ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday cautioned that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan will have devastating consequences for the entire region and beyond. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to send a high-level diplomatic delegation to important world capitals to expose Indian propaganda“ in the aftermath of the recent military escalation with India.ISLA …
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani met the president of Italian Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana, and agreed to further strengthen ties between the two countries. Both leaders reaffirmed commitment to promoting parliamentary cooperation and exchanges as means of people-to-people contacts. The two sides also discussed developments in Afghanistan. Mr Gilani observed that Afghanistan is Pakistan’s brotherly nation and …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB), hearing a set of review petitions against the July 12, 2024 majority judgement on reserved seats, deliberated on Tuesday primarily on whether the two judges who had dismissed these petitions on the first day of the hearing should continue to sit on the bench. Senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi argued before the 11-judge bench …
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the promotion of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to field marshal for his leadership in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos and the period of conflict against India known as Marka-i-Haq. The rank of field marshal is the highest rank of armies built on the pattern of the British Army. It has only …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday rejected the claim made by India that Pakistan had attempted to attack the Golden Temple in Amritsar — one of the holiest sites in Sikhism — during the recent tensions with the neighbouring country. New Delhi had accused Islamabad, without evidence, of orchestrating last month’s deadly attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Pakistan had …
PESHAWAR: As a sit-in against the deaths of four children in suspected quadcopter munitions drop continued for a second day in the Mir Ali tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, police said talks with local elders on the matter were underway. The suspected strike took place in Mir Ali’s Hurmuz village during the daytime, leaving four children of the …
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Shibli Faraz on Monday flayed the government for excluding opposition from a delegation led by the PPP chairman supposed to visit key capitals of the world to expose Indian propaganda against Pakistan Raising the issue on a point of public importance, Mr Faraz said that after the unprovoked Indian aggression, the …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin Khan, a member of the 11-judge constitutional bench (CB) hearing a set of review petitions against the Supreme Court verdict on reserved seats of the National Assembly, on Monday said that after the 26th Amendment, review petitions could be heard even by a bench smaller than the original bench. Even a smaller bench comprising eight or nine …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday visited Karachi to pay tribute to the Pakistan Navy, which successfully safeguarded the sea lines of communication and ensured absolute maritime sovereignty through a layered seaward defence. During the visit to Pakistan Naval Dockyard, the PM was briefed by officials on the Pakistan Navy’s strategic orientation, operational undertakings, and contributions during the recent …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday dismissed reports of the Indian media claiming that Pakistan used nuclear-capable Shaheen missiles during the recent tensions with India. New Delhi had accused Islamabad, without evidence, of orchestrating last month’s deadly attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Pakistan had strongly denied the allegations and called for a neutral probe. As the situation turned into …