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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for a renewed spirit of cooperation between the North and South for technology transfer, resource sharing and collective progress, urging developed countries to play a greater role in responding to climate challenges. Speaking at a high-level panel discussion titled “Is Humanity Heading in the Right Direction?” » At […]

Around 165,000 Pakistani students study abroad, but very few pay taxes in Pakistan, the NAB chief noted. ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmad Butt said the top accountability watchdog would approach Parliament asking it to reduce the current threshold of Rs 500 million required for taking action in corruption cases.

. Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday stressed the need to reinvent democracy in line with the technological, informational and demographic revolutions that are shaping the 21st century. The minister expressed his views at a seminar titled “Shaping social democracy – since 1925”

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Tuesday reaffirmed their determination to strengthen cooperation through regular parliamentary exchanges, mutual visits and joint initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable development, regional stability and strengthening people-to-people ties. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Senate President Yusuf Raza Gilani and Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Sahiba

. Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a press conference at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Photo: ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday met a delegation from Meta Platforms, led by Director of Public Policy for South and Central Asia, Sarim Aziz. During the meeting, the Meta

. ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad on Tuesday extended the pre-arrest bail of PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in several cases, including the May 9 incidents, attempted murder and alleged forged receipts, and restrained authorities from arresting them till November 25. The court ordered that the PTI founder

. ISLAMABAD: The newly constituted bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which was supposed to resume hearing of a plea accusing IHC judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri of having a dubious LLB degree, is also dissolved. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, on September 16 restrained

. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered provincial governments to take concrete measures for the welfare and protection of elderly people, emphasizing the constitutional obligation to safeguard family life, dignity and social security. In a nine-page judgment written by Justice Salahuddin Panwar, the Supreme Court directed the Sindh government to establish and ensure effective functioning of

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENSHOT RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Tuesday approved the formation of a slimmed-down and streamlined Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, allowing Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to select his team independently. Speaking to reporters after meeting Imran Khan in Adiala jail, the PTI founder’s sisters said he had “advised the chief