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Pakistan warns ceasefire not ‘unlimited’; Istanbul includes ‘interim’ agreement Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands after signing a ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may have welcomed the agreement reached with Afghanistan in Istanbul mediated by […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, dressed in traditional attire, prays after unveiling the plaque of a branch of the Danish school in Chitral. Photo: INP PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday pledged full cooperation with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government to maintain peace and eliminate terrorism from the province. Addressing a public gathering in Chitral

. LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A local court in Lahore has placed six officers of the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) – accused of accepting bribes – in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for three more days – until November 3. The FIA ​​on Friday presented the accused – including Additional Director Chaudhry Sarfraz, Deputy

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered that the petition challenging the appointment of District and Sessions Judge Nasir Javed Rana be fixed for hearing in the second week of November. Justice Nasir Javed Rana, who presided over an accountability court in Islamabad earlier this year, convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Assembly has forwarded to the federal government a unanimously approved resolution seeking amendment to Article 140-A of the Constitution for constitutional protection of local governments. According to the resolution jointly moved by MP Ahmad Iqbal Chaudhry of the PML-N and MP Syed Ali Haider Gillani of the PPP, the provincial legislature proposed

. LAHORE: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environment Musadik Malik has urged the bureaucracy to embrace modern technological advancements, including information technology and artificial intelligence, in response to the changing demands of governance. Addressing the certificate award ceremony of the 123rd National Management Course and 38th Senior Management Course at the National School of

. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Photo: SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: DPM/FM Senator Ishaq Dar on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the infrastructure of Karachi ports, with emphasis on modernization, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of port operations. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Secretaries of

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway have agreed to expand cooperation in the education sector, focusing on digital learning, teacher training, technical education and inclusive learning opportunities. The agreement took place during a sideline meeting between Federal Minister of State for Education and Vocational Training Wajiha Qamar and Norwegian Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun. of

. Fawad Chaudhry. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Top PTI leaders who were part of the party’s initial leadership are gearing up to revive the political movement under the leadership of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, sources said on Friday. According to insiders, personalities such as Fawad Chaudhry, Asad Umar, Imran Ismail, Ali Zaidi, Mahmood Moulvi and