Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to prevent new conflicts, resolve protracted ones, and promote the settlement of disputes in accordance with international law in an effort to deal with the global displacement crisis.

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will meet on May 9 to discuss Pakistan’s first review under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Request for Modification of Performance Criteria, and Request for an Arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.

ISLAMABAD - Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been discharged from multiple National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references related to the rental power projects.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday felicitated Mark Joseph Carney on his election as the prime minister of Canada and to the Liberal Party on their success in the recently held elections.

LAHORE - The first Hajj flight of the year,AirSial Flight PF-7700,carrying 150 pilgrims, departed from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport for Madina here on Tuesday.

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Iqra Khalid, a Pakistani-Canadian politician originally from the suburban town of Rukanpur, Rahim Yar Khan has secured victory for the Canadian House of Commons for a fourth consecutive term in the federal elections held two days ago.

Vehari - DPO Vehari Muhammad Afzal continued his outreach efforts during a visit to Mailsi, where he met with local traders, farmers, peace committee members, and the general public.

Vehari - A meeting of the District Quality Control Board was held to review 15 cases related to medical stores.

MUZAFFAR GARH - The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intensified its campaign against the “Milawat Mafia” with a major crackdown on substandard dairy operations.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar late on Tuesday night said that “credible intelligence” reports indicated that India was planning to conduct a military action against Pakistan in the next 24 to 36 hours amid tensions between the two countries after the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir last week that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad, albeit without proof. Earlier today, India gave its military “operational freedom” to respond to the deadly attack in occupied Kashmir last week. Speaking to the media hours after the development, Tarar said: “Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident.” He said Pakistan vehemently rejected “Indian self-assumed hubristic role of judge, jury and executioner in the region” which was completely “reckless”. “Pakistan has been the victim of terrorism itself and truly understands the pain of this scourge,” he s...

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