Category: Pakistan
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‘Lifeblood of region’: PM warns against weaponising water at SCO summit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned against weaponising water for political purposes, saying that it must never be “weaponised or used as an instrument of coercion”. PM Shehbaz stated this while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit in Bishkek after Pakistan assumed the organisation’s chairmanship for 2026–27. Pakistan’s…
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Islamabad MoU implementation only way forward, DPM Dar tells Iran’s Araghchi
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday stressed the need to implement the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, saying it was the only way forward to resolve their dispute. DPM Dar made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines…
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In meeting with Iran’s president, PM stresses building on Islamabad MoU for lasting peace
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday underscored the need to build on the understandings reached under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU, saying that it offered the only viable pathway towards enduring peace in the region. The prime minister made the remarks during his meeting with Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek today, on…
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MQM-P chief calls for new provinces, rejects claims of party’s political decline
DALLAS, Texas: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chairman and Federal Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that the creation of new provinces has become necessary in view of Pakistan’s growing population and that the country also needs a strong third tier of government to ensure that the benefits of democracy reach ordinary citizens. Speaking in…
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Nadra, FBISE ink pact to integrate student registration, educational certificates system
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) have signed an agreement to integrate the student registration system for Matriculation and Intermediate examinations. According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the signing ceremony took place at the Nadra Headquarters in Islamabad, attended by the…
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Security forces kill 21 terrorists in separate Balochistan shootouts
Security forces killed 21 terrorists belonging to Indian-sponsored militant groups in separate encounters in Balochistan during the night of August 31 and September 1, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the military’s media wing, six personnel, including two officers and a Customs official, embraced martyrdom in…
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Judicial commission summons Mir Raza Ali’s business partners, friends
The judicial commission probing Mir Raza Ali’s death on Tuesday summoned his business partners, friends, the cab driver who dropped him off and two police officers. Justice Omar Sial of the Sindh High Court, who heads the one-man commission, issued notices to his business partners, Ahmed and Abdullah, his friends Haitham and Raziq, the cab…
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Azhar says lack of vision, instability hurting Pakistan cricket
• Former skipper believes hard decisions should not breed insecurity• PCB chief says criticism ‘personal’ rather than driven by genuine concern KARACHI: Former captain Azhar Ali has blamed a lack of vision, instability and concerns over job security among decision-makers for the repeated upheavals in Pakistan cricket, emphasising the game’s establishment in the country must…
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‘Unreasonable’ to say cricket in Pakistan has finished: PCB chief Naqvi
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has labelled claims of cricket being finished in the country as “unreasonable”, citing Pakistan’s improved rankings under his tenure to prove otherwise. “South Africa lost to Namibia, India lost to Ireland. At least check there, has cricket finished there?” said Naqvi while speaking to reporters in London on…
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Pakistan raises $3bn through dual-tranche Eurobond sale
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has raised a record $3 billion — its single largest international capital market transaction — through a dual-tranche Eurobond sale that drew nearly $6bn in orders, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. In a statement, it said: “The transaction attracted nearly $6bn in orders — almost twice the amount issued — from…
