DPM says over $13b in MoUs and joint ventures have been signed through bilateral B2B engagements Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal reach Beijing on Sunday. PHOTO: ISHAQ DAR/ X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan was “open for business” as he addressed the Pakistan-China B2B Investment…
Facing very low ratings, Starmer may decide by Monday to quit or contest leadership against Burnham Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the members of the media on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Thonon-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. REUTERS British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was considering his political future on Sunday, after…
ISLAMABAD: Some members of the federal cabinet have raised serious questions over the pricing of locally manufactured vaccines and monopolistic practices of pharmaceutical companies. The government has also agreed to give a buyback guarantee for the locally manufactured vaccines. During a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, the cabinet gave in-principle approval…
Republicans likely to focus on probes into federal investigation of 2020 election overturn efforts FBI Director Kash Patel attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 15, 2026. REUTERS United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel is set to…
LONDON: Arne Slot said on Friday he and Mohamed Salah both want what is best for Liverpool after the Egyptian appeared to take aim at the Dutchman on his way out of the club. Salah’s storied nine-year spell at Anfield will come to a close after Sunday’s clash against Brentford. Liverpool still need a point…
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US. Photo: Reuters US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran’s claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz….
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that a review petition in a capital case could not have been dismissed without giving the accused an opportunity of hearing. Justice Shakeel Ahmed, in an eight-page additional note, stressed that constitutional courts were not merely instruments for enforcing procedure but the ultimate guardians of justice. The three-judge bench,…
Over 30k beneficiaries await assistance; scholarships, medical aid remain suspended RAWALPINDI: The Zakat Department will not provide financial assistance to registered low-income families and widowed women across the Rawalpindi Division on the occasion of Eidul Azha, following the suspension of similar payments during Eidul Fitr amid an acute financial crisis. More than 30,000 registered beneficiaries…
Shutter down. PHOTO: INP/FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has refused to participate in the federal government’s fuel relief scheme until the subsidy payment mechanism for dealers is clarified, warning that petrol stations could shut down if the programme is imposed on them. On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday…
CDF Field Marshal Munir holds discussions with Iranian leadership in Tehran PM, Saudi crown prince discuss region Field Marshal Asim Munir is received by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday. — ISPR ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has mounted an unprecedented diplomatic push ahead of a potential second and possibly decisive round of negotiations…