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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the residence of Shaheed Ali Haider at Kacha Jail Road area here on Monday and expressed condolence to the grieving family.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gained a record nine per cent on Monday — the restored calm in the market mirroring that in the region after the recent Pakistan-India ceasefire that boosted investor mood. Saturday’s ceasefire, announced by US President Donald Trump, followed four days of tit-for-tat strikes between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as well as diplomacy and pressure from Washington. The KSE-100 index opened with a gain of 9,929.48 points, or 9.26pc, to stand at 117,104.11 points from the previous close of 107,174.63 at 9:30am. Due to the massive gains, the PSX was suspended for an hour after opening to control excessive volatility. Later in the day, the benchmark index reached as many as 117,327.78 points — 10,153.15 points (9.47pc) higher than yesterday’s close, at 3:15pm. This marked the highest intraday gain (points-wise) — more than double the 4,700 points surge in November 2024. Finally, the KSE-100 closed at 117,297.73 points, with a gain of 10,123.10 points (9.45pc) compared to the previo...

Flight operations across Pakistan and India began returning to normal on Monday following the recent ceasefire between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy discussed the latest developments in the region.

Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that any future dialogue with India must revolve around three core issues: Kashmir, water disputes, and terrorism.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the residence of Amir-e-Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith Professor Sajid Mir in Sialkot to offer condolences upon his demise.

In a powerful display of national solidarity, Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Danyal Chaudhry participated in the “Pakistan Zindabad Rally” yesterday, underscoring the nation’s unwavering support for the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malkiy, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday to discuss matters of mutual interest and reaffirm the commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation across all sectors, according to a statement from the Foreign Office.

The workers of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vandalised Karachi Bakery in India’s Hyderabad over its name on Saturday, prior to the ceasefire announcement between the two neighbouring countries amid heightened tensions, Indian media outlet The Wire reported. The vandals wore saffron shawls, stepped on Pakistani flags and chanted anti-Pakistan slogans, The Wire said, adding that there was footage of them striking the bakery’s sign with sticks, to target the word ‘Karachi’. The escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbours began following the April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which killed 26 people. India, without investigation or evidence, implied “cross-border linkages” of the att­a­­­c­kers. Pakistan firmly rejected the claim and called for a neutral probe. Following the allegations, India launched a series of drone strikes on Pakistan, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then launched missiles at each other, which stretched over the week befo...

Peshawar - Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi formally inaugurated a free emergency ambulance service for the citizens of Peshawar on Saturday.

The United States and China announced on Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic downturn. After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world’s two biggest economies agreed in a joint statement to bring their triple-digit tariffs down to two figures and continue negotiations. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the weekend talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and international trade representative Li Chenggang as “productive” and “robust”. “Both sides showed a great respect,” Bessent told reporters. US President Donald Trump had imposed duties of 145 per cent on imports for China last month — compared to 10pc for other countries in the global tariff blitz he launched last month. Beijing hit back with duties of 125pc on US goods. Bessent said the two sides agreed to reduce those tariffs by 115pc, taking US tariffs to 30pc and ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has directed Junaid Akbar to resign from his position as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), sources revealed.

Senior military officials from India and Pakistan are set to hold talks on Monday to determine the way forward following a US-brokered ceasefire that brought calm to the Line of Control after days of the heaviest cross-border shelling in nearly three decades.

ISLAMABAD: The government only managed to spend around 41 per cent of the development funds allocated for the fiscal year despite the passage of 10 months, the planning ministry has said. The development spending stood at Rs448.6bn in the first 10 months (July-April) of fiscal year 2025, accounting for less than 41pc of Rs1.1 trillion revised budget allocation for the whole year. The lack of spending suggests a large part of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) — revised down from Rs1.4tr to Rs1.1tr — would remain unspent at the end of the fiscal year in June. The ministry’s monthly data released on Sunday showed funds given to parliamentarians were the only exception to the otherwise paltry spending. Finance ministry pushes back date to surrender unspent funds by a month The utilisation of funds at Rs35bn was even higher than the first revised allocation of Rs25bn for the current year. A mechanism devised by the finance ministry for the current fiscal year dictated the government should release 15p...

Lahore - Pakistan People’s Party Central Punjab President and former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf praised the armed forces and termed the recent ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India a “victory for peace.

Peshawar - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, on Sunday took serious notice of alleged irregularities in the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) screening test held in Bannu on May 10.

Peshawar - Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a progress review meeting of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday paid tribute to the brave party workers who laid down their lives on May 12, 2007, in Karachi during the struggle for judicial independence and the rule of law.

Indian batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format just days after captain Rohit Sharma did the same. Kohli, who made his debut in 2011 and scored 30 centuries and 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 over 123 tests, is expected to remain available for one-day internationals. The 36-year-old quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after India won their second 20-overs World Cup trophy in the West Indies last year. “It’s been 14 years since I first wore the baggy blue in Test cricket. Honestly, I never imagined the journey this format would take me on,” Kohli posted on Instagram. “It’s tested me, shaped me, and taught me lessons I’ll carry for life.” “There’s something deeply personal about playing in whites. The quiet grind, the long days, the small moments that no one sees but that stay with you forever.” View this post on Instagram In a post on X, the Indian Cricket Board, BCCI, announced the farewell of the fo...

• Says he was arrested after being spotted near Lahore corps commander’s house • Claims he was on duty with a pilot from Mian Mir area LAHORE: A driver serving in the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Limousine service continues to face arrest and court hearings, ever since he was picked up after being “spotted near the Lahore corps commander’s house” on May 9, 2023. Shah Din, claims he was on official assignment, to pick up a PIA pilot from his residence in the Mian Mir locality. He drove from The Mall towards the cantonment area and, on the suggestion of traffic police, proceeded towards Rahat Bakery and then turned towards CMH Hospital to reach the airport. There, he was caught up in the crowd as PTI workers and supporters launched their violent protest at the intersection outside the corps commander’s residence. But in the meanwhile, he was spotted in the vicinity on CCTV footage and through geo-fencing, and eventually booked and arrested. The PIA Lahore Airport scheduling officer had written a lette...