Police say investigation has been launched to determine motive behind attack, identify assailants A photo of KP Police personnel. PHOTO: FILE DERA ISMAIL KHAN: An Additional Station House Officer (SHO), Mirajan Shah, was seriously injured on Sunday when unidentified men opened fire in South Waziristan’s Madina Mor area, District Police Officer (DPO) Tahir Shah Wazir…
Round 2 negotiations likely tomorrow JD Vance departs for Pakistan today Iran has yet to make a final call Trump c Security personnel stand guard on Zero Point bridge in the federal capital amid heightened vigilance ahead of the second round of US-Iran talks. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set the stage for a high-stakes…
Spokesperson says Iran will communicate its conclusions to Pakistan after internal assessments Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. PHOTO: AFP Iran has not yet reached a final decision on a United States proposal conveyed through Pakistani mediation and remains in the review phase, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in an interview with Iran’s official…
White paper frames national control of AI as key to security, governance and economic development BEIJING: The Pakistani Embassy in China joined the launch of a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) white paper at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Friday, alongside partners from China, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Kazakhstan. The document defines sovereign…
Says comprehensive, effective EV policy is need of hour to address requirements related to energy efficiency PM chairing a review meeting in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on sectoral reforms and policy measures in Islamabad aimed at increasing investment and strengthening overall economic development. According to…
Authorities warn of thunderstorms, flash floods and landslides as Karachi and Lahore continue to swelter The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday issued warnings of rain, thunderstorms and possible flash flooding in several parts of the country, while hot and humid conditions persist in major urban centres. The PMD…
Fifty years of brokering peace for others, can the ‘Islamabad Talks’ mark a turning point for Pakistan’s diplomacy? KARACHI: For a country long typecast as a source of regional instability, Pakistan pulled off something for the books. After almost six weeks of conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, it was Islamabad that brokered…
A woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in support of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. West Asia News Agency via REUTERS GENEVA: Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday warned that India was pursuing what he described as a strategy of “hydro-hegemony”, saying that at least 17 projects, including reservoir and river diversion schemes, were designed to alter the Indus river system drastically. In April…
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday inaugurated the 39-kilometre Shahrah-e-Bhutto Expressway and also performed the groundbreaking of its strategic extension from Qayyumabad to Karachi Port. The PPP chief said the project is a major milestone for Karachi’s urban mobility, transport efficiency and economic connectivity. The inauguration ceremony of the Sindh…