Pakistan

Authorities have decided to launch a crackdown on illegally residing foreigners in Islamabad and four adjoining districts to declare them “safe zones.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed that humanity is a noble value rising above all relationships and borders.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has underscored the critical importance of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) to Pakistan's water security and ecological stability.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced central contracts for 30 male cricketers for the upcoming 2025–26 international season, with no players placed in the top-tier Category A. Last month, the number of male and female players in the central contract lists rose, according to PCB’s 2025-26 budget documents. According to a press release by PCB today, the contracts, effective from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, “reflect the board’s continued commitment to recognising and supporting national talent.” This year’s roster sees ten players each placed in Categories B, C, and D, with the PCB acknowledging that “no player has been selected for Category A in this cycle.” Pertinent to mention is that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the only two players in Category A for the 2024-25 season. The duo have seen their stock fall over the past year; the former batting mainstays having been sidelined from the T20 squad. “Compared to last year’s list of 27 contracted players, the PCB has expanded the po...

KOHAT: Counter Terrorism Department and a federal intelligence agency busted a terrorist network, which was actively planning to carry out a series of high profile major terrorist activities in the district including the bombing of a mosque inside police lines and a Muharram procession, Regional Police Officer Abbas Majeed Marwat told a news conference here. “They were planning to carry out major terrorist attacks,” said Mr Marwat, flanked by senior CTD and police officers. He said that the arrest of Siraj and Faridoon, both brothers, serving as constables in CTD and police, had facilitated the network of a terrorist organisation and their handlers operating from Afghanistan. A senior CTD official told Dawn on background basis that initial investigation and interrogation of the accused had led them to unravel a plot to bomb the mosque inside the district police lines that would have caused massive casualties, a re-enactment of a similar bombing in Peshawar which had led to the death of more than a hundred pol...

Peshawar - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Syed Fakhar Jehan, along with PTI chairman and Member National Assembly Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, visited the flood-hit areas of Tehsil Chagharzai in District Buner, including Village Councils Gumbad, Batara, Ganshal area and other severely affected localities, to.

ISLAMABAD - The 54th meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC) was Monday convened at the Supreme Court of Pakistan under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.

PESHAWAR - The Sindh government formally handed over relief goods for families affected by flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) KP chapter in a ceremony held at Governor House here on Monday.

Earthquake tremors jolted several cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, Abbottabad, Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda, Bannu, Taxila, and Dera Ismail Khan.

Over 33 people missing after heavy floods devastate KP city National death toll reaches 660 n NDMA issues alerts for more rains, floods in several parts of country KP govt releases Rs800m for flood-hit areas, Rs500m for worst-affected Buner.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while pledging full support of the federal government for the flood-hit communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has announced to donate one month’s salary of the federal cabinet for the flood affected people of the province.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday sent two separate relief consignments to Swat and Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, aimed at supporting communities hit hard by recent flooding and rain-triggered devastation.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of eight bail petitions filed by PTI founder Imran Khan in the May 9 cases until Wednesday (August 20).

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar Monday said Pakistan was seeking to improve its relations with the United Kingdom and the United States and will enhance trade ties with these countries.

Relations between China and India are on a “positive trend” towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting published on Tuesday. The world’s two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020. India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the United States, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China. But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties. During talks on Monday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should “view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats”. He pointed to the resumption of “dialogue at all levels” and “maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas” as evidence that bilateral ties were on a “positive trend of returning t...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that Punjab will benefit from Japan’s expertise in curbing environmental pollution, improving waste management and developing modern cities on advanced lines, according to a handout issued by the Information Department here on Monday.

BUNER - Residents of Buner district where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people said on Monday they were too scared to go back to their deluged homes as authorities warned of more rains to come.

Holds wide-ranging talks in UK to deepen partnership.

ISLAMABAD - Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) Monday reaffirmed its commitment to realize an accessible and equitable justice system for all citizens.

LAHORE - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has granted a Senate ticket to the senior party leader Rana Sanaullah Khan for a general seat from the Punjab Assembly.