Pakistan

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has expressed his deep appreciation for the significant role being played by overseas Pakistanis as ambassadors of the country during his official visit to the United States, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. Field Marshal Munir arrived in Washington on Sunday for a five-day official visit aimed at reinforcing military and strategic ties between Pakistan and the United States, diplomatic sources confirmed. The visit, which sources described as “primarily bilateral in nature”, is not officially linked to the US Army’s 250th anniversary celebrations on June 14, despite its timing. “During the visit, the COAS interacted with the overseas Pakistani community in Washington DC,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. “During the interaction, the COAS expressed his deep appreciation for the vital and most significant role being played by overseas Pakistanis for being ambassadors of Pakistan,” the press release continued. He acknowledged thei...

Shehbaz performs soft launch of 2nd Edition of Pakistan International Maritime Expo and Conference Says Pakistan keen to benefit from UAE’s experiences in modern management system Reaffirms solidarity with Iran; condemn Israeli aggression Calls for advanced IT trainings for youth employability, making.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday warned of fake news following Israel-Iran conflict, emphasizing that Israel should not dare to look at Pakistan.

Amid rumpus by opposition, Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman announces Rs1,240 billion for ADP, marking an increase of 47.

ISLAMABAD - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on review petitions against its verdict on reserved seats until Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD - Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Monday formally demanded a substantial increase in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) budget.

QUETTA - The Balochistan government is swiftly finalising preparations for the budget 2025-26, scheduled to be unveiled today (Tuesday), in the Balochistan Assembly.

Karachi is experiencing intense heat as temperatures soared to 39°C on Tuesday, with a “feels like” temperature of 46°C due to high humidity, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

LAHORE - The Punjab government has allocated a total of Rs379 billion with Rs123 billion in development and Rs256 billion in non-development funds for agriculture, livestock, irrigation & water sectors in the next fiscal year.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on all stakeholders to unite in restoring degraded lands and ensuring a climate-resilient future for coming generations, emphasizing the critical importance of land in Pakistan’s environmental and economic stability.

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) successfully facilitated the repatriation of 268 Pakistani nationals from Iraq yesterday.

A fresh controversy has erupted within the Islamabad High Court (IHC) as Justice Babar Sattar raised serious objections to the recently notified Islamabad High Court Rules 2025, calling them “legally unauthorised” and “unconstitutional.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that Pakistan and the US will continue to strengthen their economic partnership as both sides agreed to advance negotiations on reciprocal tariffs through constructive engagement, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. Pakistan faces a potential 29 per cent tariff on its exports to the US due to a $3 billion trade surplus with the world’s biggest economy, under tariffs announced by Washington in April on countries around the world. While speaking at an event in Islamabad today, Aurangzeb said he had a constructive and positive conversation with the US Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, last night. He said that both countries are moving in the right direction. “The government will stay the course of reforms in taxation, energy and other sectors,” he said. “We have also carried out tariff reforms to move towards competitive economy.” Aurangzeb continued that both sides agreed to advance negotiations on reciprocal tariffs through constructive engagement, aiming to...

QUETTA - Two people were martyred and 11 others injured on Monday when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded in the Barkhan district of Balochistan province.

Pakistan and the United States have agreed to expedite efforts to finalize a trade agreement focused on tariff-related matters, the Ministry of Finance said in an official statement.

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is on an official visit to United States.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar yesterday received a high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), headed by Abdullah Nasser Lootah, Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Competitiveness and Knowledge Exchange.

The US Department of Defence on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the military. San Francisco-based OpenAI will “develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains”, according to the department’s posting of awarded contracts. The programme with the defence department is the first partnership under the startup’s initiative to put AI to work in governments, according to OpenAI. OpenAI plans to show how cutting-edge AI can vastly improve administrative operations such as how service members get health care and also cyber defenses, the startup said in a post. All use of AI for the military will be consistent with OpenAI usage guidelines, according to the startup. Big tech companies are increasingly pitching their tools to the US military, among them Meta, OpenAI and, more predictably, Palantir, the AI defense company founded by Peter Thiel, the conservative tec...

MULTAN - Justice Malik Javed Iqbal Wains of Lahore High Court Multan Bench has ordered Pakistan Post to reinstate a contract employee with back benefits observing that he was terminated from service by the respondents on the basis of their erroneous interpretation of the orders of the Islamabad High Court.