Would provide scholarships for 17 federal civil servants to pursue postgraduate studies in Japan Economic Affairs Secretary Muhammad Hameer Karim and Japanese Ambassador Akamatsu Shuichi sign the Record of Discussions. SCREENGRAB Pakistan and Japan on Tuesday signed a 350 million Japanese yen ($2.2 million) grant agreement to strengthen the Human Resources Development Scholarship Programme (JDS)…
President approves appointment of 10 additional judges to LHC, three to SHC, three to IHC, three to BHC President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: PID ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the appointment of additional judges to five high courts, bringing an end to a weeks-long impasse over judicial appointments that had also prompted…
Says accord reflects regional reassessment of US, Dar briefs Araghchi on agreement objectives BOOSTING COMMERCE: A major practical step for Pakistan would be to request a US waiver for the purchase of petroleum products from Iran. Several countries, including China, Turkiye and India, have obtained similar arrangements that allow them to purchase oil products from…
Says protest is a last resort after democratic avenues to secure Imran’s release exhausted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s entire political leadership, alongside its allies such as the opposition coalition Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), was on board for a long march to Islamabad on September 27, warning that…
Says he would appreciate meeting with the prime minister at the earliest convenience to finalise the nominations PM Shehbaz Sharif (L) and Opposition Leader Achakzai (R). Photos: File Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Monday formally wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging him to initiate the constitutional…
Jibran Nasir says family had neither requested nor consented to a judicial commission Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday deferred its decision to establish a judicial commission to investigate the…
Stresses accord not an instrument of confrontation, but expression of collective commitment to peace through strength Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday reiterated that the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye was “defensive in nature and was not directed against any country,” saying its purpose was…
Court asks govt to explain consequences of allowing summary for appointment of judges to remain pending indefinitely ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought written reports from the federal government and the Ministry of Law by Tuesday (tomorrow) on the status of a long-pending summary for the appointment of high court judges, expressing…
Polling began in four constituencies of Bagh and Haveli in the Poonch Division on Monday in the third phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) general elections, with the outcome set to play a crucial role in determining the balance of power in the 45-member Legislative Assembly and the formation of the next government. The…
The two counterparts also exchange views on the regional situation, including Occupied East Jerusalem Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PHOTO: FO Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Monday felicitated Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign…