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Pakistan ends 2025 not as a state reacting to events, but as a state increasingly shaping them. ISLAMABAD: Few could have predicted at the start of 2025 that Pakistan’s foreign policy would end the year on such a radically different footing. Long seen as a country struggling with diplomatic isolation, economic fragility and regional pressure, […]

. Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Salman receives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival to attend the One-Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 4, 2024. Photo: APP/File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a warm and cordial telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed

. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday launched economic governance reforms to address vulnerabilities identified in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on governance and corruption, while taking ownership of a 142-point agenda for institution-building and the rule of law. The plan envisages undertaking a national corruption risk assessment, making rules-based appointments in key

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expresses its deep concern over the resurgence of violence in Yemen and reiterates its support for unity and territorial integrity, as well as all efforts aimed at establishing lasting peace and stability in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Pakistan strongly opposes unilateral steps by any

Jaishankar and Ayaz Sadiq have a brief conversation; Analysts warn against reading too much into the episode National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar shake hands at the Bangladesh Parliament in Dhaka. Photo: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar briefly exchanged greetings in

LAHORE: Treasury lawmakers sought a permanent solution to the continued assignment of federal officers to provincial posts, warning the practice was triggering a constitutional and governance crisis in the province. The issue emerged after an adjournment motion was moved in the Punjab Assembly by several Treasury MPAs. Lawmakers in their motion stressed that the continued

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sent a case to the Director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) regarding the forcible disembarkation of a citizen from an Azerbaijan flight and disposed of the matter. The court said DG FIA should act on this request in accordance with the law and submit a report. Justice

Experts say so-called hybrid system will further consolidate control of power in the new year ISLAMABAD: Pakistan enters 2026 with its biggest political question still unanswered: what will happen to PTI founder Imran Khan. His supporters hoped for relief in 2025, when Donald Trump returned to the White House. However, these hopes proved short-lived, as

Celebrations marked the start of 2026 across Pakistan as people welcomed the New Year with fireworks, music and public gatherings in major cities following festivities around the world. In Karachi, the country’s largest city, Mayor Murtaza Wahab attended a musical evening at Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim, where fireworks were planned at midnight. The mayor arrived at the

The crown prince expressed his intention to pay an official visit to Pakistan next year. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during which he highlighted the importance of dialogue and diplomacy to preserve regional peace and