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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chairs the inter-ministerial meeting to discuss strengthening Pakistan’s economic and trade relations with the EU on 31 January 2026. Photo: X/Ministry of Foreign Affairs ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister said on Monday that Pakistan remains firmly committed to eradicating the menace of terrorism. […]

Daily routines have come to a standstill due to the extreme cold, with public activities slowing down significantly SHANGLA: A fresh wave of severe stormy weather with heavy rains, strong winds and hail has swept through Shangla district, plunging the region into an intense cold spell and severely disrupting normal life. The latest bout of

A view of smog in Punjab province. PHOTO FILE: AFP Pakistan was ranked as the world’s smogiest country by 2025, with concentrations of dangerous tiny particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended level, research showed on Tuesday. These particles, originating from combustion, industrial emissions and wildfires, penetrate

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Monday launched the Ehsaas Shajar campaign by planting a sapling at the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, in line with PTI founder Imran Khan’s Clean and Green Pakistan vision. Launched on the third day of Eid, which coincides with Pakistan Day (March 23), the initiative aims to plant

PESHAWAR: With the Eid celebrations over, operations against undocumented Afghan refugees across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are expected to pick up again, according to reliable sources. A temporary halt to arrests had been imposed during the Eid period to allow families to observe the festival peacefully. Now, law enforcement agencies are ready to resume strict action under relevant

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Federal Cabinet Special in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. Photo: PID/ File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the use of high-octane fuel in all government vehicles with immediate effect, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Monday. The ban comes with the decision to increase the oil tax

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said on Monday that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan received his third dose of anti-VEGF intravitreal injection. “Before the procedure, he was examined by the ophthalmologists and was found to be vitally stable,” the PIMS administration

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as a key player seeking an end to the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, with Islamabad quietly positioned as a potential venue for talks between Tehran and Washington, according to US media and officials familiar with the development. The diplomatic opening came shortly after US President Donald Trump announced

reviews broader law and order situation, economic outlook and energy sector; PM takes stock of food supplies President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed the government to minimize the burden of petroleum products to ease the common man. According to a statement issued by the Presidential House on X, President Zardari met with Interior Minister