along a roadside in the village of Hoter vandalised, passports and cash taken during incident Political unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). PHOTO: Reuters Political tensions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) LA-17 Haveli constituency on Wednesday escalated after several vehicles parked along a roadside in the village of Hoter were…
Top Iranian security official says Tehran and Islamabad have long regarded each other as strategic depth Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, meets Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. — PRESS TV Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on Wednesday that Iran, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia had a responsibility,…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserts American citizenship ‘not for sale’ as specialised task force begins crackdown US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Philippines on July 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US has revoked…
Says disparity in education is the bottleneck which has stalled educational progress in Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif addressing a World Youth Day event attended by members of the government, students and families in Islamabad on August 12, 2026. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said ending disparities in access to quality education was…