Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation months after the two nations signed a mutual defence pact last year. The talks underscore how the two allies are moving to operationalise defence cooperation at a […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said if authorities really want to eradicate terrorism, they will sit with them, consult them, and formulate a joint policy. “A sustainable and lasting policy can only be achieved if decisions are made openly by involving the K-P government, stakeholders, the public, and local elders,” Afridi, who belongs […]
The United States on Wednesday seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it from off Venezuela’s coast, escalating tensions with Moscow and consolidating Washington’s control over Venezuela’s oil reserves. The vessel, formerly known as Bella-1 and recently renamed Marinera, had evaded earlier US attempts to board it near Venezuela, where a […]
A group of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, along with politicians from other parties, on Wednesday proposed a series of confidence-building measures, including the formation of high-powered negotiation teams comprising government and opposition representatives, to help lower the country’s political temperature. The proposals were outlined in a joint declaration issued by the National Dialogue Committee […]
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday announced the establishment of a special protection unit in Islamabad to ensure the security of Chinese citizens, calling their safety a top priority for Islamabad. In a meeting in Beijing, Pakistan and China agreed to make joint and rapid-response mechanisms against terrorism and crime more effective, and expand the […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly given the go-ahead to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to proceed with negotiations between the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources said on Wednesday, a significant development in efforts to cool political temperatures. Parliamentary sources said that the government side has agreed to take part in the […]
Former prime minister Imran Khan was allowed a second meeting with his wife, Bushra Bibi, within a span of two weeks. The meeting was held in the conference room of Adiala Jail and lasted for 45 minutes. Imran and Bushra are both detained at the same prison facility. According to jail sources, the meeting took […]
The Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leadership, led by its head Mehmood Khan Achakzai, is set to arrive in Lahore today in a bid to keep alive the momentum which the PTI believes was generated during KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s recent visit to the city. According to PTI sources, Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi will meet the […]
Audit officials on Wednesday told parliament’s accountability arm that the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suffered a loss of Rs22 billion due to the prolonged grounding of its aircraft. The Auditor General’s Office informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the PIA aircraft spent an extended period in routine maintenance, ranging from 44 to 239 days, […]
The election tribunal has highlighted numerous flaws in a plea wherein PTI’s Dr Yasmin Rashid had challenged the victory of Nawaz Sharif from NA-130 constituency. Election Tribunal Judge Rana Zahid issued a 24-page detailed judgment, stating that under Section 144 of the Election Act, all legal requirements must be strictly fulfilled at the time of […]