Pakistan

FM offers to host US-Tehran talks; Tells Senate efforts afoot to aid stranded nationals; Says Iran wants KSA land

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US-Israeli strikes hit Qom office linked to panel responsible for selecting a new supreme leader

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Considers shifting oil price review to a weekly basis

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PILDAT flags declining attendance, executive absence

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ISLAMABAD - The Federal Constitutional Court set aside a previous judgment of the Lahore High Court in a case concerning the conversion of a residential plot into commercial use, and remanded the matter to the high court for a fresh decision within 90 days.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday fixed March 10 as the date of hearing of a petition filed by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, seeking permission to receive medical treatment at Shifa International Hospital.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday termed wildlife indispensable for maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance on earth, expressing satisfaction over historic measures taken for its protection, conservation and promotion.

Islamabad - Deputy Chairman Senate Syedaal Khan Nasar on Tuesday attended an Iftar dinner as the chief guest, hosted by Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjab Vice President Sheikh Arsalan Hafeez.

ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman yesterday visited the Iranian Embassy and met with Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghaddam, expressing grief over the recent martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Pakistan informs Iran about its Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia Foreign minister pushes for de-escalation 35,000 Pakistanis currently staying in Iran PTI’s Ali Zafar says US, Israel have set a horrific precedent by attacking Iran.

Peshawar - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, held a consultative meeting at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar with delegations representing the Local Council Association as well as Tehsil Mayors and Chairmen affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

The government has invited parliamentarians to an in-camera briefing on the regional situation scheduled for Wednesday, according to Law Minister Azan Nazeer Tarar. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had invited parliamentary leaders and party heads to “sit down and develop a course of action so we can move forward”. “There are sensitivities we have to take into account and things that you cannot discuss openly, considering the tension in the region and our relations with brotherly Muslim countries,” the minister said. He said that while Pakistan shared friendly relations with Iran, “we also have long-standing relations with other countries”. “In particular, Saudi Arabia, with whom we are in a defence agreement,” the minister said. “I am requesting both sides of the aisle that this is a sensitive situation and we must sit together for Pakistan and for the security of the wider region,” he said. He further said that Prime Minister’s Adviser on Politica...