15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (445+ words) KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab has challenged Mustafa Kamal to a public debate, saying he is ready whenever the MQM leader calls for one. Murtaza Wahab inaugurated a restored park and IT centre in Shadman Town, a project completed…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (262+ words) ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special petrol relief scheme to cushion the public from the impact of rising fuel prices in the global market amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Taking immediate notice of the additional…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (182+ words) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s civilian and economic infrastructure during a telephone call with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The prime minister expressed complete solidarity with…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (367+ words) LAHORE: Government negotiations with Jamaat-e-Islami over relief from high petroleum prices have been delayed again, with the government seeking another day to prepare for the third round after two inconclusive meetings. The talks scheduled for Monday have been postponed until…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (528+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will have to submit a fresh application to retain preferential access to the European Union market under the bloc’s new Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) regime, with the number of international conventions it must comply with rising…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (339+ words) PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has criticized the federal government over repeated petrol price increases, saying the rising cost of fuel is placing an unbearable burden on the people. Addressing a meeting of the provincial cabinet, the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (991+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have called for stronger regional and global security cooperation, joint efforts to address common security threats and greater economic connectivity, while assuring that Afghan soil will not be used against others. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (119+ words) ISLAMABAD: Fuel prices have risen again in Pakistan, with petrol and diesel becoming more expensive from September 11, 2026. The latest adjustment has pushed both products to new record levels, with diesel moving closer to the Rs400-per-litre mark. Petrol has also crossed…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1033+ words) The renewed escalation in Yemen is no longer simply a Yemeni battlefield development. For Saudi Arabia, it is becoming a direct test of national security, economic resilience and the kingdom’s ability to prevent the wider regional war from spilling further…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (491+ words) ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the Makkah Defence Alliance between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia was defensive in nature, while any expansion of the grouping was not currently under consideration. Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan, speaking…...