Pakistan

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in a heartfelt message on the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, expressed deep sorrow over the suffering of millions of children in Palestine and Indian Illegally-occupied Kashmir (IIOJK), describing them as tragic victims of Israeli and Indian.

US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban on Wednesday targeting 12 countries — including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen — reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term. Trump said the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that US authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally. The move bans all travel to the United States by nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Trump also imposed a partial ban on travellers from seven countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Some temporary work visas from these countries will be allowed. The bans go into effect on Monday, the White House said. “The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted,” Trump said in a video message from ...

NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD - PPP Chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Wednesday that his intensive talks at the United Nations were very useful and successful.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif has approved a reduction in duties on over 7,066 tariff lines, which include raw materials, intermediate and capital goods aimed at stimulating industrial growth in the country. The premier green-lit the proposals for a formal announcement in the budget speech, which had received earlier approval from the Tariff Policy Board and Steering Committee. However, the premier asked that the implementation committee identify any irritants before the budget announcement. Official sources told Dawn on Wed­­nesday that the government will announce the abolishing of 2 per cent additional customs duty (ACD) on 4,294 tariff lines in the upcoming budget. These are mostly raw materials, which will reduce the industries’ input cost. It was also decided that the ACD will be reduced from 4pc to 2pc on 545 tariff lines, from 6pc to 4pc on 2,227 tariff lines, and from 7pc to 6pc for all products currently subject to a customs duty above 20pc. Orders committee to consult sectors enjoying 1...

ISLAMABAD - In a significant diplomatic development, Pakistan has been appointed as Chair of the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), which oversees the implementation of the sanctions, measures on the Taliban, and the Vice Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, which monitors the.

• Lender wants agri tax enforced, takes exception to plan to sell surplus power at cheaper rates • Fund calls for strategy to stop tax evasion, financial leakage; opposes provincial energy subsidises ISLAMABAD: Amid final consultations on the budget, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants strict compliance with programme requirements, including the coverage of agriculture income tax in provincial budgets to ensure effective collection starting no later than September 2025. The Fund also does not agree with a plan for incentivising enhanced power consumption desired by the federal government to absorb surplus capacity. Informed sources said the IMF wanted a strong commitment from the provinces for expenditure control, notwithstanding expansionary development plans presented by the provinces and approved by the National Economic Council (NEC). The four provinces have already exceeded their development allocations for next year by almost Rs850 billion than the IMF’s estimates. The provinces, on the other ha...

ISLAMABAD - Incarcerated former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Wednesday said he would soon unveil plans of his party’s upcoming anti-government protest movement that would be led by himself.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated Karol Nawrocki on his victory in the presidential elections in Poland.

ISLAMABAD - The Foreign Office yesterday confirmed that two Pakistani nationals, identified as Mujahid and Mohammed Faheem, were tragically killed in Iran’s Sistan-Balochistan province.

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi yesterday held a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence, to discuss the country’s prevailing political situation in light of renewed tensions between Pakistan and India.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that providing top-notch transport facilities to the people of Karachi through the Green Line project was among the top priorities of the federal government.

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned mobile users, advising them to make sure their SIM cards are registered under their name to avoid unauthorised usage. According to a recent announcement on the social media platform, Facebook, PTA highlighted that users must verify their SIM ownership to avoid misuse by criminals. Emphasising the SIM Registration […]

The world’s leading messaging App, WhatsApp, is working to launch a long-anticipated usernames feature. According to details exposed by WABetaInfo, a system on the messaging platform is in a testing phase that will let users communicate without sharing their contact numbers. At the moment, WhatsApp needs users to exchange phone numbers to start a chat, […]

Hollywood actor Dakota Johnson has broken her silence on the poor box office run of her 2024 superhero movie ‘Madame Web.’ To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu – Click Here She appeared in the film alongside actors Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Adam Scott, and Emma Roberts. The Marvel film, […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will embark on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from June 5 to 6, 2025, coinciding with the occasion of Eid ul Adha. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with His Royal Highness Prince […]