Reaffirms their commitment to expanding cooperation across areas of mutual interest Canada praised Pakistan’s “constructive role” in supporting diplomatic engagement and mediation efforts between the United States (US) and Iran that helped facilitate the recent understanding reached between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday. The statement…
LAHORE: PML-N has finalised around 90 per cent of tickets for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which will be issued in a day or two, a PTI Kashmir Chapter leader said. He attended the meeting, which was presided over by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, as the party steams ahead with its election drive in AJK….
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated exchanges between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members during the ongoing budget session, with repeated use of unparliamentary language that was later expunged by the speaker. The House, presided over by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, saw sharp verbal confrontations as opposition and government lawmakers…
Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani presents the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday. Photo: NNI The Balochistan government on Wednesday unveiled a Rs1.089 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, setting aside Rs206 billion for development spending, announcing the creation of 5,000 government jobs and projecting Rs771…
Police register CTD case after unidentified assailants shoot Sikh husband and wife serving at gurdwara A Sikh couple serving as caretakers at a local gurdwara in the Baboo Mohalla area of Mardan were shot dead by unidentified assailants on Wednesday, police officials said. The victims, identified as Jagannath and his wife, were residing within the…
Both leaders discuss budget, Sindh projects and political matters during meeting in Islamabad PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday agreed to maintain close collaboration between federal and provincial institutions to…
Says government has made every possible effort to provide relief to the public through the budget Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of women parliamentarians belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government had presented a people-friendly budget despite difficult economic…
Demands apology, calls on scholar to remove all content within stipulated period or face legal consequences Religious Scholar Allama Nasir Madani and Actor Momina Iqbal. Photo: Files Actress Momina Iqbal on Wednesday sent a legal notice to religious scholar Nasir Madani demanding Rs190 million in damages, statement retraction and public apology within a week over…
‘We are witnessing the rise of a new axis,’ says Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli amid Netanyahu criticism Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The “Türkiye-Qatar-Pakistan axis is worrying” for Tel Aviv, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday. “What we are witnessing is the rise of a new axis,” Diaspora Affairs Minister…
PML-N wins six seats to become the second-largest party, IPP emerges as the third-largest G-B Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shahbaz Khan. Photo: Courtesy — Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan on Wednesday said the results of all 24 constituencies had been finalised nearly 10 days after polling, with the Pakistan…