QUETTA: Balochistan government officials said on Saturday that recent terrorist incidents in the province are linked to networks operating from Afghanistan. Addressing a news conference in Quetta, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Hamza Shafqaat, CTD DIG Aitzaz Goraya and Special Assistant to the Home Department Babar Khan Yousafzai said that terrorists infiltrate from Afghanistan, carry out…
‘They’re dying to settle. They want to settle so badly,’ says US president US President Donald Trump. Screengrab US President Donald Trump said on Friday evening that Tehran is eager to settle with Washington, adding that the US had paused negotiations to allow for the slain former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral processions, which…
Petition notes the outbreak killed nine, infected over 200 children at the KBV hospital since November 2025 A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in South Africa. Photo: REUTERS/file The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the provincial government to submit a detailed report within a…
State-owned Pakistan LNG opens tender for spot LNG cargo for delivery between June 30 and July 4 Pakistan has launched an urgent tender to buy a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for delivery this week, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupt energy flows through one of the world’s most important shipping routes….
Says that he is ‘hopeful’ of a second round of direct talks between the US and Iran, leading to lasting peace Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has described Pakistan’s role in facilitating US-Iran dialogue as a “shining moment in our history”, saying the evolving political-military coordination has helped improve Pakistan’s international image. He made these remarks…
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced IBAN-based digital verification to enable faster and easier onboarding of customers, allowing investors to access financial services without unnecessary documentation and repeated verification requirements. To facilitate this digital transformation, the SECP has amended the Anti-money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation…
Ex-SC judge Mansoor Ali Shah makes case for promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS LAHORE: Former Supreme Court judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Saturday underscored the importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), calling it the “future of Pakistan’s judicial…
Joker is the uninhibited madness of a fractured, two-faced world order, manifesting itself as a weeping clown. The Joker is, by design, a villain beyond comprehension; more ‘it’ than ‘he’. PHOTO: IMDB You would think that Joker has no earthly reason to exist as anything other than a gimmick aimed at making profits off a highly…
ISLAMABAD: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned that judicial corruption in Pakistan has reached a systemic scale and may amount to grand corruption, saying the country’s justice system has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture. The organisation made the observations in a report titled “Under the Bench: Mapping Corruption Risks…
KARACHI: Gold prices declined in global and local markets on Saturday, with bullion rates in the domestic market falling in line with a drop in international prices. In the international bullion market, gold prices fell by $37 per ounce to $4,043 per ounce. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), in the…