Condemns Houthi attacks, warns any act against Pakistani vessels will be regarded as grave threat to national security FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi addresses a weekly press briefing in Islamabad. Photo: Screengrab Pakistan on Thursday expressed “disappointment” over the European Union’s latest GSP+ assessment, saying the report failed to present a balanced picture of the country’s…
President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday directed all federal, provincial and local authorities to intensify coordinated preparedness, rescue and relief measures as the country enters a critical phase of the monsoon season amid heightened risks of flash floods, cloudbursts, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), landslides and urban flooding. In…
Cites repeated failure of PTI chairman to record statement, lack of supporting evidence ISLANAABAD: An Islamabad additional district and sessions court dismissed a private complaint filed by the PTI against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, some key ministers and policemen over allegations of killing party workers during the November 26, 2024 protest at Islamabad D-Chowk. Additional…
Earlier, Dar meets Omani FM, agree to strengthen collaboration through high-level exchanges, trade, investment Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar meets Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) 2026 in Manila. PHOTO: FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Australia’s Foreign Minister…
Alpine Club of Pakistan congratulates Balochistan’s ‘proud daughter’ Malaika, her family on historic accomplishment ISLAMABAD: In a historic achievement for Pakistan’s mountaineering community, 14-year-old student Malaika Khilji from Balochistan has become the first woman from the province to summit Khosar Gang Peak. The expedition, organised under the auspices of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, marks…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday issued a high flood advisory for River Chenab, warning that high flood levels are expected to persist over the next six to eight hours before gradually receding as rainfall over the major catchments continues to decrease. A strong monsoon incursion interacting with an approaching westerly wave is…
Latest increase takes petrol to Rs327.12 per litre and HSD to Rs375.04 under new system Web Desk July 22, 2026 Less than a minute read People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in…
Pakistan Meteorological Department warns that another spell of heavy rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours Residents stand at their partially submerged house as they wait to evacuate a flooded area, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab. Photo : REUTERS Heavy monsoon rains inundated several…
At Mirpur rally, Bilawal claims PML-N wants key AJK decisions taken in Islamabad, not Muzaffarabad PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday ahead of the first phase of the AJK Legislative Assembly elections. Photo: X Escalating the political battle ahead of the Azad Jammu and…
Authorities on Wednesday said an investigation into a suspected terrorist facilitation network had uncovered alleged links between illegal seminaries, extortion and the misuse of religious rulings to support militant activities. According to the authorities, local facilitators used unregistered seminaries to obtain religious decrees under the guise of religion to justify acts of terrorism. The arrested…