ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has imposed a 15-day freeze on 457 properties nationwide, including those owned by property tycoon Malik Riaz’s son, Ahmed Ali Riaz, and his company, Bahria Town Pvt Ltd, as part of a sweeping investigation into the alleged illegal seizure of government land in Karachi, officials confirmed Saturday.
Politics
Pakistan rejects India’s claim it sought ceasefire after tense military standoff
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dismissed Indian assertions that its Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar had requested a ceasefire after a tense 87-hour military standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbor last month.
Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for role in India standoff
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put forward US President Donald Trump as a candidate for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his diplomatic efforts to defuse a recent flare-up with India that risked plunging the nuclear-armed neighbours into war.
Sharif presses Rubio for diplomacy to ease Iran-Israel tensions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged a diplomatic push to ease the intensifying military clash between Iran and Israel during a Friday phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as airstrikes and missile volleys threaten to ignite a broader Middle East war.
Army chief calls for stronger US ties amid global tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir, pressed for a deeper partnership with the United States during a high-profile visit to Washington this week, pitching expanded cooperation on security, economic growth, and regional stability amid escalating global tensions.
Pakistan condemns Israel’s unjustified attack on Iran, calls for global action
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday condemned Israel’s ongoing war against Iran, denouncing Tel Aviv’s recent attack as “unjustified and illegitimate” and pressing the international community to step in and hold Israel accountable.
Army chief Munir meets Trump amid India tensions, Iran-Israel conflict
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump welcomed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, to the White House on Wednesday for a landmark meeting focused on joint counterterrorism efforts and expanding bilateral trade, a high-level engagement that stretched beyond its scheduled hour to over two.
SCP upholds transfer of judges to Islamabad High Court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Pakistan (SCP) on Thursday upheld the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court, dismissing challenges to the moves in a 3-2 ruling that affirmed their constitutionality.
Solar GST slashed to 10pc, provinces keep digital tax in budget shift
ISLAMABAD: The government has revised its budget proposals following concerns from coalition partners and stakeholders, retaining the digital sales tax under provincial jurisdiction and lowering the proposed general sales tax (GST) on solar panels from 18% to 10%.
Trump hosts Field Marshal Munir at White House, hails role in averting war with India
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump welcomed Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the chief of Pakistan’s army, to the White House on Wednesday, a historic encounter that made Munir the first serving Pakistani military leader to meet a sitting US president without holding political office.