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Says founder of Pakistan had clearly guaranteed full religious freedom, equal legal rights to all citizens ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s firm commitment to safeguarding the constitutional rights of minorities, declaring that Pakistan belongs equally to all its citizens irrespective of faith. The prime minister was addressing a Christmas ceremony […]
To construct a new transmission line linking Islamabad, Faisalabad, industrial hub in Punjab A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank have signed two major financing initiatives worth a combined $730 million, aimed at reinforcing the country’s power transmission network […]
People wearing balaclavas are silhouetted as they pose with a laptops in front of a screen projected with the word ‘cyber crime’ and binary code. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Unit (NCCIA) Karachi has dismantled an organised international fraud network in an intelligence-based operation, arresting 15 foreign nationals and 19 Pakistanis involved […]
Eight terrorists killed in Kalat, 2 in DI Khan, Weapons recovered from dead terrorists, President, PM laud security RAWALPINDI: Ten terrorists – including a high-value target (HVT) – were killed in separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan districts, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. Two khawarij were killed […]
ISLAMABAD: With Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) having accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for political dialogue, the ball is now in the federal government’s court to decide when and how to formally open talks with the opposition alliance. However, the road to dialogue remains far from smooth, as deep-seated divisions within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continue […]
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a nuclear submarine factory and received a message from Russia’s Vladimir Putin hailing the countries’ “invincible friendship”, Pyongyang’s state media said Thursday. North Korea and Russia have drawn closer since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago, and Pyongyang has sent troops to […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan re-emerged as a centre of global strategic attention in 2025 after several years, according to an analysis published by the US-based foreign policy magazine The Diplomat. The magazine described 2025 as a year of strategic repositioning for Pakistan, marked by assertive security signaling, renewed regional engagement and cautious economic reforms. According to The […]
QUETTA: Train services across Balochistan were suspended on Thursday after Pakistan Railways halted operations across the province due to heightened security concerns. Officials said the decision was taken purely as a precaution following security alerts, acknowledging that while the disruption is inconvenient, the safety of passengers and railway staff must come first. The suspension affected […]
Google said emails, photos and messages stay unchanged, and old Gmail addresses remain reserved The company has not yet announced when the feature will be available globally or provided further details beyond the support documentation. PHOTO: PIXABAY Google has said it is gradually rolling out a long-awaited feature that will allow users to change their […]
Former Nottingham Forest and Scotland winger John Robertson has died at the age of 72. Robertson, who started and ended his career at the City Ground either side of a spell at local rivals Derby, became a cult hero at Forest after playing an integral part in the club’s European Cup victories in 1979 and […]
