The rift between the PTI and the TTAP widens after the latter declined a formal invitation to attend a rally on April 19, exposing internal divisions within the PTI, with rival factions trading accusations of unilateral action and government embezzlement. Party sources and a TTAP office-bearer say Mehmood Khan Achakzai has refused to attend the […]
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Premier expresses appreciation for his patience in Middle East conflict, briefs Saudi leadership on peace efforts Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. PHOTO: PMO/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed deep appreciation for Saudi Arabia’s continued support to strengthen the country’s economic stability during a meeting
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday expressed concern over India’s weaponization of water by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. He expressed the views while chairing a meeting on water resource management in Aiwan-e-Sadr. The meeting reviewed issues related to water availability, governance and regional development affecting Pakistan’s water security. The President noted that the
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The sudden release of methane and other toxic gases quickly filled the confined space QUETTA: Three coal miners lost their lives after toxic gas accumulated in a private coal lease in the Degari area, again exposing dangerous conditions in Balochistan’s mining sector, officials and local sources said on Wednesday. In the Degari locality of Machh,
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Absence of HEC chairman irked committee, which issued summons, warned warrants could be issued ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution expressed serious concern over the rise in cases of sexual harassment in the country’s higher education institutions. At its meeting on Wednesday, some committee members referred to the case of Fahmida Laghari, a medical
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CDF Field Marshal Munir holds discussions with Iranian leadership in Tehran, Prime Minister, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia discuss the region Field Marshal Asim Munir is received by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. — ISPR ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched an unprecedented diplomatic push ahead of a potential second and possibly
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Since July 22, several unauthorized exchanges have been closed after the military intelligence service called in currency traders to counter the rising dollar rate on the open market. photo: file ISLAMABAD: As Saudi Arabia extended a new $3 billion loan to fill a sudden gap in reserves, the government has decided to ask the International
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Several users and journalists on the social media platform X have since Tuesday shared a video claiming to show Pakistani Ambassador Asim Iftikhar calling Israel to a UN Security Council meeting amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East. However, the clip is old from September 2025. Pakistan stepped into the role of a mediator
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The Pakistan Army immediately responded and destroyed the gun position firing from across the border An army soldier stands guard at a deserted entry point at the Friendship Gate, after the exchange of fire between the forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026.
JD Vance and Bagher Ghalibaf are likely to lead their respective delegations again Pakistan has begun preparations for a likely second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad to end a war that has crippled energy supplies and daily life in the wider Middle East region, two government sources familiar with the development said. Anatolia on
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