Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan if peace talks fail in Turkey Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan on October 15. Photo: Reuters The second round of talks between Pakistanis and Afghanistan has […]
CM Afridi urges federal government to consult provincial government and tribal representatives before decisions on merged districts Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi attends the Grand Peace Jirga along with tribal elders in Peshawar on Saturday. Photo: X Tribal elders and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the National Assembly on Saturday categorically opposed any new military
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The second round of Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks began in Istanbul on Saturday under Türkiye auspices, with the aim of reviewing progress on the points agreed during earlier talks in Doha. According to sources, the discussions are taking place at a local hotel in Istanbul between delegations from both countries. The Afghan delegation is led by
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PIA operates two weekly flights from Islamabad-Manchester and plans to expand to London, Birmingham Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its flight operations to the UK after a gap of five years, with the first Islamabad-Manchester flight departing on Saturday carrying 284 passengers. The flight marks the airline’s return to the UK route following the
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The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued its fourth tropical cyclone watch after a depression developed over the east-central Arabian Sea, although it confirmed that there is currently no threat to any Pakistani coastal area. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, the weather system has been moving north-northwest during the past
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Since July 22, several unauthorized exchanges have been closed after the military intelligence agency called in currency traders to counter the rising dollar rate on the open market. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $1.82 billion in external financing during the first quarter (July-September) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, reflecting a 39% increase from the same
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ISLAMABAD: For the first time in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court has reported a decline in pending cases, marking a significant turnaround in judicial efficiency. According to a statement issued by the Supreme Court on Friday, the total number of pending cases, which stood at 60,446 at the beginning of last year, fell to
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ISLAMABAD: The government has set a wheat production target of 29.68 million tonnes for the 2025-26 Rabi season. The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA), headed by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain, reviewed the performance of the 2025-26 Kharif crops and approved production targets for the upcoming Rabi crops. The
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the importance of CPEC and transnational rail and road projects, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the connectivity initiatives would synergize the economic strength of the regional countries and usher in a new era of enhanced trade, economic and energy cooperation in the region and beyond.
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Rana Sanaullah. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday ruled out any talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), saying the group had been “created in an attempt to cut into the PML-N’s vote bank”. The Home Office has previously issued a notice declaring the TLP a
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