ISLAMABAD: Iran’s top security official called on Wednesday for bolstering military cooperation with Pakistan to confront cross-border terrorism, emphasising the shared threats facing the two nations amid persistent regional instability.
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Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif blasts PTI’s rise, calls Imran Khan’s ‘installers’ ‘bigger offenders’
LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, on Wednesday called for accountability of those who installed Imran Khan in power, describing them as bigger “criminals” than the founder of the rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Bahrain awards highest honour to PM Sharif as states eye $1bn trade goal
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was awarded Bahrain’s highest civilian honor on Wednesday during a state visit aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two nations, as leaders from both sides pledged to elevate bilateral trade to $1 billion within three years amid discussions on defence cooperation and regional stability.
UN report warns of escalating heat risks in Asia’s megacities, with Karachi among the most
KARACHI: A new United Nations report released on Wednesday paints a stark picture of escalating heat risks across Asia and the Pacific, identifying Karachi and eight other densely populated megacities as particularly susceptible to extreme temperatures that could intensify in the coming decades, amplifying threats to public health, equity and infrastructure.
Defence minister Asif says Pakistan abandons hopes of ‘good ties’ with Afghan Taliban
ISLAMABAD: The defence minister said on Tuesday Pakistan was abandoning any hope of productive relations with the Afghan Taliban, accusing the group of betraying decades of Pakistani hospitality and warning that their isolation could lead to collapse, as cross-border accusations of airstrikes intensified tensions between the two neighbors.
Pakistan jobless rate climbs to 6.9 percent as 1.4mln workers join unemployment rolls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s unemployed population has jumped by a staggering 31 percent over the past four years, climbing from 4.5 million in 2020-21 to 5.9 million in 2024-25, as the country grapples with deepening strains in its labour market amid economic uncertainty.
Barrick CEO rejects talk of Pakistan exit, says Reko Diq still core asset
KARACHI: Barrick Gold Corp. remains committed to its $7 billion Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan, one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the metal, the company’s interim chief executive officer said, pushing back against reports of a possible withdrawal.
Pakistan slams Hindu flag hoisting at Ayodhya temple as threat to Muslim heritage
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday condemned the raising of a religious Hindu flag at the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya, India, a site long contested as the birthplace of the Hindu deity Ram and the former location of the demolished Babri Masjid mosque, and accused India’s government of fostering discrimination against religious minorities.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman denounces laws on domestic violence, child marriage and transgender rights
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the influential leader of the conservative and pro-Taliban Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl party, on Tuesday criticised a series of recent legislative measures in Pakistan aimed at curbing domestic violence, prohibiting child marriages and advancing transgender rights, framing them as departures from Islamic principles and undue influences from international bodies.
PSL’s Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen quits after PCB declines renewal
LAHORE: Ali Khan Tareen stepped down as owner of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans on Tuesday after failing to receive a renewal offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), while the league’s other five teams extended their agreements for another 10 years.