ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has issued notices to the federal and provincial authorities on a petition seeking permission for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s incarcerated founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to hold conjugal meetings in jail. In response to the petition, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir on Tuesday directed the Islamabad chief commissioner, the Punjab…
KARACHI: Sindh is set to hold by-elections for 28 vacant local body seats across 14 districts on Wednesday, with polling scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm. A total of 243,187 registered voters, including 133,038 men and 110,154 women, are eligible to vote across 168 polling stations. The by-elections will decide two district council members,…
QUETTA: An explosion struck a railway track in the Dasht area of Mastung district in Balochistan on Tuesday, targeting the Jaffar Express traveling from Peshawar to Quetta and wounding a dozen passengers. Officials said the device was an improvised explosive planted near the track, which detonated as the train passed. The blast caused four bogies…
Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that between 2001 and 2015, a wave of urbanisation helped reduce the national poverty rate from 64% to 22% by 2019, as rural workers moved…
The Board of Directors declared a final cash dividend of Rs 5.00 per share (50%), bringing the total payout for the year to Rs 15.05 per share (150.5%) — the highest annual dividend in the Company’s history. OGDC contributed Rs 264 billion to the national exchequer and achieved foreign exchange savings of US$3.192 billion. During…
Islamabad,— Pakistan’s Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced Tuesday that the crescent for Rabi al-Thani 1447 AH was not sighted anywhere in the country. Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said after a nationwide meeting in Islamabad that testimonies from across Pakistan did not confirm the sighting of the new moon. As a result, the Ministry of…
New York, (Agencies) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, beginning today. Officials said Sharif will use his address to draw global attention to the situations in Gaza and Indian-administered Kashmir, urging the international community to uphold human rights and support…
Dozens of Western nations called on Monday for the reopening of the medical corridor between Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, offering to provide financial aid, medical staff and equipment to treat Gaza’s patients in the West Bank. “We strongly appeal to Israel to restore the medical corridor to the occupied West Bank, including East…
Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 133-8 thanks to their pacers led by Shaheen Afridi and Hussain Talat in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four stage match at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Tuesday night. Pakistan won the toss and skipper Salman Ali Agha chose to field first as the Greenshirts fight for their place in the…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange edged higher, recovering some ground after a quiet start to the week a day earlier. Buying interest in banking and cement stocks provided the upward push, helping the index stay in positive territory, although losses in fertiliser and energy sectors trimmed some of the gains on Tuesday. The benchmark index…
