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Abdul Aleem Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE ISLAMABAD: Federal Communications Minister Aleem Khan on Friday held separate high-level meetings with the transport ministers of Russia and Iran, focusing on improving transport, logistics and bilateral relations between Pakistan, Iran and Russia. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 2nd OIC Transport Ministers’ Conference in Istanbul, where […]

President Asif Ali Zardari. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the rapid changes the world is facing, ranging from geopolitical shifts and hybrid threats to cyber security, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday reiterated that amid all such challenges, Pakistan stood ready to work with all nations to build understanding, peace and sustainable development. The President paid

ISLAMABAD: Despite the passage of the 27th Amendment to the Constitution and the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the Supreme Court has signaled that it is far from sidelined. In a move that has attracted attention across legal and political circles, the Supreme Court has fixed six cases related to former prime minister

KARACHI: At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed and six others seriously injured on Friday in a devastating multi-vehicle collision on the M-9 highway near DHA City Karachi, police and rescue volunteers said. The pile-up occurred when a passenger van traveling the wrong way rammed into an oil tanker and a HiAce

. Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will be held in Peshawar on February 18 to sight the Ramazan moon for 1447AH. The central session, chaired by Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad, will decide whether the holy month will begin on February

. Former Federal Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Senior politician and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has said that President Asif Ali Zardari could play a role in facilitating former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s move to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In an interview, Durrani said government-PTI

. ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday referred an adjournment petition regarding the implications of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (Nepra) prosumer regulation to the relevant standing committee. The motion, moved by Senator Sherry Rehman under Rule 88 of the Rules and Procedures of the Senate, 2012, sought discussion on the regulation’s potential impact on

. ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday informed the Senate that the new Gwadar International Airport, operational since January 20, 2025, along with the Gwadar Free Zone and improved highway connectivity is expected to facilitate the access of Balochistan’s agriculture, mineral and fisheries sectors to national and international markets. Responding during Question Time on behalf of

. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The leaders of JI and JUI-F have expressed serious reservations about Pakistan’s potential participation in Trump’s proposed Peace Council and demanded that the government not send Pakistani forces to Gaza. A meeting took place between JI chief Hafiz Naeem and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in

. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) declined to issue an order for immediate stay of the new net metering policy introduced by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), while issuing notices to the concerned authorities for their response. Justice Abid Hussain Chattha heard a petition challenging the revised policy on Friday. The federal