Taliban advances

There was a general opinion, even among supporters of the Kabul regime, that it would collapse before the Taliban once US forces withdrew. Still,...

Pakistan urges Afghan leaders to talk to Taliban

National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf on Friday said Pakistan was urging Afghan leaders to try to quickly reach a politically negotiated settlement with the...

PML-N lambasts govt for anti-state trends report, slams inclusion of journalists

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders on Friday took shots at the federal government's Anti-State Trends Deep Analytics Report, highlighting the issue including journalists and political...

Pakistan achieves compliance with 4 more APG recommendations

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has achieved compliant/ largely compliant rating in four more recommendations of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, leading aggregate to...

Pakistan’s economy to grow by 4-5pc in FY22, says SBP governor

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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir has said that Pakistan's economy is estimated to grow by 4-5 percent in the ongoing...

PEMRA cannot suspend TV channels’ licences, rules SHC

The Sindh High Court has ruled that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority cannot legally suspend the licences of television channels. According to The Express...

Voters’ data to be synced with technology to check poll fraud: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that for the first time in the country’s history the government will be synchronising technology and...

Journalists stranded in Afghanistan can get Pakistani visas on priority: minister

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Friday announced that the Government of Pakistan will relax the visa policy for journalists and media workers stranded...

What next for Afghanistan as Taliban rise again?

Afghanistan is on the precipice and the nation's security forces have all but collapsed after being battered by a Taliban offensive they were unable...

Hostile forces cannot harm Pak-China friendship, asserts PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stated that no hostile forces would be able to harm the friendship between Pakistan and China, which he...

Federal govt announces two-day leave on account of Ashura

August 18 and 19 will be public holidays to observe Youm-e Ashura, according to an official notice issued by the Ministry of Interior. Earlier this...

Soldier martyred, terrorist killed in Waziristan operation

RAWALPINDI: The security forces killed a terrorist and captured another in injured condition during an operation in Sararogha, South Waziristan District. However, during an...

SC orders Hindu temple attack trial completed in four months

RAHIM YAR KHAN: The Supreme Court on Friday summoned the concerned commissioner as well as the deputy commissioner in connection with the ransacking of...

Asad Umar, Shireen Mazari lambast Afghan blame game being directed to Pakistan

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar and Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari have spoken against the narrative...

Pakistan says it wants broad-based partnership with the US, not transactional ties: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said it wanted to build a broad-based partnership with the United States, rather than transactional relations. “We want to build long...