President Donald Trump, in an event at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Monday, reiterated his claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He praised Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “highly respected general”. “We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan […]
Five police officers were martyred on Tuesday when gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said. The attackers set the vehicle ablaze after shooting at it in Karak district, police said. The officers were on duty when the ambush took place. Police identified the slain officers as Shahid Iqbal, […]
The Punjab government has informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the upcoming local bodies elections in the province will be held on party basis, in accordance with the Section 68 of the Punjab Local Government Act 2025. The statement came during a hearing on a case challenging the legality of the Act. The court, […]
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has raised concerns over the inclusion of three out of seven terms of reference of the National Finance Commission (NFC) in a move that may make it difficult for the Centre to transfer a majority of its expenses to the federating units. Official documents show that during the […]
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has received Saudi Arabia’s highest national honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence. A statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said Field Marshal Asim Munir met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on […]
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Monday reviewed a range of policy, administrative and oversight matters relating to Pakistan’s foreign missions abroad during a meeting held at Parliament House under the chairpersonship of Hina Rabbani Khar. The committee, while reviewing recommendations regarding the transition from rented to owned properties for foreign missions […]
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum has issued an interim order, suspending the operation of the newly enacted Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025, which empowers deputy commissioner-led committees to decide property disputes. Justice Neelum on Monday issued the ruling on Monday during a hearing of petitions filed by Abida […]
The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench Judge, Justice Jawad Hassan, has admitted the petition against the decision to change the 300-year-old name of the 60km ‘Ban Karore’ road, which connects Rawalpindi to Kotli Sattian and Murree through Islamabad. The court issued a notice to the Punjab Ministry of Local Government and Murree Deputy Commissioner, […]
For decades, traffic congestion has defined daily life in Rawalpindi. Now, an ambitious wave of infrastructure development promises to redraw the city’s road map and ease the burden on millions of commuters. Under a Rs33 billion package, the garrison city is being transformed into a signal-free city through the construction of flyovers, underpasses, and redesigned […]
The central office of the Abbottabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, registered with the Ministry of Commerce, has been formally inaugurated. Member Nation Assembly (MNA) Dr Shagufta Jadun attended the ceremony as chief guest and assured full cooperation to economically empower women, including the establishment of a display centre. The inaugural ceremony was attended […]