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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 […]

Three others also arrested from KP; Naqvi points finger at India; Says terrorist networks operate from Afghanistan People attend funeral prayers for the victims of Friday’s suicide blast at an Imambargah in Islamabad. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: As the death toll from the suicide bombing at the Islamabad imambargah rose to 35, the government announced a

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has finally broken its silence and responded to PTI’s memorandum in which the party urged the apex court to intervene to ensure that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan is allowed to meet his family

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Federal Cabinet on February 4, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved 24 key diplomatic appointments and transfers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the appointment of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the appointment of a

. Shaikh Waqas Akram said that the first phase of the civil disobedience movement is underway and it is targeting Pakistanis living abroad. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS ISLAMABAD: A sharp war of words erupted on Saturday between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after a press conference by the federal information

Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar addresses a press conference in Islamabad on March 28, 2024. PHOTO: PID LAHORE: Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Saturday that the authority to amend the Constitution rests solely with the Parliament, adding that only time will tell if the 26th Amendment

. Fresh snowfall transforms Quetta’s rugged terrain into a stark winter vista as travelers move along a snow-covered road. Photo: NNI ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain, wind and thundershowers, along with snowfall over hilly areas, across Balochistan and upper parts of the country from the night of February 8 to February

. The Canadian dollar rose 0.08% to US$1.3912, or 71.88 US cents. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD’: Pakistan and Canada, while recognizing the significant untapped potential of the bilat relationship, on Saturday expressed their willingness to improve the implementation of existing agreements and identify new avenues for cooperation. The 6th round of bilateral political consultations between the

. Minister of Information and Radio, Attaullah Tarar. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that terrorists cannot demoralize the nation and that terrorism will be eradicated from its roots while all facilitators will be brought to justice. He expressed these views while addressing a press conference at Jamia Minhaj-ul-Hussain where he

PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, flanked by Vice Chairman Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Even as the administration moves to tighten security and curb mobilization to deter the opposition’s strike call, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its