GILGIT: Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) following a meeting with party president and Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. The lawmakers who announced their affiliation with the party include Anwar Ali, elected from G-BA-23 Ghanche-II; Dr Asad Shafiq, elected from G-BA-24…
Says reforms created space for tax cuts, housing incentives & support for exporters, farmers and low-income households Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addressing a media briefing. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday described the upcoming fiscal year’s budget as “relief-oriented”, saying the country had moved from the risk of economic default towards stabilisation following…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said Pakistan facilitated the repatriation of 30 Iranian nationals, including eight fishermen rescued at sea by a British vessel and 22 crew members from a vessel recently interdicted by US authorities. In a post on X, FM Dar said the group included eight Iranian fishermen…
Meeting reviews cooperation in counter-terrorism, illegal migration, institutional collaboration, and police training The United Kingdom’s Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Hamish Falconer meets with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB The United Kingdom’s Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Hamish Falconer, said on Wednesday that the recent US-Iran rapprochement…
Pakistani hostages reports that food supplies and medicines on the ship had run out ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the government was actively working through diplomatic channels to secure the release of 10 Pakistani citizens being held hostage in Somalia. The oil tanker Honour 25, sailing under…
Prize is considered oldest, one of most prestigious international honours awarded to lawyer ISLAMABAD: Lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have been awarded the esteemed Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize in recognition of their work for human rights and marginalised communities, it emerged on Tuesday. Imaan and Chattha are currently…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday extended greetings to all Pakistanis and the Muslim community on the commencement of the new Islamic year, saying it began with the news of a peaceful resolution to the major Iran-US dispute and expressing hope for global peace. Muharram, the first month of…
Wang Yi praises Pakistan’s mediation efforts in Iran-US engagement during call with Dar Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar(L) and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. PHOTOs: File Pakistan and China on Tuesday welcomed the understanding reached in the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), describing the consensus as an important step towards promoting sustainable peace and stability in…
Sources say Islamabad’s engagement with all stakeholders helped prevent a major regional confrontation Pakistan’s efforts to facilitate diplomacy between the United States and Iran were aimed at promoting regional stability rather than securing any narrow national interest, security sources said on Tuesday, saying that Islamabad had helped prevent a potentially devastating conflict through engagement with…
IPP fielded candidates in several constituencies during elections but did not secure victory in any seat Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) following a meeting with party president and Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. The lawmakers who announced their affiliation with the…