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Express divergent views to resolve the crisis, ranging from forceful retaliation to restraint and dialogue Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry speaks to reporters outside the Parliament House in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: The country’s major political parties have closed ranks in support of national security after what they described as unprovoked attacks by

ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing to place an extra burden on citizens affected by inflation, as a significant increase in petroleum product prices is expected from 1 March. According to government sources, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has completed its price calculations and the prices of petroleum products are likely to increase by

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance published its Monthly Economic Update and Outlook Report, in which it appears that the number of people going abroad to find employment has increased by 19 per cent. According to the report, 75,663 workers registered for overseas employment in January, compared with 63,559 in January last year. The report says

ISLAMABAD: After months of political deadlock, the federal government and the opposition alliance established their first formal contact on Friday in an attempt to start the negotiation process, signaling a tentative shift from confrontation to engagement. Federal Ministers and Leader of Opposition Mahmood Khan Achakzai met Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah and Parliamentary Affairs Minister

DG ISPR says the enemy carried out attacks at 53 locations in 15 sectors; 297 Taliban activists killed Pakistani soldiers pose with the national flag at a captured checkpoint inside Afghanistan while showing respect for the enemy flag. ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic escalation along the volatile western border, Pakistan said on Friday it had carried

. Finance and Excise Minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved the revised “Mera Ghar Mera Aashiana” (MGMA) – mortgage financing for low-cost housing and sanctioned key infrastructure grants. The Cabinet Committee meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif talking to Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during a GHQ visit to Rawalpindi. ISLAMABAD: Friendly nations and global leaders called for calm between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday after overnight border clashes and Pakistan’s punitive retaliation against Kabul that killed hundreds of

. Heavy weapons and ammunition seized from retreating Taliban forces are displayed amid the ongoing operation Ghazab Lil Haq. ISLAMABAD: Pakistani airstrikes hit Taliban military installations in major urban centers in Afghanistan as part of “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” launched in response to “unprovoked and miscalculated” attacks on Pakistani border posts on Thursday. Taliban regime