Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received a phone call from Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Monday night. During the conversation, Al Zayani offered his congratulations to Dar over the recent signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, a trilateral pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. The Bahraini minister also shared his hope to travel to Pakistan sometime soon. Dar Welcomes Bahrain’s Interest in Deepening Ties Dar responded warmly to Al Zayani’s plan to visit Pakistan, thanking him for his goodwill and cordial remarks. The exchange reflected the continued warmth between…
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President Asif Ali Zardari has given the go-ahead for the appointment of additional judges across five high courts in the country, an official statement confirmed on Tuesday. The move also included the confirmation of several sitting additional judges as permanent members of the bench. The high courts affected by this decision include the Lahore High Court, Sindh High Court, Peshawar High Court, Islamabad High Court and Balochistan High Court. Alongside the fresh appointments, the president signed off on converting a number of additional judges at the Lahore and Sindh high courts into permanent judges. Once Zardari’s approval came through, the…
Federal Minister and political affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Rana Sanaullah, said on Sunday that individuals attempting to destabilize the state would be held accountable for their actions, as the final phase of the Azad Kashmir elections 2026 drew to a close. Speaking at a press conference, Sanaullah stated that those who take up arms, mislead the public, or work to derail the Jammu and Kashmir freedom movement will not escape legal consequences. He urged groups currently staging sit-ins to call off their demonstrations, arguing that this would allow the remaining constituencies to hold their by-elections and let elected…
Pakistan has decided to roll out a fresh policy framework governing oil imports, aimed at giving international suppliers greater access to the country’s petroleum market. Under the new arrangement, foreign companies will be able to bring petroleum products into Pakistan, hold them in customs bounded storage facilities, and then either sell them to local refineries and oil marketing companies or re-export them elsewhere. The move is designed to draw in more foreign suppliers while strengthening the country’s overall energy security buffer at the same time. How the Customs Bounded Storage Import Policy 2026 Works The newly introduced Customs Bounded Storage…
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has firmly denied allegations from the Afghan Taliban accusing Islamabad of smuggling weapons into Afghanistan. In an official statement issued in Islamabad, the ministry described the accusation as baseless and said it contradicts well-established facts on the ground. The ministry went further, characterizing the claim as an attempt to shift attention away from the actual issue at hand rather than a genuine security concern. Ministry Points to Existing Weapons Stockpiles in Afghanistan According to the statement, Afghanistan already possesses weapons worth approximately $7.2 billion left behind by American and allied forces following their withdrawal.…
Security forces killed five terrorists, among them a senior militant commander, during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district, security sources said on Monday. The raid, carried out under Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3, took place in the Sarkini and Chedgi areas of the district. Those killed belonged to the militant outfit Fitna al-Hindustan. Sources identified the group’s commander among the dead as Wazir, son of Jamal, marking a significant blow to the network’s local leadership. Following the operation, troops recovered a substantial cache of weapons from the slain militants, including four motorcycles, machine guns, heavy weapons and ammunition. Officials said the men…
Voters in Bagh and Haveli districts headed to polling stations on Monday as the third phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections got underway. Four constituencies across the Poonch Division are taking part in this round of the AJK elections, with roughly 460,000 registered voters eligible to cast ballots. Polling opened at 8am and is scheduled to run until 5pm, per the AJK Election Commission’s official timeline. The territory’s chief election commissioner confirmed that adequate security measures had been put in place across all four constituencies to ensure the voting process runs smoothly. Poonch and Sudhnoti Polls…
A Pakistan Army captain lost his life while security forces killed seven India-backed militants during a Hangu intelligence-based operation carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed on Saturday. According to the military’s media wing, the operation began on August 7 after intelligence reports pointed to Fitna al-Khawarij fighters hiding in the district. Troops moved on the location, engaged the militants directly and eliminated seven of them in the ensuing clash. Captain Hamza Akram Embraces Martyrdom Captain Hamza Akram, 27, a resident of Narowal district, was killed during the operation. The ISPR noted that he was leading…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously passed a set of amendments to the Members’ Privileges and Facilities Act 2026, doing away with the widely criticized clause that had granted provincial lawmakers lifetime official, or blue, passports. Deputy Speaker Suraya Bibi presided over the session where the changes were adopted. Going forward, official blue passports issued to assembly members will only remain valid while they hold their seat in the provincial legislature, rather than for life as the earlier law had allowed. What the KP Assembly Amendments Change Alongside scrapping the lifetime passport privilege, the amended law reinstated each lawmaker’s entitlement to…
Pakistan’s military establishment observed the 68th martyrdom anniversary of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed on Saturday, honoring the Nishan-e-Haider recipient for his courage, unwavering commitment and ultimate sacrifice in service of the nation. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported that senior military leadership took part in the tribute. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of the Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, joined Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Chief of the Naval Staff, and Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, along with the wider Armed Forces of Pakistan, in paying respects to the fallen war hero.…
