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Home Secretary meets US envoy Natalie Baker and discusses arrangements for high-level talks Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday assured US Ambassador to Pakistan Natalie Baker of foolproof security ahead of the arrival of high-ranking foreign delegations in Islamabad on Friday for the US-Iran ceasefire talks. The meeting came a day after Pakistan brokered a […]

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the rise in sororicide killings of sisters tragedies in the society. While upholding the life imprisonment of a man who murdered his sister, the SC observed that sororicide is an unnatural

ISLAMABAD: Major political parties, including a broad opposition alliance, welcomed Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts on Wednesday to broker a landmark US-Iran deal as the PTI decided to call off its protest rally in Rawalpindi, coinciding with the high-stakes talks. In a display of political maturity amid deep domestic polarization, the major opposition parties welcomed the government’s

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Federal Cabinet has approved a summary submitted by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination for a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) of Rs 2.8 billion. in favor of the Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI). The committee was informed that the FDI remained a key national program

People gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: All bets were off. The world and the region prepared for the worst. At one point, it seemed that all Pakistan’s efforts to seek an end to the hostilities would be futile. However, Pakistani

Shehbaz says the country has changed forever. Calls on all sides to respect ceasefire, credits civil-military unity Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Federal Cabinet on February 4, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Islamabad was on the cusp of an extraordinary diplomatic moment on Wednesday as Pakistan moved from crisis broker to host of high-stakes talks, a

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD’: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) to deal with the fallout of the Middle East war on the nation’s economy and its internal security, in a move that will also ensure faster decision-making in uncertain times. The council was established