Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to ensure privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) within the given time frame.

SUKKUR/ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday condemned Indian govern-ment decision to suspend Indus water treaty.

Executive Director of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), Major General Ularbek Sharsheyev, met with Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza at the Joint Staff Headquarters on Saturday.

QUETTA - Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred and three others suffered injuries in a bomb blast near a security official’s vehicle in Quetta’s Margate area, police sources said on Friday.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s unanimous response to India’s hostile tone has pushed New Delhi on the back foot after the unsubstantiated allegations linking Islamabad to the recent deadly attack in Pahalgam, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

ISLAMABAD - Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) does not need the establishment, rather it were the powers-that-be, which need his party.

ISLAMABAD - Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has drawn the international community’s attention towards the growing tensions between India and Pakistan, saying that the world should be worried about the potential for a full-scale conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting on May 2 to discuss the new canals project on Indus River.

ISLAMABAD - The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a polio case from District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Friday said the First Information Report (FIR) of Pahalgam was lodged within ten minutes of the incident that has completely exposed the false flag operation of India which orchestrated the whole episode to defame Pakistan.

RAWALPINDI - Security Forces killed six terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Bannu district on the night of April 23 and 24.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Friday held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday accepted a miscellaneous petition for early scheduling of PTI founder and Bushra Bibi’s acquittal pleas in Toshakhana II.

DG KHAN - Officers must ensure their own presence in offices to set an example for subordinates.

Vehari - District Police Officer (DPO) Vehari Muhammad Afzal continued to hold daily open courts at the District Police Office to ensure public access to police and prompt justice on merit.

Vehari - Deputy Commissioner Imrana Tauqeer visited Chak No.

The Senate of Pakistan passed a unanimous resolution rejecting India's allegations linking Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), labelling them as baseless and politically motivated. The resolution, presented during the Senate session, strongly condemned all forms of terrorism and emphasised that targeting innocent civilians goes against Pakistan's core values. It also denounced India's orchestrated propaganda campaign and unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, terming it a violation that could be interpreted as an act of war. The resolution warned that Pakistan is fully capable of defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression. It reaffirmed the country’s unwavering support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and demanded accountability from India for its acts of terrorism and targeted assassinations abroad, including on Pakistani soil. The resolution was in response to India's unilateral and frivolous ...

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting has been summoned on May 2 (Friday) to discuss the canals project, a day after the federal government put the contentious project on the back burner following weeks of protests in Sindh. According to a notification issued on Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened the 52nd meeting of the CII at Prime Minister's Office. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, and Federal Minister Amir Muqam would attend the session. The chief ministers of all four provinces have been invited to participate in the meeting. Law Minister Azad Nazeer Tarar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, and Science and Health Minister Mustafa Kamal would also participate in the session. Special invitations have been extended to the minister for petroleum, minister for water resources, and the minister for power division. The chief secretaries of all provinces have also received special invitations to attend. A day earlier, PM Shehbaz addres...

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defence has categorically rejected India’s allegations against Pakistan in connection with the recent tragic incident in Pahalgam, terming them baseless, provocative, and unjustified. The committee unanimously condemned the loss of innocent lives and categorically rejected India's allegations implicating Pakistan in the incident, labeling them as baseless and provocative. ​ The committee emphasized Pakistan's commitment to regional peace and its own experiences as a victim of terrorism. It warned that any unwarranted actions by India would be met with a proportionate and effective response. Concerns were also raised over India's unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, closure of the Attari border, and the recall of diplomats, actions perceived as escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.​ The committee, which met under the chairmanship of MNA Fathullah Khan at Parliament House, expressed deep sorrow over the loss of innocent lives and ...

Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. In his message on the occasion of International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan firmly believes that multilateralism, inclusive dialogue and respect for the UN Charter are the cornerstone of global peace and stability. He said Pakistan has consistently upheld the central role of the United Nations as the most inclusive and representative platform for advancing multilateralism. Ishaq Dar said Pakistan remains constructively engaged across all three pillars of the UN's work - peace and security, development and human rights. He said as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2025-2026, Pakistan believes that the complex and inter-linked global challenges of our time, many of which stem from violations of the UN Charter, can be effectively addressed through renewed commitment to the multilateral ...