ISLAMABAD: Trade between Pakistan and Turkiye has the potential to reach $5 billion annually in the next three years, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted on Sunday, as he returned home after completing his two-day tour of Ankara.
The prime minister said that in his meetings with heads of leading Turkish...
Russia is in a difficult situation as a result of the protracted conflict in Ukraine. It has turned to former defence allies for assistance in an effort to replenish its military weapons. Moscow is notably focused on Pakistan. For many years, India’s neighbouring country has purchased Russian military equipment.
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday observed that the trial court, which convicted Imran Khan in the Toshakahna corruption case, “did wrong” as it adjourned until Monday the hearing on jailed former prime minister’s appeal against his conviction and sentence.
On August 5, a sessions court in Islamabad convicted...
Kabul , May 2: A total of 211 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan through the Spin Boldak crossing point in southern Kandahar province, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced on Monday, Khaama Press reported.
According to reports by the head of Spin Boldak refugee department, some 24 families, including 55 people have...
Islamabad , May 10: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday appeared before a special court in Islamabad for a hearing in a graft charge, a day after paramilitary forces arrested him from court here triggering widespread protests in the country.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's interior ministry today requisitioned the assistance of the army to maintain law and order...
Islamabad , December 26: The terrorist outfit Hamas thanked the people of Pakistan and Pakistan's political front Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for their support for the ongoing movement in Gaza.
It reported that the Hamas representative, Khalid Qadomi called on the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Ameer Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday and...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's elections have cemented the rise of a local rights activist in the southwestern port of Gwadar, potentially affecting China's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the area.
In the Gwadar constituency of the Balochistan provincial assembly, voters elected Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman, leader of the Gwadar Rights...
Section 144 is in force throughout Pakistan’s Balochistan, especially in the Naseerabad division, to prevent the movement of wheat and flour from the province to other provinces, as per a notification issued by the Government of Balochistan’s Department of Food.
The initiative’s aim is to prevent wheat produced in the...
The outgoing government of Pakistan has passed a raft of legislation during the last 30 days. Many parliamentarians have complained that some of those Bills were not properly debated and oftentimes not even referred to parliamentary committees – sparking fears about the setting of negative precedents in the South Asian country.
At...
Islamabad , April 21: The relationship between "all-weather" ally Pakistan and China is deteriorating over the non-payment of dues by Islamabad, reported The Nation.
Delayed payments have been a recurring problem and have impacted the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) significantly.
Chinese mine operating company recently announced that it will be forced to cut...
