PESHAWAR: As the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Wednesday passed an Rs2.17 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), bulldozing the cut motions and approving grants of all the departments, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said the coming fiscal year will be one of peace, prosperity and de
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Hours before visiting the Capitol, the president scrapped plans to sign a major housing bill, condemning “bad Republicans” for resisting his demands to ram through new voting restrictions. President Trump plunged Congress into chaos on Wednesday as he abruptly canceled the signing of a celebr
The PPP on Wednesday took exception to a sweeping statement by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif regarding the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In an interview on a TV show, the minister had said that Rawalakot which has been in the grip of protests by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) is not Kashmir and that he did not consider people...
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Irans President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday addressed a joint press briefing in Islamabad. The Iranian president is on a one-day official visit to Pakistan at PM Shehbazs invitation. The press briefing is taking place after the two leaders held a meeting at the Prime Minister House, which was followed by...
Irans President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday called for a united front of Muslim nations, extending hands of friendship for a new regional security structure. Key developments Iranian president holds productive talks with PM Shehbaz as he and FM Araghchi visit Pakistan Pezeshkian appreciates Pakistans peace efforts, highlights age-old trust...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will arrive in Pakistan today (Tuesday) on an official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. During his visit, he will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and hold talks with PM Shehbaz, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz...
Lawmakers slam interior ministry for poor performance over law and order disruptions Opp moves 587 cut motions over two days, all rejected ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday wrapped up the approval process for the budgetary allocations of federal ministries and allied departments, approving 135 demands for grants for the next fiscal year...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed Pakistans continued commitment to play an honest and sinere role in advancing dialogue in what were his first remarks after the conclusion of a high-level meeting between the United States and Iran under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending the Middle East conflict. In a post...
Talks between the US and Iran in Switzerlands Burgenstock have stretched into Monday, with an American official saying that several key issues, including all elements of the nuclear deal have been discussed so far. Weve had robust discussions on all elements of the nuclear deal, the official said, speaking of a key sticking point between the two...
Key developments: US-Iran agree to a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days; technical-level talks to continue for the rest of the week in Switzerland US-Iran agree to set up a communication line to avoid incidents in the Strait of Hormuz; agree to a mechanism to end war in Lebanon Irans foreign minister says tireless efforts by Pakistan Qatar...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to the press in Burgenstock, where US, Iranian, Qatari and Pakistani delegations gathered for peace talks on Sunday, praised the Iranian delegations dignity and attempts at de-escalation. I think they genuinely mean to promote peace in the region, PM Shehbaz said of the Iranian leadership, adding, So...
In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign as an unprecedented step toward transforming the Middle East and terminating the threat from what he called a “wicked, radical dictatorship.” Roughly 100 days later, as the United States and Iran have reached
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to attend technical-level talks between Iran and the United States set for today. The development comes after the long-awaited peace deal was signed on Thursday, heralding an end to months of bitter animosity that had gripped the Middle East and plunged the world into an economic...