Says cargo was experiencing severe flooding when Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre received distress call The Pakistan Navy, in coordination with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), rescued all 20 Pakistani crew members from a sinking cargo dhow off the coast of Ormara after responding to a distress call, the military’s media wing said on…
Pakistan-China webinar explores trade, energy, education and regional connectivity opportunities to boost ties , Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari highlighted Pakistan’s commitment to diversifying its international energy partnerships and identified Russia as an important partner in energy security, infrastructure development, technological cooperation and long-term investment. PHOTO: APP The Institute of Regional…
Five missing after crash; plane spent 10 days in Sharjah for repairs before return flight Ghulam Nabi Bahrani, father-in-law of Faisal Jatoi, the co-pilot (First Officer) of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed in the Arabian Sea, sits with guests at his home in Karachi, Pakistan, July 8, 2026. Photo: Reuters The…
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Wednesday that the Rs61.985 billion Right Bank Outfall Drain-II (RBOD-II) project has been declared non-feasible and structurally compromised, despite the expenditure of over Rs40 billion, triggering the Provincial Irrigation Department to refuse further work on the scheme. The 273-kilometre project, stretching from Sehwan to…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee under the National Action Plan to review the security situation in Balochistan in Quetta. PHOTO: GOVT OF PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is chairing a meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee under the National Action Plan (NAP) in Quetta to review the security…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has held that private land acquired for a specified purpose may not, as a general rule, be diverted to a different purpose at the discretion of the beneficiary or its successor-in-interest. “Although we have no hesitation to observe that the acquisition of land under the Act being an exercise…
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has ordered a review of controversial amendments to the K-P Assembly Members’ Powers, Privileges and Benefits Act, 2026, following widespread public and media criticism and directed that all contentious provisions be reconsidered in consultation with parliamentary leaders. Addressing a meeting of the provincial cabinet on Wednesday, CM Afridi…
PM voices desires to expand cooperation in trade, investment, information technology, connectivity, agriculture Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman speaking at a joint press briefing in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB Pakistan and Croatia are working to expedite the opening of a Croatian visa processing…
He also meets Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Kolokoltsev, agrees to strengthen Pakistan-Russian relations United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace during a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Naqvi is representing Pakistan at the two-day United Nations Chiefs of Police…
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday proposed that the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) either complete the Lyari Elevated Expressway project on its own or execute it under a public-private partnership (PPP) The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, held a detailed discussion on the…