ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to grant commercial banks expanded powers to seize and sell mortgaged homes after a cumulative 90-day notice period in the event of default, part of a broader effort to revive lending to the country’s chronically underdeveloped housing sector.
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Opposition PTI party demands transparency on health of Imran Khan’s wife after secretive overnight hospital trip
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party founded by former prime minister Imran Khan, expressed sharp concern and anger on Thursday over reports that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was abruptly taken from Adiala Jail in the middle of the night for medical treatment and returned hours later without any public explanation or notification to her family.
Three children killed in separate attacks in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Three children were killed and at least 10 other people wounded on Thursday in two separate attacks in South Waziristan district, security officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has strained relations along the Afghan border.
Pakistan says expects US-Iran agreement ‘sooner rather than later’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it expected the United States and Iran to reach an agreement ending their conflict “sooner rather than later,” offering a measured note of optimism as the two sides appeared to edge closer to a deal that could ease tensions in the Persian Gulf and stabilise global energy markets.
Cambridge International cancels AS-level math exam after early leak, orders replacement test for thousands of students
KARACHI: Cambridge International Education on Thursday formally canceled an AS-level mathematics exam after its question paper was shared prematurely in violation of strict security rules, announcing that all affected students would sit a new version of the test on June 9.
One year after 2025 clashes, Pakistan says it controls escalation and remains ‘prepared’ against India
ISLAMABAD: One year after a brief but intense military confrontation with India that Pakistan calls “Marka-i-Haq,” or Battle of Truth, the Pakistani armed forces’ chief spokesman declared Thursday that the country’s military had not only prevailed against a far larger adversary but remained fully prepared for any future conflict.
A year of fragile truce: both sides learned exactly the wrong lessons from May 2025 war
A year ago this week, missiles and drones lit up the night skies over Punjab and Kashmir, and for four days the world held its breath. Two nuclear-armed neighbours, locked in the oldest and most dangerous rivalry on the planet, traded blows in a conflict that was neither quite war nor quite peace. India called its operation Sindoor; Pakistan answered with Bunyanum Marsoos. More than 70 people died. Then, on 10 May 2025, a ceasefire was announced – brokered, with characteristic self-congratulation, by Donald Trump. The guns fell silent. The underlying grievances did not.
India to allow Pakistani athletes in multilateral events hosted at home, but bilateral sports ties stay frozen
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani players and teams will be permitted to participate in multilateral sports events hosted by India, the country’s sports ministry has announced, while bilateral competitions between the nuclear-armed neighbors remain strictly off limits.
Pakistani army cadet named top foreign graduate at Australia’s Royal Military College
ISLAMABAD: A cadet from Pakistan’s army has been recognized as the overall best foreign military cadet at Australia’s elite Royal Military College, the military said on Wednesday, highlighting the deepening defence ties between the two nations.
PM Sharif hails new Saudi defense pact and mediation between Tehran and Washington as proof of Pakistan’s regional influence
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Pakistan had emerged as a pivotal force for stability in the Middle East, crediting its diplomatic intervention for bringing Iran and the United States to the negotiating table for the first time since 1979 and securing a ceasefire after talks hosted in Islamabad.