Pakistan on Thursday strongly rejected claims by the US Director of National Intelligence regarding its missile capabilities, calling them "baseless" and reiterates that its strategic program is purely defensive in nature. US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had listed Pakistan among states that pose a significant threat to the US and warned US lawmakers […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared invalid the recommendations of the 29th meeting of the High Power Selection Board, where juniors were recommended for promotion from Grade 21 to Grade 22 while overlooking senior officers. In a detailed 63-page judgment, Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas also struck down the rule that permanently disqualified officers
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. The first snowfall and rain of the winter season was recorded on Tuesday across various hill ranges of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. ISLAMABAD: Rain and snow continued to lash the upper parts of the country on Thursday as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a weather alert. According to the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC), rain
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. Prime Minister Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Chairman Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Senator Dr. Rubina Khalid on Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed issues related to the programme. During the meeting, Senator Rubina Khalid briefed the Prime Minister about the overall performance and current operations
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appears to be grappling with internal uncertainty in Punjab over plans to launch a post-Eid movement for the release of its jailed founder Imran Khan, as questions emerge over how to mobilize workers in the province. Party sources said the Punjab leadership remained in a state of indecision, with concerns
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attend the consultative ministerial meeting in Riyadh. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: When Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday for a crucial ministerial meeting with key Arab and Muslim countries, Pakistan’s primary aim was to push
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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir said on Thursday that Pakistan will not tolerate use of Afghan soil for terrorism against the Pakistani people. In an interaction here with Shia Ulema, Field Marshal Asim reiterated the resolve to eliminate terrorists and their infrastructure operating
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Statement issued after viral clip of Israeli ambassador saying rogue state already has nuclear weapons Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaks at FO’s weekly press briefing on 1 January Photo: X/FO Pakistan on Thursday rejected comments by the Israeli ambassador to India circulating on social media about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, terming them
At least 23 Asian nationals, including four Pakistanis, have been killed or missing in the US-Iran war Smoke rises from the direction of an energy plant in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah. Photo: AFP In what should be a time of celebration, families across Pakistan will instead mark Eid in mourning after loved ones working
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Sending Eid Greetings to Erdogan and King of Jordan; Ankara, UN welcomes Pak-Afghan interim ceasefire Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday acknowledged Turkey’s constructive role in promoting peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan in light of the recently announced temporary ceasefire. Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a temporary pause in hostilities ahead of Eid on Wednesday, in
