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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has completed 84 of the 99 reform action points under the Prime Minister's Task Force on Maritime Reforms, marking significant progress in the government's drive to modernise the country's ports, shipbuilding and fisheries sectors.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and advancing diplomatic efforts aimed at promoting regional peace and stability during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed.

Pakistan urges restraint

Pakistan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East and called on the US and Iran to exercise restraint following mutual overnight strikes. Efforts to end the Middle East war have suffered a setback following an escalation of hostilities after Iranian attacks on ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran struck at least three ships in recent days, prompting extensive US strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, followed by retaliatory attacks by Iran on Gulf countries. In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) noted that “a renewed conflict is in no one’s interest”. “Pakistan calls on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from any actions that may further undermine regional peace and stability. There is no alternative to continued engagement, dialogue and diplomacy to achieve [a] shared goal of peace in the region,” the statement added. “Pakistan urges all sides to uphold their respective commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which remain...

A powerful heatwave continued to affect large parts of Pakistan on Wednesday, with soaring humidity and light winds pushing the heat index to hazardous levels in several cities, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic security partnership, expanding counterterrorism cooperation, enhancing border management, combating illegal immigration and drug trafficking, and facilitating greater people-to-people exchanges during a high-level meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters.

Het vrachtvliegtuig van de Pakistaanse maatschappij K2 Airways dat dinsdagavond vermist raakte boven de Arabische Zee gaf kort daarvoor aan navigatieproblemen te hebben. De Boeing 737 was onderweg vanuit de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten naar Pakistan, melden Pakistaanse luchtvaartautoriteiten.

Pakistan on Tuesday commemorated the 10th death anniversary of renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, paying tribute to his lifelong commitment to humanitarian service and the enduring legacy of the welfare network he established.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the Kyrgyz Republic have reaffirmed their strong commitment to establishing a strategic partnership, placing a particular emphasis on the critical importance of deepening trade, economic, and investment cooperation between the two nations.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday chaired a high-level meeting to review Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with a range of multilateral initiatives and assess the country’s preparedness for several upcoming international events.

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi Tuesday met with United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pakistan Mohammed Yahya, on his farewell call at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, marking the successful conclusion of his tenure.

Pakistan and Bulgaria on Tuesday held the sixth round of Bilateral Political Consultations, where the two sides reviewed the full range of bilateral relations.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to boosting bilateral ties between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, particularly deepening trade, economic and investment cooperation. President Zardari arrived in Kyrgyzstan a day earlier for a four-day official visit, from July 6-9. According to a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the two expressed satisfaction over the “development of Kyrgyz-Pakistani relations”. The two reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation and urged the “consistent implementation” of the agreements reached during the Kyrgyz president’s visit to Pakistan in December. As per the statement, the two leaders stressed the need for maintaining “active political dialogue, further expand contacts at the highest and high levels, and strengthen interaction between the parliaments, governments and foreign ministries of the two countries”. They also expressed readiness to establish “a strategic partnership” between Kyrgyzstan an...

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres, a previously-unreported effort that would further raise Islamabad’s diplomatic profile if it succeeds. The Pakistani involvement comes after observers monitored for months a US-led push to find a diplomatic solution in Libya, which has been split between rival eastern and western administrations since a civil war that broke out in the years after the 2011 Nato-backed uprising toppled Muammar Qadhafi. The move comes on the heels of a separate mediation between the US and Iran this year, where Pakistan has played a central role, and has been repeatedly praised by the Trump administration for its involvement. Reuters cited Pakistani sources as saying that the US was “fully aware and involved” in Islamabad’s Libya role. Insiders claim US is ‘fully aware and involved’ in Islamabad’s role The effort was also being supported by Saudi Arabia, sources said. Last year, Islamabad struck a mutual defence pact with Sa...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reaffirmed Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to multilateralism and the United Nations during a meeting with María Fernanda Espinosa, a candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, at the Prime Minister’s House.

As India continues to violate the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the army’s top brass on Monday affirmed its “resolute commitment” to undertake “all measures necessary” to ensure the availability of Pakistan’s rightful share of water. The development came as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir presided over the 276th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “The forum, taking note of Indian rhetoric surrounding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), reaffirmed the guidance given in the National Security Committee (NSC) directive” of April 24, 2025, which followed India’s unilateral move to put the treaty in abeyance. “The forum expressed resolute commitment to undertake all measures necessary to ensure availability of Pakistan’s rightful share of water as per the directives of the government and inspirations of the people of Pakistan,” the statement read. The atte...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to continue working towards promoting the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, respect for international law and treaties, and active international cooperation for global peace and prosperity.

Pakistan says IWT summit reaffirmed treaty obligations and opposed unilateral suspension under international law

ISLAMABAD - Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Reza Amiri Moghadam, yesterday expressed profound gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for sending what he described as the highest-level and largest foreign delegation to participate in the ceremony held in Iran to pay homage to the martyred Supreme Leader of Iran, Shahid.

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday left for Pakistan after completing his two-day visit to Turkiye.