President Asif Ali Zardari has contacted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by telephone to discuss the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) decision to form a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), taking the premier into confidence over the move, sources said on Sunday. According to party sources, Prime Minister Shehbaz has tasked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz…
The US and China have agreed the framework of a potential trade deal that will be discussed when their respective leaders meet later this week, the US trade secretary has said. Scott Bessent told the BBC’s US news partner CBS that this included a “final deal” on TikTok’s US operations and a deferral on China’s…
Riffat Alvi passes away just three days after the third anniversary of her son Arshad Sharif’s death Riffat Ara Alvi, the mother of slain journalist Arshad Sharif, has died, her family confirmed on Sunday. Riffat Alvi passed away just three days after the third anniversary of her son Arshad Sharif’s death. Arshad Sharif, a prominent…
LAHORE: On a crisp Lahore autumn night, Neelofar, one of Pakistan’s most anticipated films of the year, unveiled its first song at an exclusive screening hosted at the historic and grand Sir Ganga Ram House in Gulberg. The evening was hosted by the film’s leads Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan. The starsinvited and welcomed guests…
Sonic Rumble has a new worldwide launch date: November 5. The game, which we’ve previously likened to Fall Guys, was supposed to come out last winter before its release was rescheduled for May 8 this year. By the end of April, however, Sega announced that its global launch had been postponed yet again because its…
Digital currency is emerging as a powerful, disruptive tool in global geopolitics, fundamentally reshaping the financial battlefield in times of conflict, according to a commentary in a key Communist Party publication. Nations are increasingly leveraging digital assets to bypass international sanctions, mobilise vital resources and maintain economic stability during regional conflicts, according to the author…
‘An operation will not succeed unless the public stands behind you’, says Junaid Khan Sohail Afridi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, speaking at a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) rally in Karak on Sunday, highlighted pending federal funds for the tribal districts, saying, “For the administration of tribal areas, we promised 100 billion from the tribal districts. The federal…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that cruelty within marriage is not confined to physical violence but also includes psychological, verbal and emotional abuse, as well as behaviour that makes it impossible for a woman to live with dignity and safety in her home. In a detailed 17-page judgment authored by Justice Ayesha Malik, the…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted eight new working groups to rescue exports and industries from a complete “collapse” after several of his, mostly foreign-funded, economic plans failed to revive investment and growth. The groups, focusing on industrialisation, exports, taxation, transportation, dumping of cheaper foreign goods, and agriculture, were created after the nation’s leading…
486 outreach teams will visit homes, schools, remote areas to vaccinate children, targeting 736,366 total RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi DHA has finalised health teams and targets for the upcoming Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign, which will focus primarily on rural areas. The campaign will begin on November 17 and continue for 12 days. Children aged six months to…
