ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on mutual visa exemption during the 12th session of the Pakistan-UAE Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. The session was held following a hiatus of13 yearsafter it was scheduled in October 2024. Thelast sessionwas held in Islamabad from November 6-7, 2013. The …
PESHAWAR: Four people were killed and as many injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on Wednesday in the Pewar area of Parachinar in Upper Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. DPO Habibullah said police teams reached the site of the explosion in Sharamkhel, Pewar, and launched an investigation. He confirmed that four people were killed and four others were …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have decided to conclude trade talks focused onreciprocal tariffsnext week after a virtual meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The negotiations are part of a broader push to reset economic ties at a time of shifting geopolitical alignments and Pakistan’s efforts to avoid steep US duties on exports. …
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has allocated Rs250 billion over the next three years for the Rawalpindi-Lahore fast train projectaimed at reducing the travel time between the two cities to two hours. Speaking at a meet the press programme at National Press Club, Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi: “Under this project, modern signaling and tracks will be laid. An additional Rs100 …
RAWALPINDI: A woman was fighting for her life in the emergency of the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) after her three children died apparently due to food poisoning. However, the police have launched an investigation to ascertain the real circumstances in which the tragic incident happened in the limits of Banni police, where Ms Zunaira, 23, and her husband, a sanitation …
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has issued directions for a crackdown on those involved in spreading hateful content on social media. Presiding over a meeting to review arrangements regarding Muharram here on Tuesday, the CM sought an emergency plan from the administration. “Those found involved in spreading hateful content on social media should be arrested forthwith,” the CM said and …
KOHAT: At least 10,000 personnel of army, police and other agencies would perform security duty during Muharram in Kohat division with the restive Kurram district to be handed over to the army. This was decided at a meeting of the Kohat divisional jirga presided over by General Officer Commanding of the Army’s 9th Division Maj-Gen Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti. The handing …
ISLAMABAD: As the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government passed the budget for the upcoming financial year without the approval of PTI’s patron-in-chief, Imran Khan, his sister Aleema Khan claimed on Tuesday that a “minus Imran” formula was now in effect. Separately, the party’s Punjab chapter has expressed strong disappointment over the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision todenybail to Imran Khan in the …
ISLAMABAD: Rights organisation Amnesty International on Tuesday criticised Pakistani authorities for “failing to protect the lives and property of civilians” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid a surge in suspected quadcopter and drone attacks. The statement came in response to reports of multiple such attacks inKhyber Pakhtunkhwaand Balochistan over the past year. InMarch, at least 11 people were killed in Mardan in …
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued a show cause notice to K-Electric (KE) after the power distribution company failed to submit a satisfactory reply over discriminatory policies over loadshedding in Karachi. Nepra had earlier taken seriousnoticeof alleged excessive and persistent loadshedding during summers, and directed KE to end consumers’ miseries. In a letter to the KE …