GUJRAT: A deportee hailing from Gujranwala was convicted by a local court on Thursday, taking the number of deportees from Libya and Greece sentenced over the past two weeks across three districts to 64. The deportees were handed 10-15 days’ imprisonment on average after summary trials in cases lodged against them by the Federal Investigation…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting in Quetta on Thursday to discuss the security situation in Balochistan after multiple major terrorist incidents in the province in recent days. Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir was also present at the meeting of the Provincial Apex…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Croatia have discussed expanding cooperation between their ports as both countries look to strengthen trade, investment and economic ties. The discussion took place during a meeting between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Croatia Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordon Grlic Radmanwho visited Islamabad on Thursday. According…
Deputy Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar mentioned on Thursday that Pakistan was dedicated to deepening its relationship with Croatia. He made the remarks whereas addressing delegation-level talks with Croatia’s Minister of Overseas and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman, who arrived in Islamabad earlier on a one-day go to. On the outset, Dar mentioned…
WASHINGTON: Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi is anticipated to fulfill senior US officers in Washington early subsequent week, as Pakistan continues efforts to facilitate US-Iran talks, diplomatic sources stated. Daybreak. Naqvi is at present in New York to signify Pakistan on the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit 2026 (UNCOPS), being held on the UN…
The federal cabinet on Monday approved a comprehensive Haj Policy for 2027-2030, aimed at providing more facilities to pilgrims and improving operational efficiency. The cabinet commended Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf and his ministry’s team for the excellent Haj arrangements made this year. A detailed briefing on the new Haj policy was…
• Minister says seven civilians kidnapped, 9 wounded in gun battle; suspects TTP involvement• A number of policemen injured, 4 ‘terrorists’ killed in subsequent operation• CM orders joint checkposts to watch terrorists’ motion, types committee to placate protesters QUETTA: A violent conflict between locals and armed males in Hanna Urak on the outskirts of the…
The UK government is in talks with Pakistan over the possibility of deporting a leader of the Rochdale grooming gang to the country, the The BBC reported on Friday. Shabbir Ahmed, who has dual British-Pakistani citizenship, was released from prison this week after his 2012 conviction on multiple counts of rape and sexual offenses against…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday cut the price of both petrol and diesel by Rs1.97 per litre, with immediate effect for the week ending July 10, to pass on part of the impact of lower global prices over the past week. As such, the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel (HSD) was set at Rs309.50 for…
Despite several high-profile attacks, Pakistan witnessed a decline in overall anti-state violence and related security incidents during June, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based think tank. According to PICSS — an Islamabad-based think tank that monitors terrorism, anti-state violence and related security trends — 184 terrorists were killed…
