October 2025

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has proposed changes to the code of conduct for judges to establish an institutional mechanism to respond to “foreign influence”. The CJP on Friday chaired the 55th meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), convened by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The committee discussed key

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses overseas Pakistanis in London. Photo: PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the upgraded Geoscience Advanced Research Laboratories (GARL) of the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP). The inauguration ceremony held at the revived GARL complex in Chak Shehzad was attended by Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has projected Pakistan’s economic growth of between 3.5 and 4 percent for the current fiscal year despite the severe impact of recent monsoon

Sports Minister Asim Sharif Bhat sent his resignation directly to Haq to avoid media attention MUZAFFARABAD: Three Azad Jammu cabinet ministers and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq have announced their resignations, holding the prime minister responsible for the recent unrest in the region. Information Minister Pir Mazhar Saeed has already announced his resignation.

Police officers stand as they use tear gas to disperse supporters of the TLP during a solidarity march for Gaza in Lahore on October 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday confirmed its decision to send a summary to the Center recommending a ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and announcing stricter measures

Afghan refugees arrive from Pakistan at the border in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on December 3, 2023. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The government decided on Friday to ensure a quick and dignified repatriation of Afghan nationals without further extension. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on the

Security forces also conducted two separate operations in North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat districts ISLAMABAD: Security forces foiled a suicide attack and killed six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in North Waziristan, while 14 more were gunned down during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Datta Khel and Lakki Marwat, officials said on Friday. According to officials, a terrorist