PAKISTAN BREAKING NEWS

The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved a bill ratifying the Makkah Agreement on Joint Defence with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, paving the way for the trilateral security pact to come into force. Lawmakers endorsed the measure by 279 votes to 119, with 398 of the chamber’s 592 members taking…

Maliha Ali fought with a fractured toe, a severely bruised eyelid and a partially dislocated jaw. She fought anyway. When Omar Ahmed, president of the Pakistan MMA Federation, asked if she could compete, her response was simple. “Sir, we fight from the heart,” she said. “These hands and feet are…

Thirty years. Eighty years, and even 90. Some of the positions Democratic candidates won in Tuesday’s midterm elections , from Senate seats to attorneys-general, have not had a blue occupant in decades. The outcome of this election, even more than the 2018 midterms, could reshape American politics…

ISLAMABAD: The PTI’s core committee has expressed concern over jailed party founder Imran Khan’s health, urging the chief justice of Pakistan to ensure the effective implementation of court orders regarding the ex-prime minister’s treatment. The party’s core committee met on Thursday and the…

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a presidential statement initiated by Pakistan, calling on countries to continue diplomatic engagement even after the outbreak of armed conflicts and urging sustained efforts to secure ceasefires, prevent escalation and achieve lasting…

ABBOTABAD: At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a dumper truck near the Havelian Interchange on the Hazara Motorway early Friday morning, rescue officials said. The bus was travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi when the accident occurred. Initial…

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A rout in Asia’s tech-heavy markets deepened on Friday as fear of increased regulatory scrutiny and a slowdown in AI build-out precipitated the steepest decline in US stocks since the tariff-triggered “Liberation Day” selloff in April 2025. Japan’s Nikkei slumped 7 per cent immediately after the…

LAHORE: Punjab Commerce and Investment Minister Shafay Hussain of the PML-Q has said that he is standing by his younger brother Salik Hussain, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, come what may. In response to the ongoing controversy involving Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Salik…

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Thursday expressed her displeasure over police officers making TikTok videos about missing girls and uploading them on social media. “How police officers engaged in such activities [making video clips] would trace the missing girls,” the chief…

WASHINGTON: US First Lady Melania Trump called for a “more enduring” ceasefire in Ukraine as she hosted a rare meeting between officials from the war-torn country and its invader Russia at the White House on Thursday. The unprecedented meeting hoped to build on a localised six-day truce in the…

THE resounding defeat of the Republican Party in the US midterm election this week has triggered celebratory chatter around the world. Many see it as the beginning of the end for Donald Trump; the vibe was very similar when Trump was defeated by Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election. Yet…

ROBERT Lucas, a towering figure of 20th-century macroeconomics and a Nobel laureate, opined on economic growth and the standard of living that “the consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about…

ALTHOUGH US President Donald Trump has two more years in the White House, the resounding Democratic victory in Tuesday’s midterm elections, handing both Houses of Congress to the latter party, will have a definite impact on how the American leader deals with both internal issues and foreign…

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) deputy chief Liaqat Baloch said on Thursday that negotiations with the government on the petroleum levy had reached their final stage, adding that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif bore the responsibility for making the talks successful. He warned that JI would be…

• World Bank’s global debt report shows figure climbed from $68.7bn in 2015 to $135.1bn in 2025 • China remains Pakistan’s largest single creditor • Developing economies’ external debt rises to record high of $9.4tr ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total external debt almost doubled to $135.1 billion over the…

KARACHI: Despite the Gulf war’s impact on weaker economies and uncertainty over high oil prices, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to a record high of more than $26.8 billion, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday. The war started on Feb 28, jolting many economies,…

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that Pakistan’s first Marble City is being established in Karachi to create new investment opportunities, promote industrial activities and generate employment. He said the project would enable the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is wasting Rs3.5 trillion annually — more than three times the federal development budget — on unnecessary, rising energy-sector imports due to mismanagement, delays in adopting building codes, and failure to implement an indigenisation plan for energy materials and equipment…

KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Thursday claimed to have conducted a major operation against an alleged international fraud network and arrested 273 people from a call centre located on Sharea Faisal. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, NCCIA Additional…

LAHORE: A collision between a passenger bus and truck on Thursday claimed the lives of 11 people and left 33 others injured near Pakpattan. Rescue 1122 said that 11 people had died in the collision. It added that eight people had sustained minor injuries, while 25 others were shifted to the…

Pakistan fuel prices, 2026 Official ex-depot prices (PKR/litre) — OGRA & Ministry of Energy notifications Petrol (MS-92) Diesel (HSD) Pre-crisis baseline Source: OGRA / Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division); Dawn.com · .fpw-root { --fpw-navy: #0a2240; --fpw-red: #b5341a; --fpw-grey:…

Israel’s largest Arab list on Thursday said it would back Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, bolstering his chances of being picked over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lost the support of an allied religious party. President Isaac Herzog was holding a second day of consultation s…

Some protesters clashed with police in Paris and Lyon on Thursday during largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations and a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron. The protests were attended by several high-profile politicians, including…

ISLAMABAD: With the onset of winter nearly here, a number of families in the federal capital have been unable to get their hands on influenza (flu) vaccines. According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention , an annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to help reduce the risk of…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case of the current year, with the latest infection confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said on Thursday. The affected child is a seven-month-old boy from Mastak union council in Bara…