ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump has no plans to visit Pakistan in mid-September, a White House official confirmed on Thursday, dismissing reports from Pakistani media that had suggested such a trip was imminent.
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign pact for major regional railway project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan signed a framework agreement on Thursday to conduct a joint feasibility study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project, a transformative initiative to link Central Asia to Pakistani seaports via Afghanistan, boosting regional trade and connectivity.
Pakistan, EU bolster trade and security pact, urge Gaza ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from Pakistan and the European Union met in Brussels on Thursday to strengthen their partnership under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a trade framework that has fueled a 108 percent surge in Pakistani exports to Europe since 2014.
Over 60 killed as monsoon floods swamp Punjab; state of emergency declared
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains and widespread flooding have swept through Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing more than 60 people in the past 24 hours and forcing authorities to impose Section 144 and declare a state of emergency in several districts on Thursday.
ECP’s seat reallocation shakes up Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly ahead of Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has upended the political balance in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly with a recent order reallocating reserved seats, leading to a reshuffling of opposition party positions just days before crucial Senate elections.
US lawmakers weigh response to Pakistan’s rights concerns
ISLAMABAD: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is pressing the Trump administration to consider sanctions against countries, including Pakistan, that suppress religious freedom and violate fundamental rights.
Gunmen attack passenger bus in Balochistan, killing three and wounding 12
QUETTA: Three people were killed and 12 others injured in Pakistan’s southwestern Kalat district on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus traveling from Karachi to Quetta in the latest wave of violence plaguing the country’s restive Balochistan province.
Deadly monsoon rains batter Pakistan’s Punjab, killing 28 in 24 hours
LAHORE: At least 28 people were killed and 90 others injured in the past 24 hours as heavy monsoon rains and storms swept across Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province, officials said on Wednesday, pushing the country’s death toll to nearly 150 since the rainy season began in late June.
Pakistan says Iran envoy Moghadam has immunity amid FBI most-wanted status
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday defended its Iranian ambassador, Reza Amiri Moghadam, saying he enjoys diplomatic immunity and is widely respected, after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation placed him on its most-wanted list over his alleged role in the 2007 disappearance of a retired FBI agent.
UK lifts air safety ban on Pakistani airlines, opening path for flights to resume
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom on Wednesday removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List, paving the way for Pakistani airlines to apply for permits to operate flights to the UK, the British High Commission in Islamabad said.