Staff Writer

RAWALPINDI: Under the World Peace Jirga programme, a rally was held at the Rawalpindi Press Club in support of Syed Asim Munir, where participants raised slogans in his favour. The participants chanted slogans including “Long Live Pakistan…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has amended the Civil Servants Rules, imposing a ban on government employees marrying foreign nationals. The Establishment Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has issued a formal…

ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that fresh negotiations with Iran could take place in Islamabad within the next two days, indicating Pakistan may once again serve as the venue for diplomatic engagement. Speaking on the…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended trading on a strong positive note as bullish momentum dominated the session. The benchmark KSE-100 index surged by 5,043 points to close at 165,634 points. During intraday trading, the index…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered to host the second phase of talks between Iran and the United States, according to media reports citing Pakistani officials and international news agencies. Sources said that Islamabad has proposed hosting…

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Jorge Familiar Calderon of the World Bank Group, where both sides engaged in a comprehensive discussion on debt management, financial resilience, and the development of…

Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Secretary-General has stressed that after weeks of destruction and widespread distress, it has become evident that there is no military solution to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.…

Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, attended the OIC Ambassadorial meeting held at the UN headquarters to discuss the current humanitarian conditions in Lebanon. …

KARACHI: A matter has surfaced regarding the alleged holding of two senior positions simultaneously by the executive director of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), raising questions over administrative overlap and institutional…

Special Correspondent UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has highlighted the strategic importance of deeper cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union at a time of heightened global instability, warning that widening geopolitical…