Category: Pakistan

. The Canadian dollar was trading up 0.08% to 1.3912 US dollar, or 71.88 U.S. cents. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD’: Pakistan and Canada on Saturday, while recognising the significant untapped potential in the bilat relationship, expressed their readiness to improve the implementation of existing agreements and identify new avenues for cooperation. The 6th round of Bilateral […]

MWM, TTAP chiefs reject any sectarian issues in country, saying certain elements seeking to incite sectarian tensions MWM Chief Raja Nasir Abbas (L), TTAP Chief Mehmood Achakzai (C) and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja. Photo: Screengrab The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday announced its support for a nationwide day of mourning and protests called […]

Dance, devotion, spirituality converge as devotees flock to the saint’s shrine, bridging faiths, generations Sehwan in devotion: Millions of devotees throng Sehwan to mark the 774th Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, as dance, music, and spiritual rituals transform the town into a vibrant hub of faith and festivity. PHOTO: INP HYDERABAD: The vibrant colours […]

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar addresses the Asma Jahangir Conference in Lahore on Saturday. SCREENGRAB Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Saturday announced the formation of a new committee to investigate the long-standing issue of missing persons, saying the government was treating the matter with seriousness and sensitivity. Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Lahore, […]

Information minister says terrorists targeted soft spots after hard targets secured Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Saturday denounced the perpetrators of the Tarlai imambargah suicide attack as “Khawarij”, vowing that the state would “make the land shrink” for anyone who targets innocent civilians. At least 32 people were killed and around […]

Security forces personnel stand guard as members of the media film from a coordoned area following a deadly explosion at a Shia Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have arrested close relatives of the suicide bomber who carried out the deadly attack at an imambargah in Islamabad’s Tarlai […]

. National Assembly. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed three bills. The bills were tabled by Federal Minister for the Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh included, the PEMRA Amendment Bill, 2025, the Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2025] and the Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Bill, 2025]. […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his readiness to further strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in combatting terrorism following the suicide attack on an Islamabad imambargah on Friday that killed at least 31 people and injured dozens. Police and administration officials confirmed that a massive bomb tore through the Tarlai area imambargah on Friday, claiming the lives […]

JUI-F chief backs TTAP protest, pledges full support for Feb 8 wheel-jam and shutter-down strike nationwide call Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, flanked TTAP chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and PTI’s Asad Qaiser. SCREENGRAB Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday announced his party’s support […]

Say only two brief notes submitted; Info minister Tarar claims detailed medical report handed over to family Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan during a sit-in outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025. Photo: FILE The sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on […]