Options for divisible pool top NFC agenda
K-P govert is claiming that its share should go up by 6% to nearly 20% after the merger with tribal…
The singing civil servant from Balochistan
By MOHAMMAD ZAFAR BALOCH | PUBLISHED December 01, 2025 Recently, a newly released Balochi song titled “Mallo Bia” has received…
PM announces live broadcast of PIA bidding process on December 23
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced that the bidding process for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would…
ATC throws out sedition case against Mahrang
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch in a case related to…
Tajikistan rejects Russian border role
. DUSHANBE: Tajikistan on Wednesday denied it needed Russian help in guarding its volatile border with Afghanistan, after cross-border attacks…
No breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Photo: Courtesy — TASS MOSCOW: Russia and…
Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks
. Shosh Bedrosian, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters JERUSALEM: Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks…
FCC ponders over suo motu jurisdiction
Senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Photo: Twitter ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court Wednesday sought an updated progress report by December 17…
NA panel defers mobile phone tax debate
. In mid-October of the current year, the FBR imposed a duty of Rs250 on mobile phones worth Rs15,000 or…
Opp bloc warns of state collapse
The opposition parties on Wednesday blasted the federal government's economic performance and governance failures, warning that rising poverty, unemployment and…