Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has revealed an easy and user-friendly process for obtaining the new Smart Pakistan Origin Card (POC), targeted at foreign nationals of Pakistani origin. NADRA POC is designed for individuals who have aquired a foreign nationality from their Pakistani citizenship, as well as those foreign nationals whose parents, […]

Tel Aviv: Thousands took to the streets in Israel’s Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City. Demonstrators waved signs and held up pictures of hostages still held captive in the Palestinian territory as they […]

Urges COPHC to meet concession commitments, calls for clear timelines

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EU-funded programmes, joint ventures, and AI research on agenda as both sides push for long-term collaboration

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Cabinet stresses no loophole is left in policy aimed at reaping economic benefits from regulated cultivation

Demands ceiling for SMEs operating on thin profit margins

Move aims to boost Pakistan-Central Asia trade; Kazakh president to visit Islamabad in November

KSE-100 index climbs 4,348 points; average turnover rises 16%

ANKARA: Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday after talks in Egypt. Regional powers Egypt and Turkey both condemned the plan on Friday. Ankara has said it marked a new phase in what it called […]

London: Police in London arrested at least 365 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action, at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws. The Metropolitan Police said it made the hundreds of arrests, thought to be one of the highest ever at a single protest […]

Aug 9: Spain keeper Cata Coll was left without her tactical notes during the penalty shootout in last month’s European Championship final, because England keeper Hannah Hampton had thrown the bottle they were written on into the stands. Hampton replaced Coll’s bottle with her own as the 24-year-old Chelsea keeper led England to their second […]

LISBON: Portugal’s Constitutional Court has blocked a bill approved by the right-wing parliamentary majority that was designed to limit the inflow of immigrants, citing obstacles it creates for family members in joining immigrants legally resident in Portugal. Immediately after late Friday’s decision, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sent the bill back to parliament, which is […]

LAHORE: The customs authorities at Allama Iqbal International airport successfully executed a major Lahore airport drug bust, foiling a smuggling attempt of 15 kilograms of high-quality narcotics into Pakistan, ARY News reported. According to the Lahore customs authorities, the Collector of Customs Airports, Tahir Habib Cheema, received a tip-off, upon which the foreign suspect, who […]

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a 100-megawatt solar photovoltaic power project for multiple locations across Gilgit-Baltistan, fulfilling a commitment made by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif just two days earlier. According to the Prime Minister’s Office Media Wing, work on the Rs24.957 billion project will begin immediately and […]

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday directed officials to implement measures for fast-track visa issuance, particularly for members of the overseas Pakistanis, including investors and business professionals. Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ initiatives introduced in the year 2024 under his […]

The Men in Green beat West Indies by five wickets thanks to his unbeaten half-century

He sustained a shoulder injury during the fifth Test against India

They defeat the hosts by record innings and 359 runs