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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to boost security cooperation

Islamabad: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially in the fight against drug…

Decision to cut interest rate step towards boosting investment, economic growth: PM

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcomed the central bank’s decision to cut policy interest rates from 2% to 13%, calling it a…

Pakistan committed to promoting marine cooperation, President

Karachi:- President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to promoting regional marine cooperation and ensuring peace, progress, and sustainability in the Indian Ocean…

10th anniversary: President, PM pay rich tribute to martyrs of APS tragedy

Day reminds nation to unite against terrorism and increase efforts to eliminate this menace, says President Zardari PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The nation…

SBP slashes policy rate by 200bps to 13%

Reduction in its key policy rate, from 15% to 13%, effective from December 17, 2024 The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced…

PM Shehbaz vows to end polio in Pakistan as nationwide drive begins

Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed government’s determination to eliminate disease from Pakistan With the number of polio cases reaching 63 this year, the federal government has…

Tragedy strikes again: 5 Pakistani lives lost in Greece boat accident

President, PM, and interior minister have expressed deep sorrow over the incident Another devastating incident of human trafficking has claimed lives as a boat…

Supreme Court allows military courts to announce verdicts in cases of 85 civilians

Constitutional bench adjourns hearing of case till after winter vacations ISLAMABAD: A military court has been given conditional permission for a constitutional hearing of…

PM directs further reduction of power tariff, stresses prioritizing low-cost power projects

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed relevant agencies to further reduce electricity tariffs and speed up the implementation of action plans…

Tajik Minister calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif

Islamabad: Tajikistan’s Energy Minister Daler Jumma called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House on Friday and discussed issues of interest.…

Security Forces Eliminate 43 Terrorists in Ongoing Operations Across KP and Balochistan

Since 9 December 2024, 43 terrorists have been sent to hell by the Security Forces during extensive Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) conducted in Khyber…

PM Shehbaz reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to universal health coverage

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated his commitment to promote global efforts towards Universal Health Care (UHC) and emphasized the government’s role in ensuring access…

Madrassa registration bill ‘has become law’, says Fazl amid govt-JUI-F deadlock

DI KHAN: With the JUI-F and the government still fighting over the Community Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2024, party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman asked the…

Syrians should decide their future without ‘external imposition’: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan has said that the Syrian people have the right to decide their own future without any foreign interference or outside influence. The…

Barrister Gohar calls for dialogue, says May 9 issue must be resolved

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has urged the National Assembly to allow the political dust over the May 9 incident…

‘JUI-F disagrees with PTI’s civil disobedience movement’

Senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah has said that his party does not support civil insurgency by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Speaking on private…