India will soon finalise a mutually beneficial free trade agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The two countries will also pursue joint development, production and transfer of technology in defence, Modi said at the end of his two-day trip to Israel. On Thursday, Modi said that India and Israel agree there […]
Security forces killed ten terrorists belonging to the Indian-backed proxy group Fitna al Khawarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Zhob district of Balochistan, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), following an intelligence-based operation in Zhob on February 24, in which eight Indian-sponsored khawarij were successfully […]
Gold and silver prices declined in international and domestic markets after a seven-day gap on Thursday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce fell by $7 to $5,178. In the local market, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs700 to Rs540,562, while the rate for 10 grams dropped by […]
The Peshawar High Court on Thursday declared it illegal and a violation of fundamental rights to place any citizen’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), Provincial National Identification List (PNIL), blacklist, or Passport Control List (PCL) without prior notice. The court ruled that the Federal Investigation Agency, immigration authorities, NADRA, and other government agencies […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered that petitions seeking suspension of sentences of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case be fixed for hearing on March 11. Lawyers for Imran have requested the court to suspend his sentence on medical grounds and grant him bail. […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) exhibited a strong recovery session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 4,267 points to close at 168,893. The trading session began on a negative note, as persistent selling pressure pushed the index to an intraday low of 162,954 points. However, the decline attracted aggressive value buying, triggering a sharp rebound […]
A special Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday indicted Armaghan and Shiraz in the Mustafa Amir murder case. Both accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. During a hearing at the Karachi Central Jail Anti-Terrorism Complex, the accused were presented before Special Court Number 15, where they were formally charged. Upon their denial of the charges, the court […]
Emmanuel Macron will update France’s nuclear doctrine on Monday, ruling out shared European control while outlining what Paris can offer allies concerned about the reliability of the US nuclear umbrella under Donald Trump. Although France and Britain are both nuclear powers, most European countries rely primarily on the US to deter potential adversaries — a […]
The Statistics and Trends Report 2023-24 on girls’ education reveals that a total of 26.2 million children are still out of school, 13.4 million of whom are girls. {{pdf}} Regarding facilities for disabled students, the report revealed that 23% of schools have ramps, but there are fewer educational institutions providing special teaching materials or assistive […]
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday announced that the government will publish a constituency-level development data directory aimed at providing detailed insights into development indicators and promoting transparency. Addressing the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026 in Islamabad on its second day, the minister said the Ministry of Planning and Development had largely […]