With only a few days remaining until Independence Day is celebrated across the nation with great fervor and national zeal, a major update has emerged for tourists planning to visit Murree on August 14. According to an official notification released by the Murree district administration, Section 144 has been enforced across the entire district to...
Chicago, (Shazia Nayyar) ; Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh engaged key business leaders across Chicagoland to promote bilateral trade, commercial partnerships, and increased U.S. investment in Pakistan, highlighting the high-potential mineral and surgical instrument sectors. Consul General of Pakistan in Chicago accompanied the Ambassador during these high-level engagements. During a...
ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has signed a Financial Advisory Services Agreement with a consortium led by KPMG to steer the privatisation of the House Building Finance Corporation Limited (HBFCL), marking the government’s second attempt to sell off the state-owned housing lender. Who’s on Board Alongside KPMG, the consortium brings together corporate finance advisory firm Bridge...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, along with a high-level delegation, visited Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ in Madinah and offered voluntary prayers (Nawafil) at Riaz-ul-Jannah. The Prime Minister specially prayed for the progress, prosperity, peace, and security of the country and the nation. Upon arriving in Madinah, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid his respects at the Prophet’s Mosque...
The military’s media affairs wing said on Friday that 10 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a day earlier. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists belonged to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij — a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It said that in the first encounter,...
• PTI holds protests, rallies countrywide to mark third anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest • Party claims one MNA, four MPAs, several workers arrested in Lahore • Police use teargas, baton-charge Karachi protesters; 10 workers detained PESHAWAR / LAHORE / KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI marked the third anniversary of party founder Imran Khan’s arrest on...
ISLAMABAD: Two new road infrastructure projects are planned in Islamabad as the interior minister on Wednesday announced the construction of underpasses at Kashmir Chowk and Faisal Masjid to ease traffic congestion and improve public convenience. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has already floated a tender for the construction of an underpass at Kashmir Chowk near...
WASHINGTON: The United States and Pakistan on Tuesday held the fourth counterterrorism dialogue in Washington, reaffirming their commitment to combating terrorist groups and strengthening security cooperation at a time when regional tensions remain high. The talks were led by US Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Gregory LoGerfo and Foreign Ministry Special Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Munir, a joint...
QUETTA: Police have been placed on high alert across Balochistan following an attack on a police station and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) offices in Kharan by armed men who entered the city late on Saturday night. Sources said the attackers stormed the city police station, ransacked official records and set the building on fire. They also...