JI protests cause traffic disruptions across Karachi – Pakistan
Several major thoroughfares in Karachi were blocked or affected by traffic disruptions on Friday as Jamaat-i-Islami held protest sit-ins in the city as part of a nationwide demonstration against the petroleum levy. A day earlier, the party announced that it would stage sit-ins at 510 locations across the country by blocking major roads. In a […]
The Gulf’s new security architecture takes shape – Pakistan
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye may on the face of it appear to be a creation of an Islamic equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). It plainly is not, but reflects a gradual, yet unmistakable, reordering of the Gulf’s security architecture at a time when confidence […]
Govt reduces petrol price by Rs2.20, HSD by Rs1.50 for Aug 8
Latest revision takes petrol to Rs327.62 per litre and HSD to Rs380.86 per litre under the new pricing system As the city runs on fumes, motorcyclists line up at a petrol pump in Karachi, waiting their turn amid surge in fuel prices. Photo: Jalal Qureshi / Express The federal government on Friday reduced the prices […]
Bilawal claims ‘certain elements’ within PML-N are sowing division among allies, undermining PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed on Friday that certain elements within the ruling PML-N were undermining Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and sowing discord between him and his political allies. The PPP and the PML-N have been engaged in a war of words since the latter emerged in the lead in Mirpur polls on July […]
Canal controversy – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
RECENTLY put into trial operation, Jalalpur canal has stoked a new controversy between Punjab and Sindh. A summary of the Sindh government, raising objections against the project, was already pending with the Council of Common Interests (CCI) since 2024. Sindh had been raising objections on this project from its inception, but these have been consistently […]
PML-N intensifies AJK election campaign in crucial third phase
Outcome to determine final composition of the 45-member legislature, pave the way for formation of the next AJK gov A picture showing a crowd gathered during the political campaign for the AJK Legislative Assembly polls. — FILE PHOTO With just days left before the decisive third and final phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
US to vet social media of foreign journalists applying for visas, report says – World
The US State Department will vet the social media accounts of foreign journalists applying for visas to work in the United States, according to a media report on Thursday. The report in the conservative news outlet The Daily Signal cited an internal memo that said an initiative by President Donald Trump’s administration that requires applicants […]
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye sign tripartite defence agreement in Makkah – Pakistan
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence pact in Makkah that empowers member states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against all of them. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement aimed at strengthening “collective deterrence against any act of […]
Waseem mulls overseas camp for next fight
KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier professional boxer and reigning WBA Gold bantamweight champion Mohammad Waseem is considering several overseas destinations for his training for the next professional fight which is more likely to be held latter this year. Waseem will either go for his WBA gold title defence fight or he will opt for a unification fight. […]
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye sign joint defence agreement in Makkah – Pakistan
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement” aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, met with Saudi […]