July 2025

Islamabad: Foreign Office’s spokesman Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan highlighted the growing diplomatic profile of the International and Regional forums on Friday, including its assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Presidency, participation in the 17th Eco summit and ongoing efforts to humanitarian and legal responsibility in the region. In a comprehensive weekly news briefing,

Islamabad: The government on Friday gave notice of a 10 percent increase in wages for the federal government employees as well as awarding Differness Reduction Reduction Pointance (DRA) worth 30 per cent. Basic salary. According to one of the notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance, dated July 4, the basic salary of armed forces’

Islamabad: A special task force formed to tackle the questions of pilgrims traveling to Iran and Iraq decided on Friday that from January 1, 2026, a new system for group organizers will be implemented and the existing Salar system will be completely interrupted. From January 1, 2026, only registered groups are allowed to arrange pilgrimage,

Islamabad: The Supreme Court has raised serious concerns about the systemic failure of law enforcement in tackling drug trafficking beyond its most vulnerable participants, observing that the prosecutions overwhelm only the “carriers” of the narcotics – mostly from underprivileged backgrounds – while great perpetrators remain untouched. The observations came in a 17-page written sentence written

Islamabad: Senate selection for 11 seats-inclusive seven general seats, two reserved for women and two for technocrats/disadvantages-from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is scheduled for July 21 in the provincial assembly building. The ECP also announced the schedule for Senate’s election due to the departure of Professor Sajid Mir and others vacated by Sania Nishtar with the election held