PM Shehbaz thanks Qatari PM for ‘strong endorsement, support’ of Pakistan-led peace efforts – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a phone call with his Qatari counterpart on Sunday and thanked the leadership of Qatar for its “strong endorsement and support of Pakistan-led peace efforts”. According to a statement shared by PM’s spokesperson for foreign media Mosharraf Zaidi on X, the premier had a “warm and cordial conversation” with Qatar’s […]
Pakistan hails PCA’s decision in IWT proceedings, says it affirms limits on India’s water-control capability – Pakistan
Pakistan expressed on Sunday “utmost satisfaction” over a supplemental award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that it said affirmed Islamabad’s position of the Indus Waters Treaty placing “substantive limits on India’s water-control capability” on Indus River system’s western rivers. The decision pertained to maximum pondage — a technical term for the maximum volume […]
Zilhaj moon sighted, Eidul Azha to fall on May 27 – Pakistan
The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Sunday that the Zilhaj moon had been sighted and Eidul Azha will be celebrated on May 27. The announcement came after the committee met earlier today in Karachi for the moon sighting, while meetings of zonal committees were also convened in Islamabad, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar. Addressing a press conference […]
Applicants will soon have the option to get passports delivered to their doorsteps, says official – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) is set to introduce nationwide home delivery of passports and launch a chatbot to help applicants, Passports DG Muhammad Ali Randhawa told Dawn on Sunday. “Applicants will soon have the option to get passports delivered to their doorsteps,” he said, adding that discussions with a courier […]
Ruet-i-Hilal Committee meets to sight Zilhaj moon – Pakistan
A meeting of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is currently under way to sight the Zilhaj moon, based on which the dates for Eidul Azha are to be determined. The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is being held in Karachi, while other zonal committees are holding meetings in other cities. Speaking to the media at around […]
Bowlers, opener Joy put Bangladesh in command of second Test against Pakistan – Sport
Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck a fluent half-century after the bowlers dominated to put Bangladesh firmly in command of the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday. Bangladesh, who lead the two-match series 1-0, closed day two on 110-3 in their second innings, leading by 156 runs in Sylhet. Joy, who fell for a duck in […]
Bowlers, Joy put Bangladesh in command of second Test against Pakistan – Sport
Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck a fluent half-century after the bowlers dominated to put Bangladesh firmly in command of the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday. Bangladesh, who lead the two-match series 1-0, closed day two on 110-3 in their second innings, leading by 156 runs in Sylhet. Joy, who fell for a duck in […]
Entry of vehicles loaded with sacrificial animals banned on motorways ahead of Eidul Azha – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) has imposed a ban on the entry of vehicles loaded with sacrificial animals on motorways, according to an official statement released on Sunday. “Overloaded, unfit, and improperly loaded vehicles often lead to traffic congestion and serious road accidents,” the statement said. It added that such vehicles would […]
Islamabad, Baku developing ties within Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan trilateral framework: President Aliyev – Pakistan
Islamabad and Baku are developing their ties under a trilateral framework involving Pakistan, Turkiye and Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday. The Azeri president met with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Baku, where CM Maryam arrived on a three-day visit on Saturday to represent Pakistan at the 13th UN World Urban Forum (WUF13). […]
Kundi calls on PM to ‘take interest’ in KP’s issues, says told CM Afridi to focus on governance not Adiala – Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi called on the Centre to address his province’s issues, asserting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “should take interest” in the matter. At the same time, he also said he had conveyed to KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to focus on the “province’s governance rather than Adiala” — a reference […]