ISLAMABAD: The bodies of 16 Pakistanis have been recovered with as many as 63 Pakistanis suspected on board a vessel that capsized off the coast of Libya, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Tuesday. The incident comes on the heels of a similar tragedy last month in which a boat carrying 80 passengers capsized near Morocco. While the identities of …
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical team, currently in Pakistan to review the judicial and regulatory framework under the $7 billion bailout deal, met Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Tuesday to discuss programme implementation and property rights. Meanwhile, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar clarified that such meetings were considered part of the IMF and World Bank’s usual …
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has set up a committee to investigate financial losses to the national exchequer following former aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan’s 2020 statement in Parliament about pilots with dubious licences, it emerged on Tuesday. In June 2020, during a parliamentary session, Khan stated that investigations had revealed more than 262 of the country’s 860 active pilots either …
DUBAI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement. The premier is in UAE alongside the Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on a two-day visit to the UAE at the invitation of President Sheikh Mohamed bin …
NORTH WAZIRISTAN/LAKKI MARWAT: Four terrorists, including three Afghans, were killed and three others injured in a strike by security forces in North Waziristan, while police said five terrorists associated with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an encounter in Karak district on Monday. There was no official word from the Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, regarding …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to urgently convene an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting of foreign ministers to address the ongoing developments in Gaza. This decision came during a telephone conversation between Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Monday, Radio Pakistan reported. The discussions followed Israeli Prime …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reached on a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the World Governments Summit (WGS) in Dubai. At the invitation of UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, PM Shehbaz will join global leaders, policymakers, and private sector figures to discuss governance, innovation, and …
ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Pakistan later this week as part of a three-nation Asia tour to boost ties with Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, according to Turkish news outlet Daily Sabah. Erdogan will begin his four-day trip today in Malaysia before heading to Indonesia and concluding the tour in Pakistan. His meetings will “focus on enhancing cooperation …
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Monday named six high court judges for elevation to the Supreme Court, while lawyers in Islamabad staged protests, demanding that the moot be postponed. The JCP meeting comes amidst opposition voiced by four apex court judges and also follows the recent transfer of judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which was …
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Monday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to transparency and accountability in digital platforms at a technology conference in Riyadh. The Leap 2025, being held in Riyadh from Feb 9 to 12, witnessed a “large gathering of Pakistani and Saudi business leaders, government officials, and technology experts”, according to a …