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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 […]

. 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,

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

. 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

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

Says security of Chinese nationals remains Pakistan’s top priority in meeting with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong during a high-level meeting at the Interior Ministry on Thursday. Photo: APP Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday that Pakistan was setting up a special protection unit exclusively for

The authority says formal consent from the legal heirs was obtained prior to the move Capital Development Authority (CDA). Photo: APP The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday rejected reports suggesting the demolition of a World War I memorial, saying the monument has been moved as part of a conservation effort to ensure its long-term

Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind, flanked by provincial officials, briefs the media on security operations and the government’s response to recent militant activity in Balochistan. PHOTO: PTV (Screenshot) QUETTA: The Balochistan government announced on Thursday that internet services in the provincial capital will be restored tonight following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that left

The three-day festival marking the arrival of spring starts in Lahore on Friday A large number of people are buying kites in connection with the upcoming Basant festival in the provincial capital. PHOTO: APP On a cold, misty morning, hundreds of kite-flying enthusiasts queued at Mochi Gate in Lahore’s Walled City, waiting for their turn