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Pakistan targets 35% clean energy transition by 2035, PM tells COP31Published on: November 12, 2026 11:28 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to a sustainable energy future, setting ambitious targets for clean energy transition and calling for e... Read More


ADB approves $500m in disaster financing for PakistanPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:27 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved contingent disaster financing (CDF) facilities totaling $500 million under its policy-based lending to help Pakistan to withstand and... Read More


Pakistan achieves cheaper electricity through silent solar revolution, says PM Shehbaz SharifPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:18 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan has secured cheaper electricity through rapid nationwide solar energy adoption. Furthermore, the premier described the rapid ... Read More


Indonesia's VP has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertaintyPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:08 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, an aide said on Wednesday, a move that threatens to split a key political alliance and risks further political unce... Read More


NA committee declares MDCAT results valid; admissions to proceedPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:06 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services on Wednesday declared MDCAT 2026 results valid and directed universities to proceed with admissions without de... Read More


Punjab CM inaugurates cardiac facility at Jhelum DHQPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz inaugurated a cardiac catheterisation laboratory (Cath Lab) at the District Headquarters Hospital in Jhelum, saying patients would no longer hav... Read More


Sindh eyes mining boom through foreign investmentPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:05 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday reaffirmed his government's commitment to promoting investment in the province's vast mineral resources, saying that the mine... Read More


Russia, Ukraine say some progress made at talks, US cites lack of trustPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:02 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported some progress in two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi that ended on Wednesday, but US mediators said there was a lack of trust between t... Read More


Salik sticks to corruption claims despite CM Maryam's irePublished on: November 12, 2026 11:01 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Wednesday asserted that he stood by his claims regarding corruption in Punjab. Last week, Punjab CM Mar... Read More


Karak police repel major attack on Changoos PostPublished on: November 12, 2026 11:00 AM

Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- An attack on Changoos Police Check Post in Karak district was foiled after police personnel bravely fought back against unidentified attackers in an overnight assault. According t... Read More