ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, will arrive in Pakistan on Friday for his first official visit since taking office, a trip aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two nations amid a backdrop of longstanding alliances and mutual interests in the region.
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Ten militants, including wanted ringleader, killed in twin border operations
ISLAMABAD: security forces killed 10 militants, including a wanted ringleader with a bounty on his head, in two separate operations in the country’s restive border regions, the military said on Thursday, as violence flared anew in the northwest with clashes that wounded three soldiers and at least 20 civilians.
Opposition divided over talks after PM Sharif renews dialogue offer
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders in Pakistan signalled conditional openness to dialogue with the government on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif renewed his invitation for talks, though the main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, continued to reject negotiations outright.
Pakistan eyes April reset for PIA under new owner
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government expects a new owner to take the helm of its flag carrier by April, injecting fresh capital into the beleaguered airline after a local consortium clinched a controlling stake with a Rs135 billion bid that topped expectations.
Flag carrier PIA sold to Arif Habib consortium for Rs135bln in televised open auction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sold a controlling stake in its loss-making national airline to a consortium led by Arif Habib Corp. for Rs135 billion, the country’s first major privatisation in nearly two decades and a key step in efforts to revive the struggling economy under an International Monetary Fund bailout.
Nine militants killed in two security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed nine militants in two separate operations in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday, amid a surge in terrorist attacks that has pushed the country to the second spot on a global index of nations most affected by terrorism.
Updated-Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana graft case
RAWALPINDI: A special court in Rawalpindi on Saturday sentenced Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the country’s former prime minister, along with his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case involving the purchase of an expensive state gift jewellery set at a steeply discounted price.
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana graft case
RAWALPINDI: A special court in Rawalpindi on Saturday sentenced Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the country’s former prime minister, along with his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case involving the purchase of an expensive Bulgari jewellery set at a steeply discounted price.
Pakistan's Rangers soldiers, in black, and Indian Border Security Forces soldiers, behind the gate, lower their flags during a daily closing ceremony at the Wagah, a joint post on the Pakistan and India border, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
UN says Indian attack on Pakistan after Pahalgam incident was unlawful
ISLAMABAD: United Nations experts have raised alarms that India’s military strikes on Pakistan in response to an attack in Kashmir this spring violated international law and human rights, including the rights to life and security, according to a report made public this week.
Pakistan says India altered Chenab River without notice, raising treaty tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused India on Thursday of manipulating the flow of the Chenab River without prior notice, a move that officials said threatened the livelihoods of millions during a crucial agricultural season and violated a longstanding water-sharing treaty between the nuclear-armed neighbours.