Says Pakistan’s mission in Djibouti closely monitoring developments, coordinating efforts for the hostages’ release 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 the…
A worker packs merchandise of Lionel Messi in China. Photo: AFP LONDON: Toy charms shaped like a goat and decked out in Lionel Messi’s Argentina number 10 shirt pepper a factory tabletop in China, where sellers are betting on the country’s lucrative fan market for a big World Cup boost. The World Cup begins in…
Jake Paul at a MMA press conference at Intuit Dome. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: Jake Paul expressed a desire to continue fighting while acknowledging his fighting career could be done in a recent interview. Paul, 29, is still recovering after Anthony Joshua broke his jaw during their December fight, Paul’s first loss in seven fights. “We’ll…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presents a laptop to a student in Gilgit. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed that a 100-megawatt solar project be completed by mid next year while inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of several development projects in Gilgit. The prime minister arrived in G-B on a one-day…
. PESHAWAR: An important meeting on FM radio stations under the Information and Public Relations Department was chaired by the Special Assistant to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan. Secretary Information Matiullah Khan and other relevant officials attended the meeting. The Special Assistant was given a comprehensive briefing on the…
CDF Munir, Iran’s president, top brass discuss de-escalation; PM, Qatari Emir stress regional stability ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday held a series of high-level meetings in Tehran with Iran’s top political and military leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, as part of Islamabad’s efforts…
Says residents facing severe hardships because of deteriorating condition of University Road Frontier Works Organisation restarts work at University Road. PHOTO: MURTAZA WAHAB/X KARACHI: After years of traffic chaos, broken roads and daily commuter misery on Karachi’s busiest corridor, the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the government to make University Road fully operational within…
FPCCI president says cheaper fuel will boost exports, urges electricity tariff reduction ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trader and industrial community has strongly welcomed the announcement of a Rs74 per litre reduction in petrol prices and Rs67 per litre cut in high-speed diesel, calling it a highly positive decision for the economy. They said the move will benefit…
Iran’s FM calls Dar as Israel’s Lebanon incursion imperils truce; Trump says peace talks ongoing ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday requested Pakistan to use its good offices for de-escalation, as Tehran halted talks with the United States in protest at Israel’s incursion into Lebanon and threatened to open new fronts in the…
‘Islamabad talks’ see success as PM Shehbaz invites US, Iran delegations to Islamabad on April 10 People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, early Wednesday morning, announced that Iran and the United States…