Pakistan

LAHORE - The Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF) has intensified its province-wide crackdown on drug traffickers, conducting a series of successful operations in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Sahiwal over the past three days.

KHYBER - The unstable relations due to the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Pak-Afghan border has severely affected the bilateral trade at Torkham border.

Pakistan and Kazakhstan have begun a joint counterterrorism training exercise lasting two weeks to improve military-to-military relations, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. Pakistan regularly holds joint military exercises with countries across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond to boost operational readiness, deepen defence cooperation, and improve interoperability. These engagements enable Pakistan to share counterterrorism expertise, reinforce alliances, and project itself as a balanced and responsible regional actor. “Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Exercise Dostarym-V is being conducted between the armies of Pakistan and Kazakhstan in [the] counter terrorism domain from 13-24 October 2025 at the Special Operations School, Cherat, Pakistan,” a statement from the ISPR said. “Special Services Group of [the] Pak Army and Special Forces of [the] Kazakhstan Army are participating in the exercise,” it added. According to the statement, the opening ceremony of the exercise was conducted on Tu...

KARACHI - Senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former speaker of the Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani passed away here on Wednesday.

LAHORE - The acquittal of senior PTI leader and former foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the May 9 case has been challenged in the Lahore High Court.

LAHORE - The Special Central Court in Lahore has reserved its verdict on former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s acquittal plea in the FIA money laundering case.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, held an important meeting in Doha with a 40-member delegation representing over 300,000 overseas Pakistani workers residing in Qatar.

ISLAMABAD - Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce,Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, on Wednesday, called on Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates During the meeting, both dignitaries reviewed the state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and the UAE.

LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari on Wednesday strongly refuted reports claiming the withdrawal of security from Bilawal House Lahore.

ISLAMABAD - Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Romania, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Auditor General of Pakistan, Maqbool Ahmad Gondal, also called on the President.

PESHAWAR - Sohail Afridi has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ISLAMABAD - Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar Wednesday said that the constitutional bench can hear the 26th Amendment case and that judges from all the constitutional benches can be included if necessary.

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Government has slashed the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by Rs 5.

ISLAMABAD - Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Wednesday sought his release on parole, claiming he can help Pakistan settle its all issues with Afghanistan amid border hostilities between the two countries.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said yesterday that Pakistan’s election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council with an overwhelming majority of votes reflects the international community’s recognition of Pakistan’s contribution to promoting human rights agenda.

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain held a high-level meeting with Acting U.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the need for joint national and interna-tional efforts to ensure the availability of adequate, balanced, and nutritious food for all, particularly in the face of growing climate challenges.

President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasized that equal, safe, and affordable access to food is a fundamental human right, stressing that food security is a shared responsibility of all segments of society, not just the government.

Expressing grave concern over Indian military leadership’s irresponsible statements under immense political pressure, Pakistan Army on Wednesday warned that every act of ag-gression will be dealt with a swift, resolute and intense response that will be remembered by posterity.