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. LAHORE: As the provincial capital awaits Basant with bated breath, the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has predicted pleasant weather during the festival. According to authorities, Lahore will remain dry from February 6 to 8, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures expected between 20 and 22 degrees Celsius. While rain and snowfall are forecast […]

. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The FIA ​​informed a banking court on Wednesday that it had finalized the trial in the foreign funding case against the PTI founder and others, with a formal submission expected in the coming days after the completion of procedural requirements. Banking Court Judge Abdul Ghafoor Kakar heard

. Students take part in a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The government and people of Pakistan celebrated Kashmir Solidarity Day on Thursday, reaffirming their unwavering commitment to stand with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just struggle for the realization of their right to self-determination. In their

A photo of opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: A major hurdle in the appointment of a new CEC and two ECP members may be resolved soon, as PTI-backed Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai has agreed to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to fulfill constitutional requirements. The nomination process remained

Sign several agreements to strengthen cooperation; Joint working group to formulate an action plan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receive Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Nur Khan base in Rawalpindi. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday agreed to increase their bilateral trade to $2 billion over the next

. Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Photo: File Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek Tahaffuz Ain Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday said they would not compromise on the health of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan and urged the nation to join a nationwide shutdown strike scheduled for February 8 (Sunday). At a meeting of

. RAWALPINDI: Security forces successfully concluded ‘Operation Raddul-Fitna-1’ in Balochistan, killing 216 terrorists in a series of coordinated intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting what the army described as Indian-sponsored terrorist elements, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. In a statement, the military’s media wing said the operations targeted terrorist groups seeking to disrupt peace

People on their rooftops enjoy flying kites at the Bhati Gate of Lahore. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT/X/MARYAMNSHARIF LAHORE: The provincial capital did not sleep to welcome Basant on Thursday, as fireworks burst into the night sky after midnight, kites rose from rooftops and music drifted across the walled city and beyond into the town long known as

. World Bank President Ajay Banga cuts a ribbon during the inauguration of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) office in Karachi, Pakistan, February 4, 2026. SOURCE: REUTERS KARACHI: Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth population bulge into an economic dividend, or risk instability and emigration,

Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore lay floral wreath at Azad Jammu and Kashmir Yadgar-e-Shuhada on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day. PHOTO: X (GOV OF PAKISTAN) MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering political, diplomatic and moral support