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Pakistan achieves diplomatic victory at Riyadh summit

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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FO condemns Israeli envoy for India’s ‘groundless’ comments on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons

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

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PM praises Turkey’s ‘constructive role’ in promoting Pak-Afghan peace after recent ceasefire

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

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Jemima accuses the government of refusing the sons’ visas to deny British protection in the event of arrest

Says everyone knows why visas are denied and why travel on NICOP is recommended Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and Jemima Goldsmith. Photos: File Jemima Goldsmith, former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, claimed on Thursday that the government denied visas to their sons, Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan, in an attempt to deprive

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Delivery riders drive after Eid, but the Iran war squeezes earnings

Rising fuel costs are hitting low-wage urban workers in Pakistan, leaving little for the basics or Eid celebrations A Foodpanda delivery rider loads goods into his delivery box before dropping them off in Karachi, Pakistan, March 13, 2026. PHOTO: Reuters As Eidul Fitr approaches, marking the end of Ramazan, couriers on Karachi’s streets say they

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FO ‘categorically rejects’ US intelligence chief’s claims of threat from Pakistan’s missile program

Andrabi says Pakistan’s missile program remains well below intercontinental range The State Department (FO) on Thursday categorically rejected claims by the US Director of National Intelligence that Pakistan’s missile program posed a threat, saying the country’s capabilities were “purely defensive”. “Pakistan categorically rejects the recent claim by a US official alleging a potential threat from

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