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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receive Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov upon his arrival at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi. Photo: NNI ISLAMABAD: Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov arrived on Wednesday for his first state visit to Pakistan, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. As the Kyrgyz president […]

In the first eleven months of 2025, Pakistan saw an overall increase of more than 25 percent in violence across its security landscape, recording at least 3,187 violence-related deaths (compared to all of 2024’s 2,546) and 1,981 injuries – among civilians, security personnel and outlaws, according to the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).

KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Mahrang Baloch in a case related to sedition and public mischief, ruling that the prosecution had failed to present credible evidence. Mahrang had been arrested by the Quaidabad police in Malir on October 11, 2024, in a terrorism case, accusing her of

. In mid-October this year, the FBR imposed a tax of Rs 250 on mobile phones worth Rs 15,000 or more, while Rs 300 was levied on cheaper handsets worth Rs 6,000 or more. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on finance on Wednesday postponed discussion on heavy taxes on mobile phones until

Senior Reporter Arshad Sharif. Photo: Twitter ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday sought an updated report by December 17 on the investigation into the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif and asked lawyers of all parties to assist the court on the issue of its suo motu jurisdiction. A two-member bench headed by Justice Aamer

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday proposed the creation of a new regional body to replace the long-dormant South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Speaking at the opening session of the 5th Islamabad Conclave organized by the Islamabad Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Dar warned that South Asia could

KP government says its share is expected to increase from 6% to nearly 20% after merger with tribal districts ISLAMABAD: As the first meeting of the National Finance Commission is set to highlight the performance of the provinces, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in particular, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed several options to redistribute resources that would benefit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced that the bidding process for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would be televised live on national television, stressing that full transparency and merit would remain the government’s top priorities. "The entire bid on December 23, 2025 will be broadcast live on all media channels so that

Opposition parties on Wednesday castigated the federal government’s economic performance and governance failures, warning that rising poverty, unemployment and fiscal mismanagement were pushing the country toward an unmanageable crisis. Addressing a joint press conference, Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leaders, including Zubair Umar and Asad Qaiser, claimed that the ruling system had failed to comply with constitutional obligations,