Both sides agree to maintain the ceasefire on the condition that Afghan soil is not used for attacks against Pakistan. 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 Pakistan and the […]
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Government workers, including teachers, are holding a protest rally against changes to pension rules, warning of government paralysis if demands are not met. PHOTO: INP The Ministry of Finance has clarified that federal government employees will be eligible for housing construction advances under the new Federal Government Revenue and Payment Rules 2025, with officers entitled
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Supreme court suspends PHC decision granting Afghan man Pakistani citizenship and Pakistani origin card The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed a Peshawar High Court judgment that an Afghan national, married to a Pakistani woman, was entitled to Pakistani citizenship, pending a final decision on the case. A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed allowed
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Sohail Afridi says PTI will decide on course of action as it is denied meeting with founder for fourth time Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENSHOT Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has revealed that the provincial cabinet will initially comprise 10 ministers, as per instructions received from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Speaking to media
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I will do everything possible to send young people to Saudi Arabia because it needs thousands of skilled and semi-skilled workers: Shehbaz Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saudi Arabia needed thousands of skilled and semi-skilled workers and would do everything possible to send Pakistani youth there to seize new
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Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir poses with tribal elders during his visit to Peshawar on October 30, 2025. Photo: ISPR Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir assured tribal elders that Pakistan, particularly Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, would be rid of terrorists and their accomplices, according to a statement issued by the Army’s media wing. During
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Project proponents amplify need for “community ownership” for park maintenance and success Sultanabad’s Queen’s Park has been rebuilt for the third time by the Competitive and Livable City of Karachi (CLICK), a project funded by the World Bank in collaboration with the Sindh government. The World Bank has allocated around Rs58 million in funds for
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its downward trajectory on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plunging 1,732 points, or 1.09 percent, to close at 156,733, marking a new closing low and surpassing the previous low of 158,443 recorded on October 13, 2025. Investor confidence remained fragile amid escalating regional tensions following the breakdown of
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Maulana Syed Abdul Khabeer Azad, Chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Pakistan and Khateeb of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, represented Pakistan at the International Interfaith Peace Conference organized in Rome by the Sant’Egidio community. The conference, titled “Christian-Muslim Dialogue and Audacity for Peace,” brought together more than 300 international delegates and more than 1,000 religious leaders
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Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Source: x.com/arabnews Pakistan has agreed to resume negotiations with the Afghan Taliban at the request of the host countries, a move that will keep the Pakistani delegation in Istanbul longer than expected. The decision was taken to give the negotiation
