January 2026

Khawaja Asif says political parties have consistently sidelined local governments Defense Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan on his show Mehdi Unfiltered. SCREEN GRAB LAHORE: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged on Saturday that Pakistan’s political parties had consistently sidelined local governments despite their proven role in strengthening grassroots politics, […]

PTI rally. Photo: Express NOWSHERA: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, while addressing participants in the Street Movement rally at Tarujabba, Nowshera, stated that the movement was a structured, peaceful and constitutional struggle against fascism, with no room for violence or disorder. He said the PIT leadership taught them the lesson of a peaceful political struggle

Both sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in law enforcement and criminal justice President Zardari addressing the World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4, 2025 Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari met with Somalia’s Interior Minister Ali Yousuf on Saturday and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening bilateral engagement. He also

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced that the Basant festival will be held from February 6 to 8 after receiving formal approval for the first government-sponsored and fully organized celebration of the festival in over two decades. The move comes amid sustained online and offline opposition to an event that remains banned under Supreme Court

No directive has been issued on the depopulation of Tirah by the federal government and the armed forces ISLAMABAD: The government has noticed “misleading allegations” in circulation regarding alleged “depopulation” from the Tirah Valley on the orders of the army, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement on Saturday. These allegations are

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets the American ambassador to Pakistan Natalie Baker in Islamabad on Saturday. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the US on Saturday decided to launch joint operations under comprehensive SOPs against networks involved in fake and fraudulent visa activities. The decision was made during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and