Pakistan to host Afghan Peace Conference: FO

Pakistan will be hosting the Afghan Peace Conference from July 17-19, 2021, said Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Thursday during his weekly...

Five abducted labourers rescued in Kurram operation: ISPR

Security forces on Thursday rescued five labourers who were part of a group of 16 abducted by terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district last...

Monsoon floods disrupt Sindh, Pak-Iran train service

Flash flooding and lightning hit Karachi on Thursday night, making the city's hot and humid weather pleasant while inundating roads and low-lying areas. Sharea Faisal,...

Officials, Taliban strike ceasefire deal in western Afghanistan, says provincial governor

KABUL: Government officials in a western Afghan province said on Thursday they had negotiated “an indefinite ceasefire” with the Taliban to prevent further attacks...

Avoiding both the embassy roof and the Friendship Bridge

It was strongly suspected that the Afghan regime would not stand once the US and Nato forces left the country, but the speed of...

The fourth wave

We have had a while to study the coronavirus, but it too has had time to study us. The arrival of the more contagious...

CSPA listing: An irrational move by the US

The United States has placed Pakistan and 14 other States in its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) list. This placement comes at a time...

Future of Afghanistan

Within weeks of occupying Shir Khan Bandar, the Afghan town bordering Tajikistan, Taliban militants have wrested control of Wesh on the Afghan side of...

Another attack on Chinese

The death of nine Chinese engineers,and three Pakiatsni escorts, as they returned from work on the Dasu hydroelectric project,showed the state in a particularly...

Pakistan, neighbouring states to facilitate peace process in Afghanistan: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan and its neighbouring countries, including Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Turkey, "will try and help...

Content against Pakistan’s values not to be allowed to publish: Ashrafi

LAHORE: Special Assitant to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that any content written without following the Pakistani values...

Ex-president laid to rest in Karachi’s DHA on Thursday

Ex-president Mamnoon Hussain, who padded away at the age of 80, was laid to rest on Thursday in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority Phase 8,...

Maryam claims conspiracy was hatched to assassinate Nawaz in prison

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed on Thursday that a conspiracy was hatched to assassinate former prime minister Nawaz Sharif when...

President updated over Afghan situation, cyber security at ISI HQ

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi was given a briefing on the dynamics of national security and the situation in Afghanistan during his visit to the...