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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association has backed the proposal to create new provinces in Pakistan, describing it as a possible step toward better governance, stronger local administration and improved political…
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan says any new provinces must follow constitutional procedure and secure public and political consent.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has placed devolution at the centre of Pakistan's new-provinces debate while challenging the PPP's position on restructuring.
Ahsan Iqbal has proposed 15 new provinces or empowered district governments to improve governance and bring services closer to citizens.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says proposals for new provinces or administrative units must be constitutional, carefully assessed and guided by public opinion.
A Senate committee is pushing back firmly against what it sees as a quiet federal encroachment on powers that were supposed to have been handed to Pakistan's provinces years ago, taking direct aim at proposed new…
The United States has announced new tariffs on 60 trading partners, including Pakistan, India and China, framing the measure as a response to forced labour concerns in global supply chains rather than the broader tariff…
The Makkah Defence Pact gives Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye a new collective-security framework, but its real test will be implementation.
Pakistan orders a 50% cut in official-vehicle fuel, a 5% reduction in non-employee spending, and new travel and procurement restrictions.
Pakistan expects Turkish Petroleum seismic vessels to arrive in the autumn as both countries advance a new phase of offshore oil and gas exploration.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have signed a new defence agreement in Makkah aimed at strengthening collective deterrence and expanding military cooperation, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Office. The Makkah Joint…
Pakistan has taken a formal step into a new diplomatic relationship with Armenia, as Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan presented his Letters of Credence to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan in Yerevan. ## A first…
Pakistan recorded 1,914 reported cases of child abuse in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by child protection NGO Sahil. The findings, based on newspaper reporting from across the country…
Pakistan has reduced petrol by Rs3.13 per litre but raised high-speed diesel by Rs3.74, setting new rates that remain effective from September 5 to 7.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's support for China's Global Development Initiative at a high-level meeting in New York.
Pakistan’s auto sector has appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for urgent talks as concerns mount over proposed cuts in completely built-up, or CBU, import tariffs and delays in the new auto policy. In a letter…
Pakistan's media freedom debate has intensified after the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists voiced concern over new rules affecting foreign press movement. Under the…
The Pakistani government has notified new procurement rules as talks with the IMF team commence, aiming to enhance transparency and address existing benchmarks
Pakistan's FIFAe 2026 push has brought esports into the Pakistan Football Federation's football roadmap and opened a new lane for digital talent. The story is useful for sports readers because it connects a current…
Pakistan faces a crowded 2026 security agenda, from the Afghanistan border and TTP violence to Middle East instability and new defence ties.
Pakistan's trade deficit has widened sharply at the start of the new fiscal year, climbing 18 percent to $7.1 billion in just the first two months, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on…
Pakistan?s new foreign-media guidelines are drawing criticism from press-freedom groups over clearance rules for reporting beyond major cities.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan remains far from becoming the social welfare state envisioned at its founding.
Pakistan's government is set to unveil a strategy targeting halving the population growth rate by 2035, with the prime minister calling rising population one of the country's biggest national challenges.