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Iqbal will travel to Dhaka and represent the government and people of Pakistan at the event Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal will represent Pakistan at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister on February 17. According to sources, Bangladesh’s new prime minister will […]

Welcomes SDF government deal, UN envoy calls for stability and protection of Kurdish rights Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the UN Security Council session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK UNITED NATIONS: Welcoming the recent agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led coalition of ethnic militias, Pakistan

Says the nation will face challenges united and strong; Mocking Imran, former prime minister says tearfully after two years in prison President Asif Zardari addresses a public gathering in Nawazabad in Rahim Yar Khan district. Photo: APP RAHIM YAR KHAN: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the biggest challenge facing the country today is

. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and DPM Ishaq Dar interact with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2025. Courtesy: Foreign Office/X ISLAMABAD: As US President Donald Trump prepares to unveil details of a UN-mandated stabilization force for Gaza, Pakistan is keeping its stance deliberately opaque on

. Pakistan teammates during the break between innings against India in the T20 World Cup match in Colombo February 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS COLOMBO: Pakistan’s prolonged World Cup woes against India continued on Sunday as the team suffered a heavy 61-run defeat in a high-pressure Group A Twenty20 clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in

With poor management and inadequate funding, almost all major sports in the country are in a state of decline LAHORE: Decades of neglect and mismanagement have pushed Pakistani sports into an unending crisis. Apart from cricket, most major disciplines, including hockey, football, squash and athletics, are in decline, with demoralized players and falling Olympic representation

. ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani met Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Dr. Tulia Ackson in New York and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to parliamentary democracy, multilateralism and global cooperation through active engagement with the IPU. He conveyed greetings and appreciated the role of the IPU as the global forum for parliaments, said a statement received

JI Karachi Ameer Monem Zafar addresses protesters at Lasbela Chowk, Karachi on February 15. Photo: Express KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) observed a nationwide day of protest on Sunday on the appeal of its Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman against police violence and arrest of workers at a protest outside the Sindh Assembly on Saturday. In Karachi, sit-ins