ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Rwanda on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors, including trade, defence, technology, and diplomacy. The pledge followed a delegation-level meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe. The Rwandan foreign minister was on his first …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a series of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in key sectors including culture, trade, and consular affairs. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed two MoUs: one to promote cooperation …

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Senior Puisne Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan in the absence of top judge Justice Yahya Afridi, according to a press release issued by the apex court. CJP Afridi is heading a delegation to the 20th Con­­ference of Chief Jus­ti­ces of the Supreme Courts of SCO member …

PESHAWAR: At least 11 terrorists were killed on Monday and several others injured after police conducted separate operations in Makarwal area of Punjab’s Mianwali and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan districts, officials said. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with …

HYDERABAD: Work on a small stretch of the contentious Cholistan Flood Feeder canal had been initiated before construction was stopped — ostensibly due to the controversy surrounding the new irrigation channel — a team of irrigation experts sent to the area by the Sindh chief minister has found. The team of retired and serving senior irrigation officers recently submitted an …

ISLAMABAD: Only 23,620 pilgrims will be allowed to perform Haj under the private Haj scheme, according to a notification issued by the religious affairs ministry on Thursday. Haj, one of the fundamental pillars of Islam, is performed each year by millions of Muslims worldwide. Pakistan receives one of the highest Haj quotas from Saudi Arabia. In January, Pakistan and Saudi …

ISLAMABAD: The government will publish an advertisement next week to attract new bidders for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the privatisation ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The government’s failed first attempt to privatise PIA cost the national exchequer $4.3 million, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatisation was informed on February 26. Last month, Privatisation and …

RAWALPINDI: A soldier was martyred in an operation which left four terrorists dead in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. According to …

RAWALPINDI: The bodies of the eight nationals killed in Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran were repatriated to Pakistan on Thursday, the military’s media wing said in a statement. Pakistan on Sunday sought Iran’s “full cooperation” in investigating the “inhumane and cowardly” killing of eight of its nationals, the Foreign Office said. A spokesperson for the banned outfit, the Balochistan National Army …

ISLAMABAD: The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) on Thursday forecasted that heavy rainfall, strong windstorms, thunderstorms, and isolated hailstorms were expected on Friday and Saturday evenings in various parts of the country, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad. At least three people were killed in Rawalpindi and Gujar Khan yesterday after an intense hailstorm, accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, battered …