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New Gwadar airport opens with landing of first PIA flight
Staff Report GWADAR: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed at the Gwadar International Airport, making it the first commercial aircraft to arrive at the new airport after its inauguration on Monday. An official...
Justice Ayesha questions CJP’s ability to take up cases alone
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday expressed confusion about how a chief justice alone could be more effective than multiple judges. “How can a chief justice alone be better than three...
PTI’s aim was to reach establishment, and they have succeeded: Khawaja Asif
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated on Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has succeeded in its aim of establishing contact with the country’s establishment. Speaking to the media outside the Parliament...
PSX witnesses bullish trend, gains 572 points
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 572.73 points, a positive change of 0.50 percent, closing at 115,844.82 points as compared to 115,272.08 points...
Finance minister leaves for Davos to attend WEF meeting
APP ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb here on Monday departed for Davos, the Swiss city, to participate in the World Economic Forum 2025 annual meeting being held from January 20 to 24. Aurangzeb...
US, China, UK top three destinations of Pakistani exports during Jul-Dec 2024
APP ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) remained the top export destination of Pakistani products during the first six months of the current financial year 2024-25, followed by China and the United Kingdom (UK). Total exports to...
Two new additional judges sworn in at IHC
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Two new additional judges, Justice Raja Inam Amin Minhas and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, have taken their oath at the Islamabad High Court. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Islamabad High Court,...
Top official urges Taliban reopen girls’ schools in Afghanistan
Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister has urged senior leaders to reopen schools for Afghan girls, marking one of the strongest public critiques of a policy that has deepened the regime’s international...
Mian Javed slams PTI for lack of meaningful dialogue
APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Mian Javed Latif slammed PTI, emphasizing that its leadership must adopt a more collaborative approach and shed its ego-driven mindset if meaningful dialogue is to take place. In...
Action in Kurram unavoidable, KP govt vows at moot
Staff Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday noted that action against “few miscreants” in the affected areas of violence-stricken Kurram District was now “unavoidable”. After an attack on a convoy...
Nawaz urges PM to prioritise national interests in PTI talks
Staff Report LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif urged on Sunday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to prioritise the national interests during the talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). According...
Imran and Bushra prepare appeal in £190 m reference
Staff Report RAWALPINDI: Lawyers for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have prepared appeals against their convictions in the £190 million pound reference. The appeals are expected...