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Iran on Tuesday denounced “baseless claims” made by US President Donald Trump and called Washington “the biggest sponsor of terrorism.” Addressing Israel’s Knesset on Monday before joining an international peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Trump said Iran wants to reach a peace deal with the United States “even if they said, ‘We don’t want…
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday reserved its decision on the PTI’s plea seeking appointment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati or any other person “considered appropriate” in place of the provincial governor to administer oath to Chief Minister-elect Sohail Afridi. Afridi’s election on Monday came amid uncertainty over the status of…
An eight-judge Constitution Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on whether it can issue orders to form a full bench to hear petitions against the 26th Amendment. The amendment was passed by parliament during a night session in October last year, and the PTI claimed that seven of its lawmakers were…
JUI-F leader Maulana Lutfur Rehman on Tuesday filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), requesting that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa election be “annulled” and declared void. The election was held amid uncertainty over the status of Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation as provincial chief executive. Rehman was one of four people in the race for…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who is currently in Washington, met International Monetary Fund (IMF) Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Jihad Azour and the two exchanged views on Pakistan’s reform agenda, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. A press release from the Finance Division said the Finance Minister had a “busy first…
US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration aimed at cementing a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. At a summit held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and attended by more than two…
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday discussed private sector investment, infrastructure financing and development cooperation in meetings with senior officials of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Discussions focused on accelerating IFC investment plans, including the Reko Diq project, accelerating IsDB-funded initiatives such as the M-6 highway, and promoting…
PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level that most cannot survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday. It is the first time scientists have declared that the Earth has likely reached a so-called “tipping point,” a shift that…
A Pakistan Army team won the gold medal in the Cambrian Patrol-2025 exercise, held in Wales from October 3 to 13, according to a statement from the army’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exercise maintained its exacting professional standards, where patrols of militaries from around the world tactically move across 60…
Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) announced on Monday that users would experience degraded internet services tomorrow (Tuesday) while an undersea cable is being repaired. In a post on X, PTCL said maintenance work will be carried out on the submarine cable to repair a faulty repeater. “The activity will begin on October 14… around 11 am…