Dar Reaches Manila to Attend 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting
Programme includes participation in ARF Plenary Meeting, bilateral meetings with counterparts on sidelines Foreign Minister…
Dar Reaches Manila to Attend 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting
Programme includes participation in ARF Plenary Meeting, bilateral meetings with counterparts on sidelines Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Reaches Manila to Attend 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting. PHOTO: FO Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday to participate in the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial meeting, according…
Will ask PM to make me AJK premier: Nawaz
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif addresses a rally in Muzaffarabad. PHOTO: X/PMLNORG Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday pledged to revive development projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying that if his party won the upcoming elections, he would ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
Pakistani elected IAF vice president
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) chairman Ijaz A Khokhar has been elected vice president of the International Apparel Federation (IAF), becoming the first Pakistani to hold the position. The announcement was made during the IAF General Assembly, where members unanimously approved his nomination, according to PRGMEA. The development comes as…
Govt mulls fresh austerity measures
Among the proposals under consideration is a reduction in the number of weekly working days EASING PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS: Sources said Pakistan was working on multiple options to extend the longevity of its short-term external debt and also stagger the upcoming payments of energy debt being obtained by Chinese firms to set up power plants under…
Rubio meets Wang as Xi may visit US
. WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week ahead of a possible summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, even as Trump said the US would raise concerns with China over alleged election meddling. A US State Department official said on Tuesday that Rubio…
France backs social media ban for under-15s
. In the letter, Macron says he is making a personal appeal to Trump to reconsider the sanctions, which he argues were unjustly imposed. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: France’s parliament on Tuesday was set to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from…
AJK to have polls in three phases
MUZAFFARGARH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission (AJKEC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, announcing that the polling will now be held in three phases to ensure peaceful, transparent and secure elections across the region. Announcing the revised election programme at a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd)…
Gandhi demands Modi’s resignation
CARRIED AWAY: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown against student protests calling for reforms in…
PM reaffirms Pakistan’s mediation role to Iran
Stresses peace, stability in region Momeni lauds Pak diplomatic role Iran interior minister also meets CDF BACK TO DIPLOMACY: Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during a call by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, on Tuesday emphasised that Pakistan…
CM inspection uncovers corruption in model village project
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speaking at the inauguration of the Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence in Arifwala. SCREENGRAB FAISALABAD: A surprise inspection ordered by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has led to the arrest of six people, including a contractor and officials of the Punjab Rural Municipal Services Company (PRMSC), over alleged corruption and…
