ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has denounced and rubbished the “misleading and one-sided” remarks by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding regional peace, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO) on Monday. The FO’s response came in reaction to remarks by Modi in a podcast with American computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman released on Sunday, where he said that “every …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan’s IT workforce had the capability to compete in the global market as information technology companies were being provided with necessary facilities to achieve their exports target of $25 billion. His comments came during a meeting with a four-member delegation led by Jerome Kapelus, CEO of the US multinational IT company Afiniti …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday said his government would decide whether to follow the Centre’s directives to expel Afghans residing in the province after March 31. The federal government has asked Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave Pakistan voluntarily by March end, after which they’d be deported from the country. Mr Gandapur slammed the federal …
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday said it had sealed “numerous” commercial and residential properties of property tycoon Malik Riaz across the country over corruption cases filed against him. On Jan 21, the watchdog warned the public against investing in Bahria Town’s Dubai project and said it was seeking Riaz’s extradition. Later, NAB began extradition efforts for Riaz …
KARACHI: The Grand Democratic Alliance on Sunday asked Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to join the struggle against the construction of new canals on the Indus River from the platform of the opposition alliance if he genuinely opposed the controversial scheme. The GDA and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) announced a joint candidate for the upcoming by-election in National Assembly constituency …
ISLAMABAD: Days after the hijacking of the Jaffar Express, which resulted in at least 31 casualties, the government announced it was convening an in-camera meeting of a parliamentary panel on national security to discuss the issue of terror attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to convene the …
WASHINGTON: The United States may grant Pakistan 60 days to address security concerns and prevent potential travel restrictions, though some limitations may still apply, according to reports published by the American media outlets on Saturday. Contrary to earlier speculation, a leaked draft of the proposal suggests that Pakistan will not be placed on the red list — reserved for countries …
QUETTA: Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were among five lives lost as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeted an FC convoy on a highway in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday, state media reported. The BLA emerged as a key perpetrator of terrorist violence in Pakistan in 2024, as frequency of high-intensity attacks by outlawed groups has been increasing in …
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Shazia Marri on Saturday said that if the coalition government took a “u-turn” on its commitments, the party would not only boycott the upcoming budget but would also take a “more serious step”. Tensions between the PML-N-led coalition and the PPP have simmered for months over unfulfilled promises. A December meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and …
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party was planning to protest against the federal government’s policies after Eidul Fitr, along with the PTI. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad on Saturday evening, Fazl said that a meeting of the JUI-F general assembly had been called to devise a plan to launch a protest campaign against the …