Session delves into shift towards global weaponisation, ‘pre-war’ readiness, fraying of the nuclear order A photo of the panel on Crisis Readiness in a Pre-War World at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs conference on Sunday, May 10. Seated from left to right: research scholar Dr Tahir Mahmood Azad, former ambassador Mustafa Kamal Kazi, and…
Police say she operates sophisticated cocaine network supplying Karachi’s elite through WhatsApp orders The Karachi police on Tuesday arrested a woman accused of operating one of the city’s most organised narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias “Pinky”, was arrested during a joint operation conducted by the City police and a civil agency…
Directs reforms in interior ministry institutions and enhanced capacity of police and FIA Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a meeting on the country’s law and order situation in Islamabad on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that all available resources be utilised to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to ensure…
The federal government took notice on Tuesday after reports that another Cambridge International Education (CIE) Mathematics exam was allegedly leaked. A and O Level examinations under the Cambridge system are currently being held across the country for the May-June session. Just days after the cancellation of an A-Level Mathematics paper over a leak, another CIE Mathematics exam was…
Country sees improved US ties as it emerges as key party taking up Mideast mediation efforts amid regional tensions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on September 25, 2025. Photo: Handout A year after the Pakistan-India military confrontation triggered by…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that property owned by a third person cannot be included as part of dower without the owner’s clear consent. The judgment came in a civil petition for leave to appeal against a…
Confrontation disrupted the tourists’ journey, while some vehicles were reportedly threatened with stone pelting SWAT: The district administration and police in Swat have launched legal action after a group of local individuals allegedly stopped tourists from travelling to Mahodand Lake in Kalam, an incident that later went viral on social media and raised concerns over…
Team will assess investment opportunities, port facilities, and logistics infrastructure in Gwadar GWADAR: In what is being hailed as a significant milestone in economic and trade relations between Pakistan and Iran, a high-level, fully authorized delegation from the Chabahar Free Zone Organization has arrived in Gwadar. The delegation, led by Chairman Muhammad Saeed Arbabi, crossed…
Meeting was briefed on a range of measures taken to promote IT across the country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to achieve IT exports worth $4.5 to $4.6 billion in the current fiscal year, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday as Premier Shehbaz Sharif chaired a review meeting on the affairs of the Ministry of…
K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi takes notice of explosion, seeks report from inspector general of police DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least seven people, including two traffic police personnel, were killed and 23 others injured in an explosion in the Sarai Naurang tehsil of Lakki Marwat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Tuesday, according to Bannu DIG Sajjad…