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Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) President and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan is not seeking confrontation with India, and it is also not “eager for dialogue”, but believes that peace is in mutual interest in both countries and that their disputes have no military solution. Tensions between Pakistan and India […]

Islamabad: The Supreme Court judges are required to have an ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) from the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to travel abroad. Recently, a presidential order has been promoted by President Asif Ali Zardari, called as Supreme Court judges (leave, pension and privileges) (amendment) Order 2025, where a change has been made in

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called the regional situation very alarmingly due to escalated armed conflict between Iran and Israel, saying it posed threat not only to the regional but also to global peace. The Prime Minister repeated Pakistan’s complete solidarity with brotherly land Iran and its people against Israeli aggression and called

Islamabad: The federal government on Wednesday approved the construction of the Succur-Hyderabad (M-6) highway at a price of RS395 billion-up with 138%and created a ministerial panel to find credible sources of financing, bringing the project back into the public sector financing mode. The Central Development Party (CDWP) approved in a meeting chairman of the planning

Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee for Funding reviewed Finance Bill 2025 on Wednesday and recommended a zero -classified tax on income of up to RS1.2 million and rejected a proposal to impose people who perform small online companies. During a meeting, led by its chairman Saleem Mandviwala, the committee approved the proposal to impose the

Islamabad: The Ministry of Finance signed a five-year long-term financing facility for $ 1 billion, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. The funding is led by Dubai Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered, and the Islamic Tranche forms 89% of the loan facility, according to the statement. “The Ministry of Finance has signed a

Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Wednesday gave the green light to Pakistan’s largest economic restructuring scheme aimed at removing the paralyzing circular debt in the electricity sector. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was chairman of the federal cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister House and approved a number of key decisions ranging from energy sector reforms

Lahore: Pia has resumed its direct flight service from Lahore to Paris after a hole of five years and marked a greater development in the national carrier’s efforts to restore its European network. According to a Pia spokesman, the first weekly flight, PK-733, landed 276 passengers at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday. This resumption

Islamabad: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was honored to meet Field Marshal Asim Munir in an unprecedented meeting of the White House and credited him to help stop the war between Pakistan and India. Trump’s lunch with Field Marshal Asim Munir represented a big boost in the US-Pakistan bands, which had largely disappeared

Islamabad: Legislators from both opposition and state boxes called on Wednesday for the establishment of special agricultural zones, it facilitates centers nationwide, increased farmer’s support and funding for churches and temples to promote economic growth and social integration. Resumption of the general budget debate on the fifth day in the National Assembly emphasized Dr. Zulficar