Amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan several regional and international powers have stepped in to encourage de-escalation and dialogue. Turkey and Qatar have actively contacted officials from both sides in an effort to mediate the dispute. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate telephone conversations with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq […]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has returned the petition filed by Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf seeking transfer from Adiala Jail to a private hospital for eye treatment and access to personal doctors along with family members during treatment. The petition was submitted through his lawyer Latif Khosa but was returned due to […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has strongly emphasized that Pakistan’s national security is non-negotiable and that the protection of every inch of the country is the collective responsibility of all citizens. In a statement CM Suhail Afridi condemned provocations along the Pakistan Afghanistan border and any form of external aggression. He said that under […]

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday approved key measures to promote affordable housing and strengthen energy infrastructure including revisions to the low-cost housing scheme and funding for the Thar coal railway project. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, the housing scheme has so […]

Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a telephone conversation with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the two leaders discussed ways to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul and explored diplomatic […]