January 2026

A state-of-the-art monitoring system designed to track passport applications, printing Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi praised the green shirts for their spirited performance throughout the series. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday visited the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports, where he officially inaugurated the Secure Hybrid Intelligence for Knowledge-Based Response

ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary committee proposed that each MP be allowed to nominate ten people for Hajj every year. He also suggested sending a ten-member delegation to Madinah on an official visit every year to offer greetings at the Holy Prophet (PBUH) Mosque. A meeting of the Standing Committee on Religious Affairs of the National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior will today (Tuesday) consider the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2025, a key legislation aimed at tackling drug abuse in educational institutions by further amending the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997. Introduced by PPP MP Sahar Kamran, the bill aims to prevent drug use in

Parliamentary panel backs ban, questions why civil servants enjoy privileges denied elected officials ISLAMABAD: A proposal to end dual nationality for members of the bureaucracy gained momentum on Monday after a parliamentary panel voted to abolish the practice, with lawmakers also calling for the restriction to be extended to judges. At a meeting of the

ISLAMABAD: Main opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are preparing to protest on February 8 to mark the second anniversary of the general elections, but a unified opposition front appears elusive as the main parties announced separate agitation plans on Monday. Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP), a major opposition alliance in which PTI is a major shareholder,

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed its final decision on participation in next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India, keeping open the option of a partial or symbolic boycott after Bangladesh’s withdrawal over security concerns triggered a growing diplomatic and sporting fallout. The PCB delayed the appeal for up to a