Azma Bokhari vows support for Kashmiris on solidarity day, condemns Indian oppression
LAHORE – Punjab Information Minister, Azma Bokhari, condemned India’s actions in Kashmir, saying that New Delhi revoked the region’s constitutional status by force. Addressing the nation on Kashmir Solidarity Day, she emphasized that the Kashmiri people are resilient and cannot be subdued through oppression or military power. Bokhari stated that Pakistan commemorates Kashmir Solidarity Day […]
Iran-US talks back on, as Trump warns supreme leader
WASHINGTON : Iran and the United States said Wednesday they were going ahead with nuclear talks in Oman later this week, even as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran’s supreme leader by saying he should be “very worried.” Doubts had swirled about the fate of the negotiations after a report earlier Wednesday that the […]
Pakistan must create 30m jobs over next decade: World Bank president
Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga has stressed. Pakistan is entering the implementation phase of a 10-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) deal agreed with the World Bank last year, […]
Imran Khan’s son Kasim says govt ‘deliberately refusing’ to process visas
Son of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Kasim Khan, has claimed that he and his brother are trying to travel to Pakistan to meet their father, but that their visa requests are being deliberately blocked by the government. In a statement issued on X, Kasim said Imran has been held in “solitary confinement” […]
Pakistan urges UNSC to designate BLA as terrorist group
A senior Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council to “act swiftly” to designate the “foreign-funded” Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist group under its sanctions regime, established by Resolution 1267 in 1999, as he renewed Pakistan’s pledge to combat and eradicate terrorists on its soil. Speaking in a Council debate on […]
Military leadership reiterates unwavering support for Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Commander of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, on behalf of the armed forces of Pakistan, reaffirmed their unwavering support for the resilient people of Indian Illegally […]
22 soldiers martyred, 216 terrorists killed as Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-1 in Balochistan concludes: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have successfully concluded Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-1 in Balochistan under which a series of coordinated, swift, and intelligence driven operations were conducted against Indian sponsored terrorist elements, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. On 29 January 2026, operations were initiated in Panjgur and the outskirts of Harnai District after credible and verified intelligence […]
Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan appointed as new IGP Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD:The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, a BS-20 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gilgit-Baltistan. According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat’s Establishment Division, Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan has been transferred from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), where he was serving […]
Sri Lanka’s Independence Day symbolises unity, national dignity: President Zardari
ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wenesday that Sri Lanka’s Independence Day stands as a symbol of unity, national dignity and resilience. In a message on the occasion of Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day, President Zardari extended warm congratulations to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the government, and the people of Sri […]
Over Rs540 million worth kites, strings sold in Lahore in three days
LAHORE : Kite enthusiasts in Lahore spent over Rs 540 million on kite strings and kites during the past three days, according to the Kite Association. On Tuesday alone, more than 500,000 kites were sold across city markets. The surge in demand is attributed to the upcoming Basant festival, with Lahore residents eagerly purchasing kites […]