ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Friday that up to five fighter jets were shot down during the recent military escalation between India and Pakistan, a conflict that erupted after an April militant attack in occupied Kashmir.
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Senate moves to replace death penalty with life term for certain crimes amid EU trade pact
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed a bill this week that seeks to abolish the death penalty for harboring hijackers and for publicly stripping a woman of her clothes, a move aimed at aligning the country’s laws with its international obligations under the GSP+ trade agreement with the European Union.
Record monsoon rains in Pakistan’s Punjab province claims 123 lives
ISLAMABAD: A relentless deluge of monsoon rains has claimed 123 lives across Pakistan’s Punjab province since June 25, with more than half of the fatalities, 71 deaths, occurring in just the last 48 hours, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Friday.
PTI Peshawar defies leadership over Senate seat deal, risks party rift
PESHAWAR: A rebellion within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Peshawar chapter threatens to upend the party’s strategy for the upcoming Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as local leaders vow to contest independently, accusing the party’s top brass of favouring wealthy newcomers over loyal workers.
Anti‑terrorism court extends detention of Mahrang Baloch, five BYC activists by 15 days
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Friday extended the detention of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent right activist and the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other activists for an additional 15 days, a case that has sparked international criticism and and drawn sharp focus on human rights issues in Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan province.
FM Aurangzeb in Washington to negotiate trade deal as August deadline looms
KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is in the United States to negotiate Washington’s demands as part of trade talks ahead of an August deadline, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Five firms bid to launch Gwadar-Gulf ferry service
ISLAMABAD: Five private-sector operators have submitted proposals to launch a ferry service linking Pakistan’s southwestern Gwadar Port with key Gulf countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs said Friday, a step that could bolster regional trade and connectivity.
Pakistan’s IT exports surge to $338 million in June, FY25 sees 18 percent growth
KARACHI: Pakistan’s IT exports jumped 14% year-over-year to $338 million in June 2025, capping off a fiscal year that saw an 18% increase in exports to $3.8 billion, driven by expanded global client bases, regulatory relaxations, and currency stability.
Security forces foil infiltration attempt, arrest five suicide bombers along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have thwarted a major infiltration attempt by terrorists along the volatile Pak-Afghan border, arresting five alleged suicide bombers in a tense operation that highlights the escalating threat of militancy in the region.
Pakistan says US terror label on TRF shields India from Kashmir scrutiny
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday sharply denounced the United States for branding The Resistance Front (TRF), a Kashmir-based militant group, as a foreign terrorist organisation, calling the move a groundless bid to tie it to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and shield India from scrutiny over its conduct in the contested region.