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Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has urged the international community to establish robust governance for artificial intelligence (AI) to safeguard peace and security during a high-level debate at the…

KARACHI: A review mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has arrived in Pakistan to negotiate the $7 billion program. Sources say the IMF mission reached Karachi instead of Islamabad, and technical talks between Pakistan and…

MUZAFFARABAD: Negotiations between the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and federal ministers have collapsed, with the committee reiterating its call for a protest. Federal ministers Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Aamir…

KARACHI: Citizens pay over 95 rupees to the government as tax on every liter of petrol and diesel they purchase. Currently, the price of petroleum products in Pakistan exceeds Rs. 250 per liter, meaning that when a consumer buys a liter of…

HYDERABAD: The flood situation at the Kotri Barrage on the Indus River remains critical, with rising water flows continuing to affect low-lying areas. Water inflow into the Kotri Barrage has further increased, reaching 407,000 cusecs. Due…

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet U.S. President Donald Trump today in a formal session at the White House, in what is being described as a key moment for Pakistan-U.S. relations. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by…

Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, speaking at the Annual Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 and China on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly, called for urgent and…

Mumtaz Hussain NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif participated in the High-Level Meeting of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) convened in New York under the chairmanship of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The meeting, held…

PESHAWAR: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott held a meeting with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur at the Chief Minister’s House, Peshawar, on Wednesday. The meeting focused on matters of mutual…

LAHORE: Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has stated that the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense agreement marks a significant step toward fostering unity among Muslim countries and urged that other Islamic nations, particularly…