KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi arrives to meet Imran Khan at Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi. Photo: Reuters RAWALPINDI: Political tensions intensified on Thursday as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stepped up demands for access to its jailed leader Imran Khan, with the party citing health concerns, repeated refusals of meetings and growing frustration over what it […]
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. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. PHOTO: APPLICATION/FILE ISLAMABAD: Awaam Party Pakistan (APP) Chairman Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday criticized the government, saying the existing regime had failed in governance and corruption control, while also raising concerns over the handling of the recent IMF report. Addressing a press conference in the federal capital alongside party leader Miftah
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. Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: After the adoption of the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) elections, scheduled for December 13, are considered crucial as professional and independent groups claim to secure majority in the apex body of lawyers for the next five years. Members
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Ongoing negotiations between KP CM representatives and Adiala prison administration Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi continued his sit-in outside Adiala jail till late Thursday night after authorities once again denied him permission to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Negotiations between KP CM representatives and the Adiala jail administration were underway, sources said. The talks
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Memorandum of Understanding signed for collaboration in cartel investigations, merger control and combating deceptive marketing Competition Commission of Pakistan and Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia sign MoU to deepen regulatory coordination at 10th meeting of Pakistan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission Pakistan and Russia have formalized a major cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening competition oversight in the market.
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Indian speakers withdrew without giving any substantive explanation, says Pakistan High Commission in London The Indian delegation withdrew from a planned Oxford Union debate on India’s policy in Pakistan, allowing the Pakistani delegation to receive unchallenged and effective points by default, the Pakistan High Commission in London has confirmed. The High Commission noted that India
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Lawmakers declare Singh’s comments ‘highly condemnable,’ calling them an attack on country’s sovereignty The National Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s recent remarks on Sindh, calling his statement an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty. The resolution, moved by Pakistan People’s Party MP Aslam Alam Niazi, in a session chaired by President
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UAE Ambassador announced measures such as online applications and new visa center to speed up travel for Pakistani nationals People cross a bridge in the emirate of Dubai. Photo: File The UAE is processing nearly 500 visas for Pakistani nationals daily under new facilitation reforms, even as Pakistan’s interior ministry warned the Senate that the
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Interior Ministry says Pakistan narrowly escaped a total ban on its passports from UAE and Saudi Arabia Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri chairs a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights in Islamabad on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Photo: Senate of Pakistan/X The UAE is processing nearly 500 visas for Pakistani nationals daily under
PM says upcoming Pakistan-GCC FTA will boost trade, invites Bahraini investors Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement, which will be signed very soon, will help strengthen trade between Pakistan and GCC member countries, especially with Bahrain. Addressing the business community in Manama on Thursday (today), the Prime Minister said
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