Many Hindus in the city also observe Ramazan and Iftar has become a social gathering. This photograph taken on February 26, 2026 shows Hindu men preparing Iftar meals during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, inside a Sufi shrine in Mithi in Tharparkar district of Sindh province. Photo: AFP Partab Shivani, a Hind, has been […]
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Ministers cite Article 19 and warn that freedom of expression has limits on national security and foreign policy Federal Ministers Talal Chaudhry, Azam Nazeer Tarar and Attaullah Tarar address a joint press conference, asserting that Pakistan’s interests remain paramount, March 10, 2026. Federal ministers on Tuesday warned against “sensational” comments about Pakistan’s foreign policy, warning
Court to resume proceedings on March 12 as government opposes move to Shifa Hospital, cites medical board overseeing treatment Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on a miscellaneous application seeking transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan to Shifa
FM stressed the importance of de-escalation, dialogue and initiatives to promote regional peace and stability Pictured, left, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. PHOTO: MOFA/ BAHRAIN FO Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar spoke with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al
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Audit report questions payment of over Rs50m made to private advertising company by PPP ISLAMABAD: A sub-committee of Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday raised serious questions over the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s undisclosed expenditure, highlighting Rs101.4 million in secret funds. The committee noted that Rs70 million was spent under a special advertising fund,
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Envoy Asim Iftikhar says critics ignored terror threats from Afghan soil, defends Pakistan’s counterterrorism actions Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Afghanistan PHOTO: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, sharply criticized remarks made by Afghan and Indian representatives at a United Nations
. Children wade through a flooded street after Cyclone Gezani devastated the port city of Toamasina, Madagascar, on February 12. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday issued an urgent Glacial Lake Flood (GLOF) alert, warning of possible flash floods and landslides in Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from March 10 to 12.
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He says unauthorized recordings for extortion or evidence violate privacy and constitutional rights ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that secretly collecting information about a private conversation without the consent of the person involved, with the intention of using it for extortion or other illegal purposes, constitutes criminal conduct. In a five-page judgment
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PESHAWAR: The army destroyed ammunition depots in Afghanistan’s Paktika province and an adjacent Afghan post at Shawal in South Waziristan as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khwarij, security sources said on Monday. They said the army was continuing its retaliatory operations against Afghan Taliban hideouts and military installations.
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. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned on Monday that pollution caused by recent US-Israeli attacks on Iranian oil installations could deteriorate air quality in Pakistan’s western regions if prevailing winds carry pollutants across the border. In a statement, the Met Office said air currents from Iran could carry pollutants to neighboring areas of
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