Met Office says monsoon currents from Arabian Sea ‘continuously penetrating upper and central parts of the country’ A man braves the rain as he makes his way through a flooded section of the road amid heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Matmo, in Haikou, Hainan province, China October 5, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)…
Says weapons were recovered from terrorists, were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities Security forces killed 24 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bannu district and adjoining areas over the past 24 hours, following a recent spike in attacks on police and vehicle-borne suicide bombing in the district, the military’s…
The launch is hailed as a vital step toward ending years of travel isolation for the province Passengers queue at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi to obtain boarding passes for the inaugural flight to Turbat. Photo: NNI QUETTA: Years of travel isolation for Balochistan moved closer to an end on Thursday as Governor Jafar Khan…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar along with the Pakistan delegation, attends the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. PHOTO: FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, along with the Pakistani delegation, attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in…
Event featured Pakistani mango varieties, including Chaunsa, Anwar Ratol, Sindhri Pakistan Embassy celebrates culture and cuisine at Mango Festival. Photo: X The Embassy of Pakistan in Washington hosted its annual Mango Festival, a flagship cultural event that drew hundreds of Americans, members of the US administration, lawmakers and their staffers, diplomats, the think tank community,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as the top beneficiary of the European Union’s GSP+ trade scheme, recording €7.5 billion in exports to the EU in 2024 under preferential tariffs, according to the 5th GSP Report released on Thursday, which evaluates the implementation of 27 international core conventions in beneficiary countries. The report adds that Pakistan also…
Replaces official transport facilities with a monthly allowance for judicial officers across Punjab Lahore High Court. PHOTO: ONLINE The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rolled out a Transport Monetisation Policy, enabling judicial officers serving in the district judiciary across Punjab to purchase their officially allotted vehicles at depreciated rates. The policy has been enforced with…
Grants investigators more time to recover weapons, cash, and other alleged case property A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted police a further four-day physical remand of three suspects allegedly involved in the abduction and rape of two foreign women, accepting the investigating agency’s request to complete the recovery of weapons and other case property. Judicial…
PM reviews fuel supplies, orders action against those creating artificial shortages of petroleum products Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting to review austerity measures and the evolving economic situation in Islamabad on Thursday. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed concern over the recent rise in tensions between the United States and…
Khalid Maqbool, Farooq Sattar say leaders should not undermine country’s image, exercise responsibility in statements MQM-P leaders speaking at a press conference in Karachi. SCREENGRAB Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders on Thursday urged political figures to avoid making statements that could be used by Pakistan’s adversaries, saying political leaders had a responsibility to protect the…