The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday gave Islamabad and Punjab police two weeks to recover four Afghan brothers who have been missing since January 2024. Justice Muhammad Asif heard the petition regarding the disappearance of the brothers, who vanished from the federal capital over a year ago. Senior police officials including the DIGs of […]
Islamabad, Beijing agree to deepen maritime cooperation
Pakistan and China have expressed the commitment to continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the maritime domain. This came at the fifth Round of the Pakistan-China Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation held in Beijing. The dialogue was co-chaired by Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Director General […]
Pakistan, China to develop high-tech aquaculture industry in Gwadar
China’s Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) on Wednesday presented a detailed plan to develop a high-tech aquaculture industry in Pakistan’s coastal city of Gwadar, the maritime affairs ministry said, describing the plan as a “transformative opportunity” for the country’s coastal development. Gwadar is in Pakistan’s impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan, a sparsely populated, mountainous, desert […]
Islamabad, Beijing agree to deepen maritime cooperation
Pakistan and China have expressed the commitment to continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the maritime domain. This came at the fifth Round of the Pakistan-China Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation held in Beijing. The dialogue was co-chaired by Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Director General […]
PM unveils massive incentives for expats
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday a special package for overseas Pakistanis, including the establishment of special courts for the speedy disposal of their cases in the country. The premier made the announcement while addressing the First Annual Overseas Pakistanis’ Convention in the federal capital, a day after the country recorded record remittances of […]
Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating from CCC+ to B-
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC+’, citing stronger fiscal consolidation efforts and improving external stability. This marks Pakistan’s first upgrade in nearly six years. The outlook has been revised to stable, last seen in 2018. The rating agency pointed to increased confidence in Islamabad’s ability to narrow […]
3 security men martyred, 16 injured in Mastung blast
At least three Balochistan Constabulary personnel were martyred and over a dozen injured in a blast targeting a police vehicle in Balochistan’s Mastung on Tuesday. The vehicle was targeted in the Shamsabad area, leaving as many as 16 security personnel wounded in the incident. Noting that an emergency has been imposed in the Bolan Medical […]
NDMA warns of severe heatwave from mid-April to June
GM Technical at National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah, on Tuesday said NDMA is collaborating with PDMAs to alert health departments about the heatwave expected from mid-April to June. Shah, in an Interview with a private news channel, warned that this year’s heatwave from mid-April to June is expected to be more […]
4 Pakistanis among 11 dead as migrant boat ‘capsizes’ off Libya coast
A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of eastern Libya on the night of April 12-13, killing at least 11 people, including four Pakistanis. According to sources within the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the vessel, en route from Libya to Greece, was carrying migrants seeking better opportunities in Europe. Sources revealed that rescue operations […]
Govt skips fuel price cut, redirects funds to Balochistan
Despite a decline in global oil prices, the federal government has decided not to reduce domestic petroleum rates, choosing instead to allocate the savings to key infrastructure and development projects in Balochistan, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Tuesday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during a federal cabinet meeting, announced […]