ISLAMABAD: The government is considering convening a joint in-camera session of parliament to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The development emerged following a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House where parliamentary leaders and heads of political parties received a confidential security briefing. […]

KARACHI: Pakistan’s national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received approval to operate two daily flights to the United Arab Emirates. According to airline sources PIA is currently operating one daily flight to Dubai and one to Abu Dhabi. Sources further confirmed that PIA’s flights to Riyadh and Madinah are continuing as per routine […]

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has reassured the public that sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel are currently available across the country urging citizens not to pay attention to rumors regarding fuel shortages. In an official statement an OGRA spokesperson emphasized that there is no disruption in the supply chain and that […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has released detailed figures regarding Pakistan’s ongoing military campaign, Operation Ghazab ul Haq against the Afghan Taliban regime. According to the minister, Pakistan’s retaliatory action resulted in the deaths of 481 Taliban personnel, while more than 696 were injured. He stated that Pakistani armed forces destroyed 226 Taliban […]

Islamabad/Ankara: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a telephone conversation on Tuesday to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East and regional security, according to official statements from both governments. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Sharif strongly condemned the Israeli attack on Iran and subsequent strikes on […]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to take opposition parties and key political leaders into confidence regarding the current national and regional situation. According to sources, the prime minister will brief leaders of the opposition from both houses of Parliament along with parliamentary leaders at the Prime Minister’s House. Opposition leaders have been formally […]

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing him of launching strikes on Iran to divert global attention from the worsening crisis in Gaza. Speaking on the escalating Middle East tensions, Asif said that international media coverage has shifted toward Iran, which he believes was the primary objective behind […]

Islamabad: Chief of Jamiat Ulema e Islam (F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has strongly condemned what he described as aggression against Iran stating that Iran is defending not only itself but also Palestine. He emphasized that unity among the Muslim world is urgently needed in the current situation. Maulana Fazlur Rehman visited the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad […]