Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the countrys civil and military leadership had taken a mutual and singular decision to end terrorism after multiple major terrorist incidents in Balochistan in recent days. He made the remarks at a...

<p>The US consulates in Lahore and Karachi are set to resume regular consular services from July 20, 2026, the US Embassy in Islamabad said in a statement on Wednesday.</p> <p>The consulates will provide services to US citizens as well as process non-immigrant visa applications.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/usembislamabad/status/2074795709694369903?s=20'> <div class='media__item media__i

<p>Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry on Wednesday criticised laws <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013735/kp-enacts-new-law-to-raise-mpas-privileges">enacted</a> by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa expanding MPAs’ powers and immunities, taunting the PTI over its former pledges to end “VIP culture”.</p> <p>The KP Assembly passed three acts on April 30, which pertained to immunities and privileges of MPAs, the speaker and the deputy speaker, as well as salaries and allowances of lawmakers.

<p>ISLAMABAD: Amid hot and humid weather, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has declared force majeure — a legal term that absolves contractual liability — for its inability to supply regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for three weeks due to <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013738">renewed</a> tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.</p> <p>This may significantly hamper the power supply from over 5,000MW of RLNG-based plants in Punjab and curtail the transmission of power from Sind

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a six-day physical remand of podcast host Rehan Tariq in a case registered under blasphemy and electronic crime laws.</p> <p>The NCCIA registered a first information report (FIR) against YouTuber Tariq on June 25 after he conducted a podcast with a religious scholar and discussed highly sensitive and controversial sectarian issues, sparking controversy among followers of different sects.</

<p>Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Wednesday said four civilians, 27 policemen and 11 security personnel had been martyred, while 54 terrorists had been killed in terrorist attacks and subsequent operations in Balochistan since July 5.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>4 citizens die in armed attack in Hanna Urak on outskirts of Quetta on July 4/5</li> <li>9 policemen martyred, 15 terrorists killed in July

<p>KARACHI: A missing six-year old boy was found raped and murdered near Karachi’s Lea Market on Wednesday, with the police claiming to have arrested a 20-year old suspect who happened to be a neighbour of the victim.</p> <p>Napier police said that the body of the boy was found at Punjab Gali near Spencer’s Eye Hospital, and moved to Karachi’s Civil Hospital for legal formalities.</p> <p>Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said that the body was “decomposed” and there were “multiple bone

<p>THE powers of the tax machinery are growing more strident but the recovery of actual revenue is getting harder and harder. The new <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013725/artificial-intelligence-to-drive-new-tax-model-says-aurangzeb">production monitoring system</a> rolled out by the FBR in the last fiscal might provide some technology-led direction to how these coercive powers can be down-blended with enhanced surveillance to yield something more intrusive but less punitive. But it cannot

<p>PESHAWAR: As lawmakers from across the aisle in the KP Assembly joined hands to defend the controversial law granting extended powers and privileges to members, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday ordered a review of its provisions following media outcry.</p> <p>It was reported yesterday that the KP government had recently <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013628">approved</a> the enactment of the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, which was <a href=

<p>The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.</p> <p>The latest round of attacks, which the US said was carried out in response to <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013627">Tuesday’s assault on three cargo ships transiting the strait</a>, came hours after US President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013772">said </a>he believed an <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/200