Says political parties may disagree with govts and institutions, but should avoid remarks hurting martyrs’ families Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon speaking at a press conference in Karachi. PHOTO: HANDOUT KARACHI: Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Thursday urged Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to withdraw his recent remarks regarding Pakistan’s…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the prosecution and other respondents on the bail petitions filed by rights activists Dr Mahrang Baloch, Bebo Baloch and Bebarg Baloch, and adjourned the hearing indefinitely. A three-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the petitions. During the hearing, Justice Mazhar asked whether separate…
Responding to child sexual abuse case, says case was entirely a matter for the British authorities Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing. SCREENGRAB Pakistan on Thursday renewed its call for restraint amid continuing tensions involving the United States and Iran, warning that further escalation would undermine regional stability…
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatisation on Wednesday approved the Public-Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while reviewing the progress of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) privatisation and discussing tax incentives for the aviation sector. The meeting, chaired by Dr Farooq Sattar, resumed after a gap caused by the government’s austerity campaign. During the…
FO says Dar will engage with leaders to advance international AI cooperation, promote equitable AI governance Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departs for Shanghai on a two-day visit to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. PHOTO: FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday departed for Shanghai on…
Six policemen among 10 injured in car bombing at Bannu police station. MIRANSHAH: At least two police personnel were martyred and 26 people, including 22 policemen, injured in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu and Lower Dir districts on Wednesday, while search and clearance operations in the affected areas continued amid heightened security. In Bannu…
ISLAMABAD: For months, Pakistan found itself in an unfamiliar but influential role: acting as one of the principal mediators between Iran and the United States at a time when the two adversaries appeared dangerously close to a wider regional war. Today, however, that diplomatic momentum has all but evaporated. The renewed exchange of military strikes…
South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation Secretary General Ambassador Md. Golan Sarwar calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday. — PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the importance of reviving regional cooperation in a meeting with outgoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Secretary General Ambassador Golam Sarwar. A…
This undated file photograph shows Pakistani girl Saman Abbas who went missing in May 5, 2021, in Italy. PHOTO: COURTESY/ARAB NEWS Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation — the country’s highest appeals court — rejected appeals against the life sentences handed down to the relatives of Saman Abbas, the 18-year-old Pakistani teenager who was murdered in…
Mine’s operator denies a report by the Financial Times that the project could be forced to shut down within a month The hills near the proposed site of the Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan are seen in this undated 2010 photo— REUTERS The federal government said on Wednesday it was stepping…