Sialkot — Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the recent devastation in Sialkot was mainly caused by encroachments on natural waterways, terming it a failure of local government institutions. Speaking to the media during his visit to flood-affected areas, he noted that several streams flow from Jammu through Sialkot city, and when water enters,…
Islamabad – Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, has announced a significant increase in welfare grants for workers and labourers under the Workers Welfare Fund. In a video message, the minister said the marriage grant has been raised from Rs. 400,000 to Rs. 600,000, while the death grant has…
Islamabad – Pakistan and Sri Lanka have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties in diplomacy and security during a meeting between Pakistani officials and Sri Lanka’s top diplomats in Islamabad. Ambassador to the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers Conference (ISC) and Adviser to the Chairman Senate, Misbah Khar, along with Tariq bin Waheed, Senior Director-General of Protocol,…
Samarkand, Uzbekistan – King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan conferred the country’s highest honor, the Order of Al Nahda (Renaissance), on Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a landmark state visit to Samarkand. The visit marked the first-ever high-level exchange between the two nations and set a new stage for comprehensive bilateral cooperation. President…
India has contacted Pakistan for the second time in 24 hours to share advance information regarding expected flooding in the Sutlej River. According to diplomatic sources, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad reached out to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with details about the flood situation in the Sutlej. Sources confirmed that India has also…
The Indus Water Commissioner has issued a flood alert after receiving information from the Indian High Commission regarding rising water levels in rivers. According to the alert, high-level floods are expected at Head Harike downstream and Ferozepur downstream on the Sutlej River, at Madhopur downstream on the Ravi River, and at Akhnoor on the Chenab…
Sialkot, Pakistan –The Pakistani city of Sialkot has witnessed its heaviest rainfall in more than a decade, breaking an 11-year record as over 355 millimeters of rain fell within 24 hours, local officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to the Deputy Commissioner, torrential rains have inundated several parts of the city, including Rangpura, Shahabpura, Dara Araiyan,…
Islamabad —Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has instructed his party to resign from all National Assembly committees and to boycott upcoming by-elections, his sister Aleema Khan said after meeting him in Adiala Jail. She confirmed that Khan’s legal team, including Salman Akram Raja, Barrister Gohar and Ali Zafar, also met…
Islamabad,— Outgoing Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kiyani, SAPM Tariq Fatemi, and Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch. Prime Minister…
Jeddah/Islamabad – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, has said that Islamabad firmly rejects the so-called “Greater Israel” plan, stressing that the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, including strikes on refugee camps and hospitals, constitute blatant violations of international law. Speaking at an extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, Dar…
