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DPM and FM Ishaq Dar address the UN Security Council session on Palestine in New York. PHOTO: MOFA ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said Islamabad is fully prepared to confront a rapidly transforming international order, while reaffirming its positions on Jammu and Kashmir, Gaza and regional security. Addressing the […]

Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed a hearing date for various petitions seeking early hearing on suspension of sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the ₹190 million case. The IHC registrar has scheduled the applications for today

. President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the summary convening a joint sitting of Parliament on March 2, 2026, as part of the start of the new parliamentary year. According to the presidency, the joint session will be held on March 2 at 3 p.m. The joint

. The rate of return of 13.27% seems discriminatory compared to the 15% of DISCOs. Illustration: Talha Khan ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has released the Performance Report of Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCO) for the financial year 2024-25, revealing a cumulative loss of Rs472 billion to the national exchequer during the year.

Security forces have killed 34 terrorists during a series of intense intelligence operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past few days, army media said on Wednesday. "On February 24, 26 khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy Fitna al Khwarij were killed in four separate engagements in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while eight khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy Fitna

ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, has sharply criticized the party leadership, warning that anyone who cannot carry the narrative of Imran Khan should step down. Speaking before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Aleema Khan issued a stern warning to the party leadership, asking them not to make any statement

A paramilitary soldier receives medical treatment in an ambulance in Chaman. Photo: Reuters QUETTA/PESHAWAR: A fresh wave of terrorism hit parts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, leaving seven security personnel dead and several others injured in separate gun attacks, while security forces killed three terrorists during an operation in Lakki Marwat. In

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at the opening ceremony of Indus AI Week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN LAHORE: Amid a contentious debate over the creation of a separate “Karachi province”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sought to allay Sindh’s fears by welcoming Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to Islamabad. The debate over the

ISLAMABAD: Since the adoption of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been struggling not only to get substantial relief from the courts, but even to get its cases disposed of in a timely manner – especially those involving its founder, Imran Khan, and his wife – before the higher judiciary.

Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to conduct a recount at 39 polling stations in the PB-21 Hub constituency of the Balochistan Assembly, accepting the candidature of Ali Hasan Zehri. The ECP took the decision on Wednesday by a majority of two