Pakistan will participate in the first Gaza Board of Peace summit under the leadership of Trump
Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena (L), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (5L), Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani (CR), Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita (6R), Argentina’s President Javier Milei (5R), Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (2R), Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister (Zheiaz Rosen) in Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Fikan Rosen. (4R) pose with US President Donald Trump, who signed a
Navy chief visits Malaysia to strengthen maritime cooperation
Admiral Ashraf holds talks on security challenges, alignment of strategic perspectives, strengthening of operational cooperation Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf was received at the Royal Malaysian Navy Headquarters by Admiral Tan Sri (Dr) Zulhelmy bin Ithnain, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy. PHOTO: ISPR Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf paid an
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The PTI strike is seeing mixed response across KP amid the February 8 protest call
Wheel jam closes some roads in Peshawar, but businesses remain open in many districts PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday observed a province-wide wheel stoppage and shutdown strike across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including the capital Peshawar, to protest alleged fraud in the February 8, 2024 general elections. The strike saw a mix of large-scale mobilization in some
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No subsidized Ramazan bazaars this year
The district administration cites severe financial constraints as the markets are wound down RAWALPINDI Due to severe financial and economic crisis, the district administration has decided not to set up subsidized Ramazan bazaars in Rawalpindi Division this year. Ramazan and Friday bazaars were first launched during the era of former President General Ziaul Haq in
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UNICEF condemns Islamabad imambargah attack that killed six children
UN agency calls killing of children ‘unconscionable’ as authorities arrest five suspects linked to Daesh Paramilitary soldiers guard the site after a deadly explosion at an imambargah on the outskirts of Islamabad February 6, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the deadly attack on an imambargah in Islamabad. “UNICEF strongly
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The crackdown was launched ahead of PTI’s strike
Containers, prison vans, police forces deployed on main routes across Pindi division RAWALPINDI: When the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Rawalpindi division announced a complete strike and demonstrations to be held in the evening, the police moved in to enforce Section 144. Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema immediately moved to ban rallies, sloganeering, aerial firing under Section
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Gold, silver worth Rs880 million seized at Islamabad airport
RAWALPINDI: Customs officials recovered gold and silver worth over Rs 880 million from two passengers who arrived from Dubai at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday. The suspects were intercepted using scanning machines installed in the international arrivals lounge. According to airport sources, a private airline’s flight No. 785 arrived in Islamabad from Dubai at 9
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Eyewitnesses describe the tragedy of the imambargah blast
Describing the aftermath of the attack, Kazim said uninjured worshipers went to the aid of the injured People cry next to the coffins of their relatives during funeral prayers a day after a suicide bombing at an imambargah in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: A worshiper at the Imambargah in Islamabad, where dozens of people died
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No plan to withdraw Rs5,000 note: SBP
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) plans to redesign all currency notes with modern security features and is also considering introducing plastic currency notes on a trial basis, Governor Jameel Ahmad of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said. Ahmad told a parliamentary committee that the SBP board has finalized designs for all
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