DRAP policy leaves used equipment in limbo

Importers warn 90% private sector relies on affordable second-hand medical devices LAHORE: Medical equipment importers have urged the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to review its newly issued import policy, warning that excluding second-hand medical equipment from the regulatory framework could disrupt healthcare services, increase costs for hospitals and threaten thousands of jobs. The…

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Trump says Netanyahu to visit US next Tuesday

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the Knesset, West Jerusalem, Israel, Oct, 13,2025.PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would visit the United States next week. The two leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday as the US-Israeli war…

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Panel seeks 50% gas share for provinces

Committee sought complete details of payments made to the provinces over the past 16 years A general view shows a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution on Friday directed the federal government to ensure…

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PSX remains weak on crude oil, geopolitics

KARACHI: The KSE-100 index fell over 715 points at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as renewed US-Iran tensions and higher oil prices kept investor sentiment under pressure. The decline left the index testing its 200-day moving average, a level that has provided reliable support in recent months. Markets now look ahead to the…

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Pakistan, Iran explore new peace initiative

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the…

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NCCIA contractual officers get IHC relief

Court granted the NCCIA a final opportunity to file a detailed reply before the next hearing ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) from hindering the official duties of contract officers who have approached the court seeking regularisation of their services. The court also maintained its interim…

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German court orders visa for Afghan

. BERLIN:   Germany’s constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman’s appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. The plaintiff was one of more than…

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Dar links peace to ending terrorism from Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to press Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to honour their counter-terrorism commitments, saying durable peace and stability in the region depended on ending terrorism emanating from Afghan soil. Addressing the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting (SCO-CFM) in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan,…

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PM warns Afghanistan over cross-border terrorism

CLOUD LAUNCH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir offer prayers after inaugurating Pakistan’s first purpose-built AI data centre. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan continued to seek good relations with Afghanistan but urged the Afghan interim government not to allow its territory to…

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