Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has written a letter to National Assembly (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in which he has invited him to attend the ceremony to be held to offer condolences over the martyrdom of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, The ceremony will be held in Tehran on July…

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ISLAMABAD: Federal minister for Climate Change, Musadik Malik, on Tuesday called for a new international legal framework to protect transboundary water resources, arguing that disputes over shared rivers were no longer merely environmental or climate issues but matters of justice, food security and global stability. Addressing a seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty organised by…

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ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers across Pakistan, including Karachi, may face an increase of Rs0.82 per unit as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is set to hear a petition on Tuesday seeking a monthly fuel cost adjustment for May. The request was filed by the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA), which has proposed an increase…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a high-powered Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the controversial One Constitution Avenue case. Sharief ordered the formation of the JIT on the recommendations of a special committee — the prime minister had formed on May 1 to review the controversial One Constitution Avenue case — headed by Law Minister…

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ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved plans to develop a modern wildlife safari park spanning 350 acres in Islamabad, with the project expected to become a new international-standard ecotourism destination for the capital. According to the CDA, the proposed safari park will be established in the Malpur Forestry Park area along Murree Road…

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RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police have registered a criminal case over the escape of 14 under-trial prisoners from a police transit van near Sihala and arrested five police personnel over alleged negligence as authorities widened an investigation into one of the country’s biggest recent custody breaches. The case was registered on the complaint of the lock-up guard, police said…

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KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session as domestic bullion tracked a downturn in international markets, local trade data showed. The price of 24-karat gold in the domestic market plunged by Rs4,100 per tola (11.66 grams) to settle at Rs424,836 ($1,525.43), according to data shared by the All…

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ISLAMABAD: The government has set up a “Petroleum Prices Stabilisation Fund” aimed at cushioning the domestic market against extreme fluctuations in global oil prices. The Ministry of Finance has issued a formal notification establishing the fund and allocating a dedicated public account head and object code for its operations, according to government circulars sent to…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif disembarks from a Pakistan Air Force plane in New York on September 23, 2024. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to visit Iran in the first week of July to attend the funeral prayers of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to sources. Khamenei, Iran’s number one since 1989, was martyred…

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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar addresses international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad on June 30, 2026. The minister said the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty holds a unique place in international relations and remains one of the world’s most enduring water-sharing agreements. India held the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in…

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