Families of martyrs expressed gratitude to the army for its support and respect, says ISPR RAWALPINDI: Senior army commanders visited the families of customs officials martyred in the line of duty in two separate...

Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘expeditiously’ finalise FTA, enhance mutual interaction

28 points joint statement underscores significance of energy cooperation and electricity trade Two countries also declare Reemdan border point as an int’l border...

Pakistan, Iran reiterate peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue as President Raisi wraps up visit

Iranian President extends invitations to President, PM  to undertake official visits to Iran Both sides emphasize importance of collaborative approach to confront terrorism...

Centre, provinces to jointly overcome biggest challenge of economic stability: PM

Terms working together only option for prosperity, saying they will make no compromise on it Announces inclusion of 150 buses into Karachi's transport...

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Raisi in Pakistan

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi ended his four-day, three–city visit to Pakistan with the shadow of the USA not entirely removed from the relationship between the two neighbours. Though Iran...

Raising forex reserves

If the prediction made by the Finance Minister comes true, that foreign exchange reserves will reach $ 9 billion to $10 billion by the end of June, comes true,...

The greatest show on earth?

AT PENPOINT India started its polls on 19 April and will complete them on June 1, thus once again trashing the ideal of a same-day poll. As a matter of...

Bridging the gender gap

It is a persistent challenge to ensure gender equality in Pakistan. While there has been some positive development in this respect, yet a considerable gap remains in terms of...

Wakhan Corridor: Vital for CPEC and BRI 

An important development that went unnoticed by the Pakistan media radar was the construction of a 50-km stretch of the Silk Road, extending from the Wakhan district of Afghanistan...

In praise of shendi and shalima

Shendi (not to be confused with shandy) is the event that combines baraat (the ‘real’ shaadi) with mehndi. In other words, add dances to the event of baraat, and you get shendi....

White Lies

WhiteLies: Run an ulti ginti

Run an ulti ginti on your front pages, the federal government’s information apparatus has requested the newspapers, on the deadline given to “illegal”...

White Lies: Dollar’s set to come down

The dollar’s going to come down to 260 rupees, says a proud commerce and industries minister. The irony: the minister, who happens to head the...

White Lies: The Lordships on their turf

A petitioner wants five Justices to be sacked, one of them, the new CJP. Amongst the litany of complaints are the allegations of unaccountable...