Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally inaugurated Mashreq Digital Retail Bank in Pakistan, marking a significant step toward transforming the country’s banking landscape into a modern, paperless, and digital economy.

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/ LAHORE - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all provinces and relevant institutions to conduct a thorough assessment of the damages caused by recent floods and rains as the official death toll in the Punjab province swelled to 112.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered removal of Major General (retired) Hafeezur Rehman from his post as Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is leaving for Riyadh today on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.

ISLAMABAD: Days after Pakistan asked the Afghan Taliban to choose whether they want to stand with their neighbour, or the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pak­­i­s­tan (TTP) militant group, a key US official has called on Islamabad to seek a political settlement with Kabul. Zalmay Khalilzad, who was named US special representative to Afghanistan during the previous Trump administration, also called on Afghanistan to “help Pakistan with such negotiations”. The former diplomat recently undertook a visit to Kabul alongside US hostage envoy Adam Boehler, where he met with key members of the Afghan Taliban regime. In a tweet posted after he wrapped up his visit, Khalilzad noted that violence between Pakistan’s security forces and the TTP had resulted in the deaths of a significant number of security personnel and citizens. Imran echoes Khalilzad’s views, terms dialogue with Kabul only way to achieve lasting peace Saying that he believed pursuing a military solution to this challenge was a mistake, he called on Islamabad...

ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday visited the embassy of Qatar in Islamabad and met with Qatari Ambassador Ali bin Mubarak Al-Khater, where he condemned recent Israeli attacks on Qatar and expressed solidarity with the Gulf state.

LAHORE - With dwindling wheat reserves and soaring prices, the federal government has initiated a process of consultation with provincial governments to formulate Pakistan’s first nation-wide wheat policy.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday clarified that widows of the retired judges are not covered under the Presidential Order No.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and 15 other countries yesterday expressed their concern about the security of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, a civil society initiative in which citizens of their countries are participating.

ISLAMABAD - The National Anti-Dengue Campaign 2025 was launched by the Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday, emphasizing prevention as the key to combating the mosquito-borne disease.

RAWALPINDI - The health teams on the first day vaccinated 24,179 girls with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) across the district achieving 6% of the campaign’s total target, and meeting 73% of the daily goal of 32,967 vaccinations.

QUETTA - In a landmark move toward transparency and digital governance, Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti Monday announced the launch of country’s first-ever automated digital financial e-filing system in Balochistan.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday cancelled the pre-match press conference of the Pakistan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) men’s Asia Cup match as the crisis from the fallout of the Pakistan-India match worsened. The PCB had lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against match referee Andy Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for last Sunday’s match. “Pakistan will not be holding their pre-match press conference today,” the Asian Cricket Council confirmed in a statement on Tuesday ahead of Pakistan’s match against the UAE tomorrow. The PCB confirmed in a statement later in the day that the board had still not taken a final decision on continuing participation in the Asia Cup. “The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet taken any final decision regarding the Asia Cup, “PCB spokesperson Amir Mir said in a statemen...

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