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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have taken an important step toward expanding their bilateral partnership by formalizing four new Memoranda of Understanding that focus on cooperation in culture, media, and education. The MoUs were exchanged…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated that the Constitution of Pakistan provides complete guarantees of religious freedom and fundamental rights to all citizens without discrimination. Marking the International Day for…

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly has been scheduled to meet on Monday for a vote on the no-confidence motion filed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against Prime Minister Anwarul Haq. The PPP says it has secured the…

BELEM, BRAZIL: Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem in a noisy, diverse and peaceful display to demand more action to protect the fate of the planet and to vent their anger at governments and fossil…

MOSCOW: Russia has offered to help Pakistan and Afghanistan reduce their growing tensions, becoming the second major regional country after Iran to step forward with a mediation proposal. In a press briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry…

ISLAMABAD: King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan arrived in Islamabad today for a two-day state visit, the first by a Jordanian monarch to Pakistan in over 21 years, state media reported. The visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange recorded a strong performance this week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index rising by 2,342 points. The index closed at 161,935, marking a 1.26% increase over the previous week. During the week, the index…

HARTFORD (CONNECTICUT): Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh met with Congressman John Larson in Hartford to discuss strengthening the longstanding and consequential bilateral partnership between Pakistan and the United States. Highlighting…

ISLAMABAD: Roads across the capital have been decorated and all arrangements made to welcome King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan, who will begin a two-day state visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has unveiled plans to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses in schools across the province, beginning at the grade six level. The initiative aims to equip students with…