Pakistan

An anti-terrorism court in Karachi remanded five Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London activists in police custody in a case registered a decade ago against party founder Altaf Hussain and others.

Pakistan's Federal Secretary for Education said over 1.2 million students are now enrolled across 30,543 non-formal education centres nationwide, following the declaration of a National Education Emergency.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media.—Dawn KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday announced the formation of a provincial water task force to assess shortages, treaty-related risks and

The Central Traders Association of Balochistan has warned that retail goods transport companies may suspend deliveries indefinitely on national highways unless authorities take immediate action against extortion threats.

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan Governor Mansour Bijar agreed to strengthen bilateral trade, border cooperation, investment and regional stability during a meeting in Quetta.

THE decision to merge the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) gives Pakistan an opportunity to rethink how it attracts investment. Whether this becomes genuine reform or

A Senate committee on Tuesday raised concerns over how foreign loans and grants meant for flood rehabilitation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were being used, saying reconstruction work appeared to have been shifted to

Petrol pump owners in Pakistan have announced a nationwide strike starting Wednesday night after talks with the government over a daily petroleum pricing mechanism ended without agreement, according to a monitored

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of two men convicted in the 2020 Lahore-Sialkot Motorway gang-rape case, saying the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt through

Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni held separate meetings in Islamabad on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s top military leadership, as Pakistan continued diplomatic engagement with Tehran

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched a new artificial intelligence-based digitisation platform for the Prime Minister’s Office, marking an effort to replace paper-based working with digital processes in the

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz formally launched its election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with party supremo Nawaz Sharif addressing supporters in Muzaffarabad as the region heads toward a staggered

MUZAFFARABAD: Elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, initially planned for July 27, will now be conducted in three phases through August 10, according to the AJK Election Commission. Chief Election Commissioner Justice

Andy Burnham was appointed as Britain’s new prime minister on Monday after King Charles III accepted Keir Starmer’s resignation, Buckingham Palace said, ushering in a fresh leadership change for a government facing

Canada has announced more than $47 million in assistance for security and development projects in Pakistan, as foreign ministers from the two countries held talks in Islamabad on Monday focused on trade, investment and

ISLAMABAD: A subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday examined border security arrangements at major import entry points, concerns over possible tax evasion linked to

Manchhar Lake, one of Sindh’s best-known freshwater bodies, is showing signs of severe drying this summer, with much of its lake bed now exposed and local fishing communities worried about the future of their

Pakistan’s automobile industry is facing fresh uncertainty after tariff changes under the government’s IMF-backed reform programme sharply reduced the gap between duties on imported fully built vehicles and locally