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Turkish and Qatari mediators are continuing talks with the Afghan Taliban delegation on Pakistan’s demands to end cross-border terrorism as efforts intensify to reach an agreement before the scheduled end of ongoing talks. At the weekly media briefing on 17 October 2025, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had presented its case to […]

The petitioner urges the Supreme Court to protect its own jurisdiction and the High Courts A petition has been filed by Senior Advocate Barrister Ali Tahir in the Supreme Court under Article 184(1). 3, which challenged the proposed 27th amendment. The petition challenges the amendment’s provisions regarding the powers of the Supreme Court and the

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane sits on the tarmac, seen through an aircraft window, at Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan October 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters/ File Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) experienced operational disruptions due to technical issues, maintenance delays and staff availability challenges this week. The management team, together with key personnel from

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the premier has been invited by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to participate in events marking the fifth anniversary of the Victory Day celebrations in

Only 5.5% of higher court judges are women, pay inequality sets further female lawyers back in polls Advocate Saadia Noreen jumped into the fray for the upcoming Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) elections for the first time after fulfilling the eligibility criteria. While some senior lawyers supported her and recognized her experience and credibility, she faced

His brother has previously stated that he had been ‘arrested’ by the police on his way to Faisalabad FAISALABAD: Chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and former member of the National Assembly, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has been taken into police custody and shifted to Faisalabad Central Jail to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Earlier,

All eyes were on the Senate session today as the long-awaited 27th constitutional amendment was expected to be tabled and spark major debate. To great disappointment, however, the draft did not appear on the floor of Parliament. Many senior members and key senators were absent and instead debated the amendment at their respective party meetings

Supports UN resolution to delist Syrian leaders, calls for stability and reconstruction Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad. photo: file Pakistan has urged India to fully comply with the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that India’s unilateral suspension earlier this year represents a “deliberate weaponization of shared natural resources” that

A screenshot of Downdetector’s page on November 7, 2025. Source: The Express Pakinomist Last night, around 10 pm on Thursday, people across Karachi faced problems with their internet and online services. ISPs like PTCL and Stormfiber, as well as services and applications like WhatsApp, YouTube, Amazon Web Services and Instagram experienced outages, reports Downdetector. According