RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Investment Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Faleh on Wednesday confirmed that the 27 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed during his visit to Pakistan in October had increased to 34, with five of them already operational. Speaking on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) event in Riyadh, the Saudi investment minister, alongside a …
PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s sisters complained about the treatment being meted out to him after meeting him in prison for a second straight day, prompting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to threaten to bring the entire country to a standstill if Imran Khan is subjected to any mistreatment. For weeks, the PTI had been claiming that Imran …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday reiterated her call for climate diplomacy with India to tackle the worsening issue of smog on both sides of the border. The New Delhi region battles pollution each year as temperatures fall and cold air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke, much of which officials say travels from the neighbouring breadbasket …
ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has ‘expelled’ its two senators, Naseema Ehsan and Qasim Ronjho, for voting in favour of the 26th amendment against party policy. Acting president of the BNP-M Advocate Sajid Tareen along with party leaders including ex-ministers Agha Hasan Baloch and Mir Mohammad Hashim Notezai made the announcement at the National Press Club on Tuesday. Qasim …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday announced breakthrough arrests tied to recent attacks on Chinese nationals, pledging unwavering protection for the citizens of the country’s closest ally. Mr Dar’s statement came at a conference by the Pakistan-China Institute, titled “China at 75: A Journey of Progress, Transformation and Global Leadership”, where he underscored Pakistan’s commitment …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the interior secretary, secretary of law, Punjab Home Department, and the superintendent of Adiala Jail in response to a petition against the withdrawal of prison facilities from incarcerated former premier Imran Khan. The court on Tuesday sought their replies on the matter. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir of the IHC heard a …
RAWALPINDI: A high-level Russian delegation, led by Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr V. Fomin, met with Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan, at Air Headquarters in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Discussions centred on deepening military cooperation and fostering industrial partnerships between …
RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday championed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as he underscored the importance of a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation in the domains of AI, education and health and called for collective global efforts and partnerships to overcome contemporary challenges. The prime minister arrived earlier today in Riyadh to attend the eighth edition of …
ISLAMABAD: A full court meeting of the Supreme Court on Monday adopted the Case Management Plan 2023 — a brainchild of senior puisne judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah — to address the growing backlog of cases in the top court. The meeting, presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, reviewed a one-month case management plan under …
ISLAMABAD: As murmurs about another constitutional amendment gain strength, the JUI-F has called a meeting of its top leaders to discuss the issue, a source in the party told. The speculations started after a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Lahore on Sunday. The meeting, also attended by key leaders of PML-N and PPP, …