ISLAMABAD: Pakistan launched a week-long polio vaccination campaign on Monday, targeting over 45 million children, with security tightened after recent attacks on health workers.
Politics
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to curb cross-border militancy in rare high-level talks
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan pledged on Saturday to prevent militant groups from using their territories for cross-border attacks, marking a potential breakthrough
NDMA issues weather alert for Punjab
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The disaster management authorities warned of severe thunderstorms, hailstorms, and potential flooding in Punjab province and Islamabad from Saturday, while the Punjab government approved climate resilience projects for the drought-prone Cholistan region ahead of Eidul Azha festivities and a mounting heatwave in the south.
Pakistan rejects extension for Afghan relocation deadline, warns against aid to migrants”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not extend an April 30 deadline for Afghans awaiting relocation to third countries to leave, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry said on Friday, warning of strict action against citizens found aiding undocumented migrants.
Dar heads to Kabul for security talks amid militant attack row
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to Kabul on Saturday for talks dominated by security concerns and efforts to reset relations after months of strain, officials said, as Islamabad presses Afghanistan’s Taliban administration to curb cross-border militant attacks it blames for surging violence.
PPP threatens to exit coalition over Indus canal dispute, warns of unity risk
By Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday threatened to withdraw his party’s support from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s ruling coalition if the government proceeds with contentious plans to build new canals on the Indus River, escalating a feud that risks fracturing an already fragile alliance and deepening provincial discord.
Transferred judges decline legal defense in Supreme Court challenge
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD – Three judges transferred to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have opted not to fight a Supreme Court challenge to their relocation, the Attorney General said on Thursday, leaving their status in the hands of a Constitutional Bench.
Pakistan repatriates eight nationals killed in Iran border attack
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan repatriated the bodies of eight nationals on Thursday who were killed in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province last week, the military said.
Opposition leaders, ex-PM Khan’s sisters briefly held after clash over jail visit
By Staff Reporter RAWALPINDI: Police on Thursday briefly detained senior opposition leaders, including sisters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, after a confrontation near
BNP-M ends Mastung sit-in, plans province-wide protests after stalemate
By Staff Reporter
MASTUNG: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) ended a 20-day sit-in protest in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, its leader said, after clashes with authorities over detained activists, as the group vowed to escalate its campaign through province-wide rallies.