. Students participate in a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The government and people of Pakistan observed Kashmir Solidarity Day on Thursday and reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with their Kashmiri brothers and sisters in their just struggle for the realization of their right to […]
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A photo of opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: A major hurdle in the appointment of a new CEC and two ECP members may soon be cleared as PTI-backed Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai has agreed to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to fulfill the constitutional requirement.
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Sign more agreements to strengthen cooperation; Joint working group to formulate an action plan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receive Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan base. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday agreed to increase bilateral trade to $2 billion within the next five years. In
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. RAWALPINDI: Security forces have successfully ended “Operation Raddul-Fitna-1” in Balochistan, killing 216 terrorists in a series of coordinated intelligence-based operations (IBOs) targeting what the military described as Indian-sponsored terrorist elements, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. In a statement, the military’s media wing said the operations targeted terrorist groups that seek to
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. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek Tahaffuz Ain Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday said they would not compromise on the health of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and urged the nation to participate in a nationwide shutdown strike scheduled for February 8 (Sunday). During a joint
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Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore lay floral wreath at Azad Jammu and Kashmir Yadgar-e-Shuhada on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day. PHOTO: X (GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN) MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering political, diplomatic and moral support to the
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. World Bank President Ajay Banga cuts a ribbon during the inauguration of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) office in Karachi, Pakistan February 4, 2026. SOURCE: REUTERS KARACHI: Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration,
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People on their rooftops enjoy kite flying at Lahore’s Bhati Gate. PHOTO: SCREEN-GRAB/X/MARYAMNSHARIF LAHORE: The provincial capital did not sleep to welcome Basant on Thursday as fireworks lit up the night sky after midnight, kites rose from rooftops and music drifted through the walled city and beyond in the city long known as the home
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has rejected a petition seeking enforcement of land mutations after a delay of more than a hundred years, ruling that the tax authorities do not have the power to correct land records in cases involving extraordinary and unexplained delay or disputed claims. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong during a high-level meeting at the Interior Ministry on Thursday. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong reaffirmed the enduring Pakistan China strategic partnership during a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday. Minister Naqvi welcomed Ambassador Zaidong on
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