KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, leading a delegation to bolster economic ties and thank the Kingdom for its critical role in defusing recent hostilities with India.
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PM Sharif invites opposition leader to pick new election chief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Omar Ayub, the Leader of the Opposition, to help select the country’s next chief election commissioner (CEC), months after the incumbent’s term expired in January.
Pakistan says ready for dialogue with India, but ‘not desperate’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed readiness for dialogue with India but insists it will not be pressured into talks, calling for a comprehensive agenda that includes terrorism, water rights, and Kashmir dispute.
Crypto minister Saqib meets US digital assets chief at White House
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Crypto & Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, met Robert “Bo” Hines, Executive Director of US President Donald Trump’s Council on Digital Assets, at the White House on Wednesday to hash out a strategic alignment on digital assets, a government statement said on Wednesday.
Security forces Kill 14 India-backed terrorists in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 14 terrorists in a military operation in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing announced Wednesday.
Security forces eliminate seven militants in Balochistan operations
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven militants in two counter-terrorism operations in Balochistan on June 2, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday, as the government confronts a stubborn insurgency in the southwestern province.
Imran Khan takes PTI patron-in-chief role as party faces internal strife
RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the imprisoned founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, declared himself the party’s patron-in-chief on Tuesday, asserting control amid internal rifts as the party gears up for a nationwide protest to press the PML-N-led coalition government for his release.
Police arrest suspect in killing of teenage social media star
ISLAMABAD Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf, who was killed in her home a day earlier.
Massive manhunt underway in Karachi after 213 inmates flee jail during Earthquake chaos
KARACHI: Authorities launched a massive manhunt across Karachi on Tuesday to recapture 213 inmates who escaped from Malir Jail during an earthquake-related evacuation, an incident that left one prisoner dead and several security personnel injured.
ADB approves $800mln program to bolster Pakistan’s fiscal reforms
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved an $800 million program to strengthen fiscal sustainability and enhance public financial management in Pakistan, as the country pushes forward with economic reforms.