Pakistan has summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires to lodge a strong protest over an Indian Navy vessel’s alleged violation of Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. According to the Foreign Office, an Indian naval vessel moved dangerously close to a Pakistan Navy ship and maneuvered aggressively in Pakistan’s EEZ on September…

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Pakistan remains committed “in intent and spirit” to implementing the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA) with Saudi Arabia, but operational details about when, where and how the country would respond to threats will remain confidential, Foreign Office spokesperson Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan said on Thursday. Responding to a question about Pakistan’s obligations under the agreement…

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PESHAWAR: A consumer court in Peshawar ruled on Thursday that charging customers for shopping bags bearing a brand’s logo amounts to an unfair commercial practice and is illegal. The court issued a written decision in a case filed by a woman who purchased clothing from a well-known brand in Peshawar. According to the decision, the…

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ISLAMABAD: A newborn girl who was rescued from a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has died after spending 22 days under treatment at the hospital, according to her death certificate. The baby died on September 17 after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest, the certificate stated. She had been admitted to PIMS…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to discuss the latest regional developments and matters of mutual interest. According to IRNA, Araghchi spoke with Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Munir separately while the Iranian foreign minister was in Beijing, where he also held a…

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The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the sentence-suspension petitions filed by lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, suspending the sentences handed down to them by the trial court. The court also granted bail to Imaan and ordered her release against surety bonds of Rs200,000. The development comes amid continued legal proceedings in…

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Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of a woman and her three children in Karachi’s Surjani Town, with investigators saying eyewitness accounts and mobile data helped identify him. West DIG Irfan Baloch said in a press conference on Thursday that police arrested the suspect with the help of eyewitnesses and technical…

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ISLAMABAD: The legal proceedings against human rights lawyer and activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband and lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, have stretched for more than a year, beginning with a National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) complaint in August 2025 and culminating, so far, in the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to grant them…

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MULTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated an electric bus service in Multan with an initial fleet of 60 buses, saying the service would be extended to all routes of the city and that another 100 buses would be provided in the coming days. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Maryam said the…

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MULTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday defended her use of the provincial government’s aircraft during a recent trip to London, saying she had paid Rs27.5 million from her own pocket for parking and other charges related to the aircraft. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of electric buses in Multan, she said: “There…

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