Pakistan

Martyred soldier Sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi. — ISPR/File RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred and four khwarij were killed after security forces engaged and thwarted […]

Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan shout slogans during a protest after Khan’s arrest, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9, 2023. — Reuters A

Men on a bike ride past a burning police vehicle during a protest by the PTI activists and supporters in Quetta on May 9, 2023.

PTI activists and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gather in front of the main entrance of General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 9,

Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, is seen seated at a registrar’s office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Friday that the US President Joe Biden had not yet responded to a letter written to

ISLAMABAD: The 18th Speakers Conference on Friday called for resolving disputes and common challenges through dialogue and stressed the need for taking effective measures to

LAHORE: Justice Farooq Haider of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has requested arguments on the maintainability of a petition seeking to bar news channels from

LAHORE: As confusion continues to swirl around the talks and the deadline for civil disobedience looms large, both the government and PTI seemed on Friday

ISLAMABAD: When the United States imposed sanctions on four Pakistani entities – including National Development Complex (NDC) – this week to target the country’s long-range

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed a most-wanted Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist Ali Rehman alias Maulana Taha Swati along with seven others in an intelligence based operation

ISLAMABAD: Despite forming a negotiating panel to address the reservations of key ally Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz led government has failed to

ISLAMABAD: A senior Supreme Court judge has noted that the “state” is busy in installing and toppling political governments in the country while all institutions

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Chief Secretary has rejected a proposal to organise winter camps for students of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 during the winter

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the district administrations to develop green belts around underpasses and under overhead bridges in all major

LAHORE: The Punjab government has dispatched the first shipment of medicines worth more than Rs300,000 to Parachinar to support the local population. Along with the

A police personnel stands guard as a a health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door poliovirus vaccination campaign at a slum

ISLAMABAD: Around 35 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country were surveyed through Geographical Information System (GIS), whereas extensive data was available on the SEZs

LAHORE: Lauding the cleric-politician’s political prowess, former finance minister and Awaam Pakistan Party (APP) leader Miftah Ismail has said that JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ leaders filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The petitioners, Hamid Khan, Amanullah Kunrani, Abid

RAWALPINDI: The LHC Rawalpindi Bench on Friday issued a notice to the base commander of Murid Chakwal in a petition concerning the military trial of

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has given the PML-N led federal government and the opposition—the PTI—a deadline to evolve a consensus on the

RAWALPINDI: Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) of the FIA arrested to human traffickers, allegedly involved the Greek boat tragedy, a day after arresting two of its

The health ministry on Friday confirmed the country’s eighth case of the mpox virus this year, involving a 32-year-old patient who had recently returned from

ISLAMABAD: As the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will consider the extension of the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench today (Saturday), senior puisne judge Justice Syed

A day after incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan issued an ultimatum warning of a civil disobedience movement unless his “legitimate demands” are met, Prime Minister’s

Prime minister’s aide on public and political affairs Rana Sanaullah addressing a press conference in this undated image. — PID/File  Amid looming civil disobedience threat,

Former finance minister and leader of the Awaam Pakistan Party Miftah Ismail has claimed that Maulana Fazlur Rehman could serve as Prime Minister of Pakistan

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (ATC) in Lahore has arrested two human traffickers involved in the Greek boat tragedy, Express News reported.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed strict action against officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) involved in facilitating human traffickers, following the tragic Greek

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi dismissed the acquittal pleas of several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including party founder Imran Khan and former foreign minister

(Left to right) These file photos show Supreme Court’s Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Justice Athar Minallah. — Supreme Court website

Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, has asserted that the latest sanctions imposed by the US government, allegedly related to Pakistan’s ballistic missile

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif  addressing a meeting regarding prevention of human trafficking in Islamabad on December 20, 2024. — Radio Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

After meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the Madrassa Registration Bill, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced that the government had assured progress on

PTI founder Imran Khan (right) and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi seen in this image released on October 24, 2023. — Facebook/Imran Khan A

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaking to journalists after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad, Decemeber 20, 2024.

Karachi is currently experiencing a cold wave as a high-pressure system blankets most of Pakistan, including Sindh. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the

Police personnel injured and manhandled during the attack in Karachi’s Korangi, on December 20, 2024, are pictured in this collage. — Reporter KARACHI: A polio

MULTAN: A man got his wife, Professor Feroza Jameel, killed by a hitman upon her refusal to grant him permission for the second marriage. Police

Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori during a press conference held at the Governor House released on August 23, 2024. — Facebook/@TeamKTessori KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran

Children walk to their school along a street amid smoggy conditions early in the morning in Lahore on December 17, 2021. — AFP Winter break

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur after KP Apex Committee’s meeting on December 20, 2024. — Facebook@Ministry-of-Interior-GoP PESHAWAR: The

Pakistani military personnel stand beside a Shaheen III surface-to-surface ballistic missile during Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 23, 2019. — Reuters  ISLAMABAD:

Late JUI-F leader Khalid Mehmood Soomro during an event in this undated image. — Facebook/@AllamaDrKhalidMahmood/File SUKKUR: Six convicts have been handed double life imprisonment by

An anti-terrorism court in Sukkur sentenced six individuals to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Dr. Khalid Mehmood Soomro. Judge Abdul

A view of the National Assembly session. — Twitter/NAofPakistan/File ISLAMABAD: In a bid to begin formal talks between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and government, a

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur are pictured as they address media in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 10, 2024.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to include him in the high-power selection board for the promotion

ISLAMABAD: The total number of registered religious madrassas across the country is 17,738, with 2,249,520 students enrolled, stated the Ministry of Education as it submitted