Pakistan

ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING - The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to deepen Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation and extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday extended heartfelt congratulations to the governments and peoples of Pakistan and China as two countries observe the 74th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.

Babusar Top, the scenic mountain pass and popular tourist destination, has been reopened for all types of traffic following a six-month closure due to heavy snowfall.

QUETTA - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Ministers for Defence, Interior and Information, and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday visited Quetta to meet the injured children and other victims of the horrific attack on a school bus by state sponsored proxies (Fitna Al-Hindustan) of India.

Three innocent children, two soldiers among martyred Eight victims are said to be in critical condition President, PM condemn terrorist attack US, China, UNICEF condemn brutal attack in Khuzdar.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that elevation of Army Chief Gen Asim Munir to Field Marshal was his own decision taken in consultation with Nawaz Sharif.

RAWALPINDI - A Special Guard of Honour ceremony was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Wednesday to honour Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, following his elevation to the highest military rank.

In a significant development, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to fully restore diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, according to official sources.

• Regrets how CJP could mark cases to a judge mentioned in petition • Observes it is embarrassing for judges to bracket them for deciding in favour of a political party ISLAMABAD: Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan on Wednesday took exception to uncharitable pleadings on behalf of PTI chairman Imran Khan in which disparaging remarks were made against certain judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). “This is embarrassing even for judges to bracket them for deciding in favour of a political party,” Justice Hassan regretted, adding how the Chief Justice of Pakistan could mark cases to the judge mentioned in the petition after reading such remarks in the plea. Justice Hassan was a member of the five-judge Constitutional Bench that had taken up a joint petition filed by five IHC judges — Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kaya­­ni, Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Babar Sat­tar, Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and Saman Rafat Imtiaz — pleading that three transferred judges should not be treated as IHC judges until they take a fresh oath under Artic...

LAHORE - To express strong solidarity with Azerbaijan, the government of Pakistan has reaffirmed its support for Azerbaijan following India’s hostile actions against the country for standing with Pakistan.

Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the development of the construction sector is vital for the sustainable growth of the national economy and assured facilitating the provision of residence through low-cost housing projects is the government’s top priority.

RAWALPINDI - The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday strongly denied allegations circulating in the wake of a tragic incident that occurred on May 19 in the general area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, which resulted in civilian casualties.

ISLAMABAD - Strongly denouncing the attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar in Wednesday’s National Assembly session expressed his government’s resolve to defeat India-backed proxies perpetrating terrorism in the country.

ISLAMABAD - Two more polio cases were detected from Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa yesterday taking the country’s total polio cases to 10 during the year 2025.

ISLAMABAD - Talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the finalisation of the upcoming budget for the next fiscal year continued on Wednesday as the Fund asked the provinces to reduce expenditures and increase their revenues.

LAHORE - Several passengers were injured in a major train accident that occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday when the Shalimar Express, traveling from Karachi to Lahore, derailed near Faisalabad after colliding with a trailer at a railway crossing in the Darul Ehsan area.

In a reciprocal move, Pakistan has declared an Indian High Commission official persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 24 hours, citing activities that were "inconsistent with his diplomatic status.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday warned that the flashpoints could lead to an even more dangerous conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India.

In a serious breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, India has reportedly stopped the flow of water into the Neelum River after it passes through the Kishanganga Dam.

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