Pakistan Railways has suspended the Jaffar Express service between Quetta and Peshawar, which was scheduled for December 25, due to security concerns, according to ARY News. In a statement, Pakistan Railways explained that the decision to halt the train, which was supposed to depart from Quetta to Peshawar, was made
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asserted that the recent sanctions placed by the United States on four Pakistani firms for their alleged involvement in the country’s ballistic missile programme had “no justification”. The statement came after the US imposed sanctions on the Islamabad-based National Development Complex
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday announced that it had made significant strides in enhancing international connectivity through new submarine cable systems. On August 21, the PTA attributed the nationwide slow internet to a “faulty submarine cable” and clarified that no firewalls were being installed, after drawing criticism from
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the official fixtures for the Champions Trophy 2025, more than a month after the schedule was expected to be shared. The tournament, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9, has become embroiled in a dispute, with the
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The Foreign Office on Monday night responded to remarks from a European Union spokesperson, emphasizing the country’s ability to address its internal matters without external interference. A spokesperson stated, “The statement of the European Union spokesperson is being reviewed.” She added that Pakistan’s Constitution and judicial system possess
The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis, chaired by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada, discussed challenges faced by Pakistanis in obtaining visas for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly Dubai. The chairman asked what the problems were for Pakistanis to obtain visas for Dubai. During the meeting on Monday, it was revealed
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In a rare public admission, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has confirmed that the country was behind the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. Speaking at an event on Monday honouring Defence Ministry personnel, Katz declared that Israel had delivered a decisive blow to Hamas and its allied
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Chinese company ADM Group has announced a $350 million investment in Pakistan, supported by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). The plan includes establishing over 3,000 EV charging stations nationwide, with 1,000 in Sindh, 1,500 in Punjab, and 750 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Additionally, ADM Group
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Chinese and Pakistani academic achievements in resistant rootstocks for economic forests and grafted and fodder plants were exchanged at the just finished 4th China-Pakistan Tropical Arid Non-Wood Forest Science & Technology Exchange Conference. Over 500 professionals from China and Pakistan attended the conference simultaneously in Zhengzhou and Gwadar, China Economic
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The first round of negotiations between the federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was held on Monday. The in-camera meeting, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, was held in Committee Room 5 of the Parliament House, with seven members from the government and three from PTI participating.
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A breakthrough in power-sharing talks between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab appears close, with a key meeting scheduled Monday between President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz. According to sources, coordination committees from both parties are set to convene Tuesday at the Governor’s
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The Islamabad Accountability Court held a hearing for the £190 million reference, but the court was unable to deliver a verdict against the PTI founder and his wife. The court postponed the verdict announcement on the £190 million reference against both accused. The court informed the PTI lawyers that the
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The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns over the recent verdicts delivered by Pakistan’s military courts against 25 civilians involved in attacks on military installations during the May 9 riots. The EU argues that these sentences conflict with Pakistan’s international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and
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The first in-camera session of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and coalition government negotiating committee has been kicked off under the chair of the National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq at the speaker’s chamber. Asad Qaiser, Hamid Raza, Allama Nasir Abbas are attending the meeting while Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar,
Pakistan’s former cricket captain Babar Azam broke a major record set by former Indian captain MS Dhoni during the ongoing series against South Africa, Azam scored his first half-century in the ODIs in 411 days to mark the end of a 21-innings drought. His last half-century in ODI was
: The United States has said that its decision of imposing new sanctions related to nuclear-armed Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile program was not meant to “color the other areas of cooperation” between the two countries. During a press briefing, United States Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the US is