SHC orders formation of committee for probe into HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital – Pakistan
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the provincial government on Thursday to constitute a committee for an “independent, impartial and comprehensive” inquiry into the HIV outbreak among children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital. A two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer Raza, issued the directive as […]
The geopolitics behind Pakistan’s $10 billion US request – Pakistan
Emergency liquidity, rival currency networks, and regional diplomacy collide in the fight for economic survival. Pakistan has reportedly asked the United States for a $10 billion currency-swap facility from the US Treasury’s Exchange Stabilisation Fund. The request arrived at an extraordinary moment: the United States is at war with Iran, Pakistan has become an important […]
Norwegian foreign minister arrives in Islamabad on official visit – Pakistan
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide arrived in Islamabad on Thursday, the first such visit in a decade. He was received at the airport by Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) Ambassador Ayesha Ali, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a statement on Wednesday, the FO said the minister is undertaking the visit from Aug 13-14 at […]
Water-starved citizens ‘squeezed’ further for more Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation revenue – Pakistan
KARACHI: While the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) is widely blamed for failing to provide water in many areas connected to its piped network across the metropolis, the utility has burdened Karachi residents with higher costs as it notified a uniform 7.05 per cent increase in water and sewerage charges for its residential and […]
7 miners abducted from Balochistan’s Chagai – Pakistan
QUETTA: Seven miners working for a private copper mining company were abducted by a group of armed men in the Mahian Kaur area of Chagai district on Wednesday, officials said. Company officials said eight armed men arrived in the area on motorcycles, entered the miners’ camp and took them hostage at gunpoint. They remained in […]
AJK polls: Rathore’s LA-17 Haveli victory disputed, local PML-N announces indefinite strike – Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD: A controversy emerged on Wednesday after the returning officer (RO) issued Form 27 declaring PPP’s Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, the sitting AJK prime minister, the winner from LA-17 (Haveli), despite rival PML-N candidate Engineer Mohsin Aziz being assured that the form would not be issued until the Election Commission took up his complaint. The development […]
Awaam Pakistan calls ECP delisting ‘unwarranted’, seeks urgent hearing – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Headed by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Awaam Pakistan has challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to delist the party over its alleged failure to hold intra-party elections, calling the move “arbitrary, unwarranted and unprecedented”. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja dated August 12, 2026, Abbasi, who […]
18 terrorists killed during operations by security forces in Balochistan’s Surab district: ISPR – Pakistan
At least 18 terrorists were killed in Balochistan’s Surab district during operations by security forces, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said eight terrorists were killed when an “under preparation” vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) detonated. “An under preparation Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) detonated while being prepared by […]
After death of 3 Pakistani sailors, FO says Islamabad will implement maritime coalition ‘in full earnest’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that Pakistan, as a signatory to the recently announced multinational maritime defence coalition, would implement its commitments “in full earnest”. The statement comes following the deaths of three Pakistani sailors in Houthi strikes on a Saudi cargo ship on Tuesday. Last month, Riyadh unveiled plans for a multinational […]
After death of 3 Pakistani sailors, FO says Pakistan will implement maritime coalition ‘in full earnest’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that Pakistan would implement the multinational maritime defence coalition “in full earnest”, after the deaths of three Pakistani sailors in strikes by Houthi rebels on a Saudi cargo ship on Tuesday. Last month, Saudi Arabia unveiled plans for a defence coalition to protect shipping and energy supply routes […]