Category: 1. Pakistan

Chief of the Army (COAS) Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir expressed satisfaction on Wednesday with the “robust defence collaboration” underway between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

The two countries have long shared a multifaceted relationship…

Pakistan, which has been surviving on loans and doles, has been compelled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a path of fiscal prudence, which includes the sale of its flag-carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Among the four…

After a hiatus of 18 years, the Punjab government on Tuesday lifted the ban on kite flying and allowed the celebration of Basant with strict regulations.

The festival was banned in 2007 because of an increasing number of deaths and serious…

A province-wide transport strike in Punjab has been announced for 8 December, with a nationwide shutdown planned from 10 December, as transporters protest the Punjab government’s recent increase in traffic fines.

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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that below-normal rainfall in December and early January could cause a sharp reduction in soil moisture across several regions, posing risks to Rabi crops.

According to the three-month…

Blast comes a day after an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban, amid surging tensions with Kabul over the group.

A roadside bomb has killed three Pakistani police…

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day maiden state visit.

The Kyrgyz president and his high-level delegation comprising senior cabinet ministers, top officials and prominent business leaders landed at…

• Case registered in Jhelum over blasphemy charge.
• Justice Sadaqat Ali…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that bidding for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) would be held on December 23 with a live media broadcast.

The government has been seeking to sell a 51-100 per cent stake in the struggling…