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PTI founder Imran Khan said on Tuesday that his party had been given a mandate by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and would not act against their interests. Imran’s remarks come after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday vowed the country would not ‘mortgage’ the security of its people with any country. He said “appeasement of terrorists and their facilitators was not and never would be a policy”, while addressing KP’s security situation in Peshawar. Responding to Imran’s call — from jail — for talks with the Afghan Taliban to end bloodshed, the DG ISPR said the state and forces would not be swayed by political distortions. He added that no single person — “most responsible for bringing terrorism back to KP” — could dictate national security. He also cited “governance gaps” in the province’s infrastructure and counter-terror funding. In a post on Imran’s official X account last night — which he does not operate himself — the PTI founder congratulated ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the second review of the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review of the 28-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

In a landmark step toward public facilitation, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched a new initiative enabling citizens to have their complaints addressed from the comfort of their homes.

Former Speaker of the Sindh Assembly and senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Agha Siraj Durrani passed away at a private hospital in Karachi after a prolonged illness.

Aleema Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has challenged the indictment proceedings and the entire case filed against her in connection with the November 26 protest, leading to the postponement of her indictment.

In a historic development, prominent Pakistani human rights defender and policy expert Nayyab Ali has been officially shortlisted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have reiterated the government’s strong commitment to ensuring equal opportunities for visually impaired persons in all fields.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly dry weather across most parts of the country during the next 24 hours, with cold conditions expected in northern areas during night and morning hours.

IMF predicts Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 3.

This screengrab shows Taliban posts destroyed after unprovoked firing in Kurram on Tuesday.

KP CM oath taking.

PESHAWAR - The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to administer the oath to Chief Minister-elect Sohail Afridi at 4:00pm today (Wednesday).

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD - A Levies constable who was guarding a polio vaccination team was killed in a brazen gun attack in the Arkot area in Matta tehsil of Swat on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman yesterday called for calm and constructive engagement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, emphasizing the need to end not only armed hostilities but also the war of words that fuels regional tensions.

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday hosted an important briefing for representatives of foreign diplomatic missions based in Islamabad, focusing on the recent developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the measures taken by Pakistan to ensure peace, stability, and security in the region.

RAWALPINDI - An Anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan – founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a case related to November 26, 2024 protests.

RAWALPINDI - Rawat and Taxila police have registered two criminal cases against Saad Hussain Rizvi, chief of TLP and numerous other nominated and unidentified activists of the religious party for carrying out unlawful and violent protests in the city on October 13.

ISLAMABAD - Abid Zuberi Advocate citing the Supreme Court judgment in Practice and Procedure Act (PPA), 2023 case on Tuesday said that the Chief Justice of Pakistan has the power to form Full Court.

Islamabad - Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch on Tuesday appointed senior foreign service career officer Dr Tahir Andrabi as new spokesman of the foreign ministry.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that the Palestinian people’s freedom, dignity and prosperity remain a primary concern for Pakistan.