ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, once again, thanked the “bold and decisive leadership” of US President Donald Trump for brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India during the conflict between the two nuclear neighbours in May. While addressing Azerbaijan’s Victory Day parade in Baku, the premier praised President Trump’s exemplary leadership, which led to the success of the …

ISLAMABAD: The appointment of opposition leaders in both houses of parliament remains stalled, as legal challenges have rendered both matters “sub judice”. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq informed a visiting PTI delegation on Friday that the matter of nominating the opposition leader in the lower house was “sub judice” and “under consideration” by a court. The petitions filed by former …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed on Friday said the police were being equipped with modern gadgets and enabled to effectively counter the newly-adopted strategies of terrorists. “The modern gadgets, being provided to the police, will make a noticeable difference in our force’s capacity to attack terrorists and defend themselves against attacks at night,” the IGP said …

MUZAFFARABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister and parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Raja Farooq Haider, on Friday said the government and administration had lost control over affairs, plunging the state into a deep administrative crisis. In an informal conversation with journalists at the Central Press Club, Muzaffarabad, he asserted that the police and civil …

RAWALPINDI: In a bid to improve policing effectiveness and make police services more accessible, the Punjab Home Department has sought proposals from all the divisional police chiefs on the rationalisation of police station jurisdictions to better serve the public. The move also aims at establishment of new police stations or police posts, where needed. The main objective of the rationalisation …

QUETTA: Authorities in Quetta blocked major roads and suspended internet services on Friday after denying permission for a public meeting by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), prompting the party to cancel its event and condemn the move. The district administration erected barbed wire fences and used trucks and large containers to block all routes leading toward the planned venue at the …

ISLAMABAD: Turkish and Qatari mediators are continuing discussions with the Afghan Taliban delegation on Pakistan’s demands to end cross-border terrorism, as efforts intensify to reach an agreement before the scheduled conclusion of the ongoing talks. At the weekly media briefing on October 17, 2025, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had presented its case to the mediators “in …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday condemned remarks by the province’s Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi, “disparaging the security forces and assailing counter-terrorism operations in KP.” Speaking to reporters outside Adiala Jail a day prior, the CM alleged that security forces in KP would bring dogs into mosques and tie them down there, thereby violating the sanctity of …

ISLAMABAD: The PPP agreed on proposed amendments to Article 243 of the Constitution, which deals with the powers of the armed forces, during a meeting of its Central Executive Committee (CEC), which continued on Friday. Last night, the party indicated conditional support for limited amendments to Article 243 governing federal control of the armed forces. Announcing decisions of the party’s …

ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday to challenge the “attempts to do away with the constitutional jurisdiction of the superior judiciary”, apparently by means of a 27th Constitutional Amendment. The proposed changes to the Constitution have raised concerns that the move could roll back some powers devolved under the landmark 18th Constitution Amendment and further …