Iranian interior minister meets PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir in Islamabad – Pakistan
Iran’s interior minister, Eskandar Momeni, met Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir on Tuesday at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional and bilateral security, and effective border management were discussed, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The visiting Iranian […]
PM Shehbaz launches first AI-based digitisation platform to replace paper-based work in PMO – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based digitisation platform for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), designed to replace paper-based working in governance. According to a statement by the PMO on social media, the premier described the Prime Minister Office System (PMOS) as a transformative digital platform that would “modernise governance” […]
Petrol pump owners announce nationwide shutdown after talks with govt fail
Rejects government’s daily fuel price review mechanism, says strike will continue until its demands are accepted All Pakistan Petrol Pump Association Chairman Humayun Khan addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, announcing a nationwide shutdown of petrol pumps after talks with the government failed. SCREENGRAB The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) on […]
Nadra official goes missing in Karachi, family approaches police for his recovery – Pakistan
KARACHI: The family of a missing National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) official approached police on Tuesday with an application for his recovery. The application, seen by Dawn, addressed Sindh Inspector General of Police (IG) Javed Alam Odho and stated that applicant Sohail Sangi’s younger son, Fayyaz Ahmed Janjhi, who is an assistant director at […]
Court grants post-arrest bail to podcast host Rehan Tariq in blasphemy case – Pakistan
LAHORE: A sessions court on Tuesday granted post-arrest bail to podcast host Rehan Tariq in a case registered under the blasphemy laws and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Peca). The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) had registered the case and arrested the YouTuber at Lahore’s international airport upon his arrival from abroad. […]
Iranian interior minister meets PM Shehbaz in Islamabad – Pakistan
Iran’s interior minister, Eskandar Momeni, held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad on Tuesday. According to an X post by the PM’s Office (PMO), the meeting between the two has commenced. The statement did not have any more details about the meeting. Momeni arrived in Pakistan on an […]
Monsoon rains kill 12 in KP in past 3 days; nationwide flood warning issued – Pakistan
The ongoing torrential rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has killed 12 people in three days, while 18 people have been injured, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. Power supply has been disrupted in several regions of the province due to the weather conditions, Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) said. Furthermore, the National Disaster […]
AJK election commissioner says polls to be held in three phases beginning July 27 – Pakistan
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Tuesday announced that elections in the region, which were originally slated for July 27, would now be held in three phases ending on August 10. AJK Election Commissioner retired Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal made the announcement at a press conference, citing the unavailability of security forces […]
3 excise officials kidnapped after attack on checkpost in Balochistan’s Chagai: police sources – Pakistan
QUETTA: Three excise officials have been abducted at gunpoint following an attack on their department’s checkpost on the Dalbandin–Taftan Highway in Balochistan’s Chagai district, police sources told Dawn on Tuesday. According to the sources, the attack was carried out by unidentified men on Monday evening. They said around 30 armed men surrounded the checkpost that […]
Centre committed to working closely with GB government, PM tells CM Amjad Hussain – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Tuesday the newly appointed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and assured him that the federal government was committed to working closely with his government for welfare of its people. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the premier told Hussain that the Centre is committed to working with […]