ISLAMABAD: Rescue teams in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region have pulled several vehicles from flood wreckage, but efforts to find missing persons remain unsuccessful, the government said on Saturday, as the area reels from devastating rains and landslides.
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif receives the President of Iran H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Pezeshkian and his delegation upon their arrival to Islamabad on their two days official visit to Pakistan. ISLAMABAD: August 2, 2025.
Iranian President Pezeshkian in Pakistan to boost ties
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries, state media said.
Pakistan army adds Chinese Z-10ME helicopters to bolster modernisation
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army formally introduced Chinese-made Z-10ME attack helicopters into its aviation fleet Friday, a step military officials call central to its modernization efforts.
Opposition pushes for truth commission to confront constitutional violations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s opposition parties united on Friday to demand a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate decades of constitutional breaches and hold accountable judges, generals, and politicians who have eroded democracy.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding floods in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Islamabad, 1 August 2025.
PM Sharif pledges support for flood-hit northern regions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged federal aid on Friday to northern regions devastated by monsoon floods and landslides, vowing to overhaul the country’s faltering early warning systems as the death toll climbed past 295.
Pakistan pans ferry service for Arbaeen pilgrims amid standoff over land travel ban
ISLAMABAD: The Maritime Ministry is pushing forward with an ambitious plan to launch a ferry service for Zaireen (pilgrims) traveling to Iran and Iraq after a ban on land route during Arbaeen on security risks.
Curfew imposed in North Waziristan as peace jirga seeks to oust militants from tribal belt
ISLAMABAD: Authorities imposed a curfew in North Waziristan on Friday, responding to rising security threats, while a traditional tribal assembly, known as a jirga, sought to convince militant leaders in the neighboring Bajaur district to withdraw.
Pakistan inflation jumps to 4.1 percent in July, outpacing forecasts
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer inflation surged to 4.1% in July 2025 from a year earlier, accelerating from 3.2% in June and topping expectations, as rising costs for food, fuel, and medicines added pressure on households, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday.
Imran Khan’s sons apply for visas to visit jailed ex-premier, await interior ministry approval
ISLAMABAD: The sons of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have applied for visas to visit their father, whose detention since August 2023 has fueled political tensions.
Pakistan confirms 18th polio case this year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: A newly confirmed case of polio in the Tank district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has pushed the country’s total number of cases this year to 18, signaling the stubborn obstacles that continue to thwart global efforts to wipe out the crippling disease, health officials said on Friday.