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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance published its Monthly Economic Update and Outlook Report, in which it appears that the number of people going abroad to find employment has increased by 19 per cent. According to the report, 75,663 workers registered for overseas employment in January, compared with 63,559 in January last year. The report says […]

ISLAMABAD: After months of political deadlock, the federal government and the opposition alliance established their first formal contact on Friday in an attempt to start the negotiation process, signaling a tentative shift from confrontation to engagement. Federal Ministers and Leader of Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai met Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah and Parliamentary Affairs Minister

DG ISPR says the enemy carried out attacks at 53 locations in 15 sectors; 297 Taliban activists killed Pakistani soldiers pose with the national flag at a captured checkpoint inside Afghanistan while showing respect for the enemy flag. ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation along the volatile western border, Pakistan said on Friday it had carried

. Finance and Excise Minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved the revised “Mera Ghar Mera Aashiana” (MGMA) – mortgage financing for low-cost housing and sanctioned key infrastructure grants. The Cabinet Committee meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif talking to Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during a GHQ visit to Rawalpindi. ISLAMABAD: Friendly nations and global leaders called for calm between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday after overnight border clashes and Pakistan’s punitive retaliation against Kabul that killed hundreds of

. Heavy weapons and ammunition seized from retreating Taliban forces are displayed amid the ongoing operation Ghazab Lil Haq. ISLAMABAD: Pakistani airstrikes hit Taliban military installations in major urban centers in Afghanistan as part of “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” launched in response to “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistani border posts on Thursday. Taliban regime

. Khawaja Muhammad Asif. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared an “all-out confrontation” with the Taliban regime on Friday, writing X: “Now it’s open war between us and you.” The comments came as the armed forces silenced enemy guns along the border. The operation was Pakistan’s most extensive bombardment of the Afghan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed an immediate nationwide ban on the outdoor flight of drones and quadcopters citing the prevailing security environment and directed provincial authorities to ensure strict enforcement of the order. In an official notice issued on February 27, the ministry stated that “in light of the prevailing security environment,

Referee Yahya Afridi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Justice Office has returned a miscellaneous application seeking former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital after raising objections. The Registrar’s Office pointed out that the SC in its February 12 order had clearly asked the petitioner to seek appropriate relief