Balochistan’s uplift top priority: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated that the development, prosperity and welfare of the people of Balochistan remained the federal government’s top priority. He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of senior politicians and members of the Senate from Balochistan at the Prime…

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US, Iran head to Doha for de-escalation talks

Trump confirms high-level meeting in Qatari capital White House says Witkoff and Kushner to join talks Tehran denie DOHA/ WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran are set to hold high-level talks in Doha on Tuesday (today) in an effort to preserve a fragile ceasefire after days of renewed military exchanges threatened to derail an interim…

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Pakistan in diplomatic overdrive

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…

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Record 4,082 companies registered in April

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) incorporated 4,082 companies in April 2026, the highest monthly figure in the country’s corporate history, according to a statement issued on Thursday. The total number of registered companies has reached 294,101. The SECP also set daily records, registering 300 companies on April 27 and 340 on…

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President Zardari’s China visit yields bonanza of MoUs

President Asif Ali Zardari confers the Sitara-e-Pakistan on Prof Pan Xiangbin at a special investiture ceremony in Changsha. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in desalination, agricultural technology and the tea industry, in a move expected to boost investment, technology transfer and economic…

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Is economy lagging behind military, diplomatic success?

ISLAMABAD: A great power rests on three pillars: military, diplomacy and economy. Pakistan has achieved many milestones on the military and diplomatic fronts. Two recent events further reinforced our strength. First, the decisive victory in Operation Bunyan Marsoos strengthened Pakistan’s credentials as a formidable military power. It elevated Pakistan’s global profile. Countries began to show…

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Khawaja Asif hopeful of US-Iran deal, says Pakistan to be major beneficiary of peace

Defence minister says Pakistan’s stature has improved after victory over India in Maarka-e-Haq last May. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday expressed hope for an agreement between the United States and Iran, saying Pakistan would be among the major beneficiaries of such a peace settlement, with the “biggest benefit” being a secure border with Tehran….

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Postponed exams to be held today

. RAWALPINDI: Papers postponed due to arrangements linked to peace-related developments involving Islamabad and international engagements will now be held today, Saturday, according to the revised schedule issued by the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Controller of Examinations Tanveer Asghar Awan said the postponed matriculation Urdu compulsory papers will be conducted as per…

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