Calls for sovereignty, rule of law, balanced development during UAE, Spain engagements Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 14, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday put forward a four-point proposal to promote peace and stability…
Freedom Network report blames PECA, legal and economic pressures for worsening press freedom and journalist safety ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s media landscape witnessed a significant contraction of space for free expression during the last one year, driven by escalating legal, regulatory, and economic besides other pressures. This has been revealed in media watchdog Freedom Network’s latest annual…
Both sides are actively engaged in channel diplomacy through Pakistan to reach an agreement, say Pakistani sources Iranian National News Agency said that Iran will not join second round of talks with US to be held in Islamabad. PHOTO: APA NEWS X Away from the media limelight, Pakistan is working silently to break the ongoing…
Iran renewed attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, causing oil loading at the port of Fujairah to be at least partly halted after the third attack in four days. FILE IMAGE: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: The oil industry has expressed fear that it is going to face an inventory loss of Rs100 billion, which will…
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) technical committee has dismissed an appeal by Fakhar Zaman. Photo: REUTERS The Pakistan Super League (PSL) technical committee has dismissed an appeal by Fakhar Zaman, upholding the two-match ban imposed on the Lahore Qalandars batter for ball tampering, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday.The 35-year-old had earlier been…
. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has expressed Islamabad’s steadfast commitment to promoting conflict resolution through dialogue and constructive engagement following a meeting with US Congressman Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Republican caucus. Sheikh described the interaction as “broad-based and productive,” noting that both sides exchanged…
Several Iranians also injured on B1 bridge attack. PHOTO: ANADOLU The head of Iran’s Legal Medicine Organisation said 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes have been identified using scientific and specialised methods, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. Abbas Masjedi Arani said the fatalities, from February 28 to April 7, included 2,875 men and 496 women,…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday put on hold a landmark ruling of the Lahore High Court (LHC) that had struck down key provisions of the Passport Rules 2021, effectively restoring the federal government’s powers to inactivate passports and impose long-term travel bans on deportees and suspected human traffickers. The interim relief means…
Says he might come to Islamabad if deal is achieved, praises PM Shehbaz and CDF Munir once again US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that…
Expected to meet President Erdoğan and other leaders on sidelines of Fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum Governor of Antalya Hulusi Şahin receives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani delegation at the airport on Thursday as they arrives in Türkiye to attend the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived…