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Premier gets differing views on what to do with KP govt

Meets Governor Kundi, ANP chief to discuss possibility of unseating PTI-led provincial govt.

Updated 03 Jul, 2025 11:33am

Assistant commissioner among five martyred in Bajaur blast

Seventeen others, including police personnel, injured in IED explosion.

Updated 03 Jul, 2025 10:00am

Bilawal again invites India to join Pakistan’s fight against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has once again invited India to join Pakistan’s efforts...

Published 03 Jul, 2025 05:46am

PTI warns against attempt to topple provincial set-up

• Lawmakers’ huddle in Islamabad pledges unity ‘under Imran’s leadership’ • Barrister Gohar says engagement with govt can only be

Published 03 Jul, 2025 05:46am

Govt takes commanding lead after being handed reserved seats

PML-N-led alliance gains two-thirds majority in NA after ECP notifies 74 lawmakers.

Updated 03 Jul, 2025 07:36am

Justice Dogar formally picked to head capital court

Receives nine votes from 16-member JCP; set to take oath in a couple of days.

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:27am

Teenager killed, banks set ablaze in Mastung

QUETTA: A teenage boy was killed and eight others injured when unidentified attackers launched a coordinated ...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 05:55am

Augmenting water storage to stave off Indian designs: PM

• Says India cannot unilaterally suspend IWT, announces fast-tracking of projects under provincial accords

Published 02 Jul, 2025 05:55am

Tariff cut of Rs1.14 fails to satisfy businessmen

Govt works out power tariff to be Rs31.59/unit compared to Rs32.73/unit last year.

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:42am

Inflation slumps to 9-year low at 4.49pc

SBP revises its inflation target for FY25 to a range of 5-7pc, down from govt's initial projection of 12pc.

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:43am

Don’t be a bystander, Pakistan tells UNSC

Says Gaza aid mechanism endangers civilians, labels it "death trap"; links counterterrorism to resolving root causes of conflicts.

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:24am

ECP fails to reach decision on reserved seats

Official says meeting remained "inconclusive" as law wing was "unprepared".

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:03am

Pakistan to resist ‘weaponisation of Indus waters’

Dar warns India against adopting escalation posture, says "quid pro quo plus" response will be "new normal".

Published 01 Jul, 2025 08:13am

Despite ceasefire overtures, Gaza continues to suffer

Over 60 killed, including two dozen at seafront rest area; school sheltering refugees also targeted.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 08:47am

PTI seeks all judges’ verdict in reserved seats case

Salman Raja pleads with court to provide him copies of each of three sets of judgements.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 11:16am

Fuel prices go up in aftermath of Israeli attacks on Iran

Petrol to be sold for Rs266.79/litre; HSD to cost Rs272.98/litre; LPG rate cut by Rs7.51/kg.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 08:49am

PTI-backed lawmaker Chaudhry Usman Ali ‘joins PML-N’

MNA from Sahiwal has reportedly been awarded development grants worth Rs200 million for 17 uplift projects in his constituency.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 10:01am

Cost of power production from gas plants increases by Re1

Costlier electricity result of govt decision to increase gas rate for generators; power minister asks provinces to stop collecting electricity duty.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 09:53am

Pakistan-UK trade talks to tackle non-tariff barriers

British envoy hopes upcoming dialogue will help accelerate progress in strengthening bilateral ties.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 09:47am

Pakistani delegation arrives in US to finalise trade deal

Talks between Pakistan and the US, which have been ongoing for over a month, are expected to conclude this week.

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 09:40am

Could early warnings have prevented River Swat tragedy?

After 13 lives were lost in a flash flood, officials and experts weigh what could — and should — have been done to prevent the disaster.

Updated 30 Jun, 2025 08:42am

Abundant water that can’t be released — Tarbela’s Catch-22

Inflows in rivers are higher than last year, yet provinces demand for water isn’t being met.

Updated 30 Jun, 2025 08:40am

Premier vows to continue championing solar power

Unveils ‘Power Smart’ App to let users upload their own meter readings.

Updated 30 Jun, 2025 07:37am

President names Justice Dogar top judge at IHC

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formally declared Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar the...

Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:23am

Govt asks for Rs1.15/unit cut in electricity rate

Reduction to benefit consumers in all categories, except ‘lifeline’ domestic users, using up to 50 units per month.

Updated 30 Jun, 2025 07:26am

SC decision upholding transfer of judges to IHC challenged

Appeal contends that Section 3 of the Islamabad High Court Act 2010 only provides for the appointment of judges to IHC from other provinces.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 01:18pm

Lack of trust sparks fissures within PTI

Party leaders see communication gap as leading cause of crisis.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 08:08am

Govt ‘actively engaged’ with UK to get PIA ban lifted: Dar

Deputy PM also chairs a high-level meeting to review matters related to the power sector.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 07:59am

Floods, heavy rains kill 32 in two days

Two deaths reported in KP, five in Punjab, four in Sindh and Balochistan on Saturday.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 07:43am

13 security men martyred in KP suicide attack

The assailant rams explosive-laden vehicle into convoy of bomb disposal unit in North Waziristan.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 07:46am

The Hague court delivers major blow to India’s IWT suspension

Court of Arbitration rules that New Delhi’s decision to hold Indus treaty in abeyance doesn’t affect its competence to hear and decide disputes.

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 07:36am

ECC okays up to 50pc hike in gas charges

Additional burden on consumers to be offset by disbursement through BISP.

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 07:47am

Army to be deployed across country for security during Muharram

Deployment approved on requests from provinces, GB and Azad Kashmir.

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 07:53am

Mahrang’s detention extended for another 15 days

BYC spokesperson strongly criticises the provincial government for the repeated extensions and terms the fresh orders illegal.

Updated 29 Jun, 2025 08:53pm

17 killed as rains wreak havoc across KP

At least 13 members of tourist family perish after becoming stranded amid raging River Swat rapids.

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 02:16pm