ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first nationwide polio vaccination drive of 2026 left nearly a million children without shots and recorded more than 50,000 refusals, officials said, showing persistent challenges in the country’s push to eradicate the crippling disease despite vaccinating over 44 million others.
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SC turns down plea for immediate jail visit with Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday rejected a request for an immediate meeting with jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, issuing a notice to the government for a response by Tuesday, as the court took up a series of petitions related to the opposition leader and his wife.
Pakistan, seven Muslim nations condemn Israeli West Bank measures as bid for illegal annexation
ISLAMABAD: Eight Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel’s latest measures in the occupied West Bank, warning that the steps amounted to an attempt at illegal annexation and risked fueling further violence in the region.
Multan Sultans sold for record Rs2.45 billion, team to be renamed Rawalpindi
LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League’s Multan Sultans franchise was sold to Walee Technologies for a record Rs2.45 billion on Monday, with the new owners announcing plans to rename the team Rawalpindi ahead of the tournament’s 11th edition.
Opposition strike sees patchy turnout on second anniversary of disputed 2024 vote
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties pressed ahead with a nationwide strike and protests on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the 2024 general elections, which they claim were rigged, while also observing a day of mourning for a suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed at least 36 people just two days earlier.
Pakistan poised to attend Trump’s inaugural ‘Board of Peace’ summit amid Gaza’s deepening woes
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been extended a formal invitation to the inaugural gathering of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” – a US-led initiative billed as a bulwark against global conflict but widely derided as a sidestep around the United Nations – with diplomats in Islamabad signalling a probable attendance at the Washington summit scheduled for 19 February.
ICC, Pakistan hold crunch talks in Lahore on India T20 match boycott
LAHORE: Top officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) huddled in Lahore on Sunday for high-stakes discussions over Pakistan’s government-mandated boycott of its T20 World Cup clash with India, a move that threatens to upend the tournament’s marquee fixture and expose deep fissures in global cricket governance.
Pakistan deny seeking ICC exit over India match
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket board has hit back at suggestions it went to the International Cricket Council looking for a way out of its decision to skip the upcoming match against India, calling out parts of the Indian press for spreading made-up stories and saying the facts will come clear soon enough.
Pakistan arrests four suspects, including Afghan ‘mastermind,’ in deadly Islamabad mosque bombing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities arrested four suspects, including an Afghan national described as the main mastermind, in connection with a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad that killed dozens and marked the capital’s deadliest attack in nearly two decades, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday.
UPDATE 2- Death toll rises in ISIS-claimed Islamabad mosque bombing as Pakistan arrests suspects and mourns victims
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ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in the capital Islamabad climbed to 36 on Saturday as more of the critically injured died in hospitals, officials said, while thousands gathered for funerals under tight security and authorities reported arresting several suspects linked to the attack claimed by the Islamic State.