Opposition leader says provincial government failed to provide tangible help despite spending ‘billions of rupees’ Punjab Assembly (PA) Opposition Leader Muhammad Moeen ud Din Riaz Qureshi addressing the floor of the house. Photo: screenshot Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly (PA) Muhammad Moeen ud Din Riaz Qureshi on Friday slammed the Rs 5.9 trillion provincial […]
Leaders reaffirm commitment to playing positive role in promoting political stability and improving public welfare GILGIT-BALTISTAN: Consultations on government formation in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) began on Friday as delegations of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) met in Gilgit to discuss the political situation in the region, government formation and other issues of common
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A statement accuses the Taliban of trying to divert attention from militant activities originating in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Information on Friday strongly rejected allegations circulating on Afghan Taliban-linked propaganda channels of cross-border drone strikes on suspected Islamic State camps in Pakistan’s Khorasan Province (ISKP), calling such reports “false as usual”. In a fact-checking statement
Preparatory work for doorstep delivery of passports in Pakistan and abroad completed, service to be launched soon Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi chairs a high-level meeting on passports and immigration held at the Islamabad headquarters. SCREENSHOT Pakistan decided on Friday to upgrade its passport issuing system to a comprehensive e-passport framework as part of sweeping reforms
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He credits Field Marshal Asim Munir for the global peace deal and praises Dar and Naqvi for their key roles Prime Minister Shehbaz speaking at the NA session on Wednesday in Islamabad. Photo: PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the National Assembly (NA) on Friday that a significant reduction in fuel prices would be
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Letter warns Chenab projects aim to divert water and threaten Pakistan’s water, food and economic security Ambassador Asim Iftikhar delivers a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to the President of the UN Security Council for June 2026 and the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN, Ambassador Leonor Zalabata Torres regarding India’s continued
ISLAMABAD: As international oil prices falter amid easing tensions in the Middle East, the government is considering what could be one of the biggest reductions in oil prices in recent years, with petrol and diesel rates set to fall by more than Rs55 per litre. Working papers prepared by the Petroleum Division, Pakistan State Oil
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ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, more than 8.6 million children are engaged in child labor, of which more than 6.6 million are involved in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety and development, according to a national report released on Thursday by the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with UNICEF. Titled “Pakistan: Child Labor
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ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman, chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, on Thursday called continued reductions in climate allocations “shocking”, warning that Pakistan was entering a period of heightened climate vulnerability marked by intensifying heat waves, accelerated melting of glaciers, erratic rainfall, worsening water insecurity and growing environmental stress in
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The United States and Iran have formally put into effect the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, a historic deal brokered through Pakistan’s mediation and seen as a major diplomatic breakthrough after months of intensive negotiations and repeated setbacks. The deal was finalized with electronic signatures from the leaders of the United States and Iran, with Prime
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