Peshawar High Court reserves verdict on petitions challenging ban on PTM

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a set of petitions challenging the federal government’s decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), which has been declared a proscribed organisation. The case was heard by a two-member bench, comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal. During the hearing, petitioners […]

Defence Minister Asif defends move to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ amid criticism

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif defended Pakistan’s move to join United States President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Wednesday amid criticism of the action as being “unwise” and “indefensible”. The move was announced earlier today by the Foreign Office. Other countries that have accepted the invitation to join the board include Indonesia, Israel, Turkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]

Pakistan accepts Trump’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’: FO

Pakistan has accepted United States President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his Board of Peace, a new international mechanism aimed at supporting the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan, the Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday. Other countries that have accepted the invitation to join the board include Israel, Turkiye, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. The proposed […]

ICC rejects Bangladesh’s plea to play T20 WC matches outside India

Cricket’s governing body said Wednesday it had rejected Bangladesh’s request to shift their T20 World Cup matches out of India, casting doubt on the team’s participation in next month’s tournament. “In the absence of any independent security findings that materially compromise the safety of the Bangladesh team, the ICC is unable to relocate fixtures,” the […]

Pakistan moving forward with ‘sense of achievement and progress’, PM Shehbaz says on WEF’s sidelines

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan was moving forward with a renewed sense of “achievement and progress”, while underscoring the need to pursue export-led growth to ensure sustainable economic development. Speaking to members of the Pakistani community and business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the prime minister said recent […]

PM Shehbaz apprises IMF chief of improving economic indicators on WEF’s sidelines

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif apprised International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva about Pakistan’s improving economic indicators in a meeting on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) sidelines on Wednesday. PM Shehbaz arrived in Switzerland a day ago to attend the WEF’s 56th Annual Meeting and is scheduled to have a busy day of engagements. He […]

Water supply restored to Karachi’s District West, Keamari after new control gate installed

Water supply to parts of Karachi’s District West and Keamari was restored on Wednesday after the installation of a new control gate on the Hub Canal Reservoir channel. “The project marks a step toward strengthening and modernising the city’s water distribution system,” said a press release from the spokesperson of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC). […]