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Pakistan agrees to truce on Kabul's requestPublished on: October 16, 2025 4:20 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday announced that a temporary ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan for the next 48 hours amid recent border hostilities between the two cou... Read More


Civil, military leaders take stock of national securityPublished on: October 16, 2025 4:17 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed the ongoing national political and security situation besides the int... Read More


Punjab CM approves establishment of new industrial estate in SialkotPublished on: October 16, 2025 4:11 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given approval in principle for establishment of a new industrial estate in Sialkot. She chaired a special meeting to review the ove... Read More


Constitutional Bench can hear 26th Amendment case: Justice MazharPublished on: October 16, 2025 4:07 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Supreme Court's Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Wednesday said that the constitutional bench can hear 26th Amendment case and that judges from all the constitutional benches can be... Read More


US plans international force to stabilize GazaPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:54 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Planning is underway for an international stabilization force aimed at restoring security and order in Gaza, senior US advisers confirmed on Wednesday. The initiative forms a key ... Read More


Punjab moves to ban 'extremist group,' crack down on hate speechPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:46 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, has decided to recommend a federal ban on an "extremist party" while launching a province-wide crackdown on hate speech,... Read More


Pakistan, IMF reach deal over another $1.2bn in loansPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:28 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Pakistani have reached a staff-level agreement on the second review under Pakistan's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first... Read More


Cop shot dead while guarding polio team in NowsheraPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:24 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- A police constable deployed for the security of a polio team was killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on him in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district on Wednesday, pol... Read More


Security not withdrawn from Bilawal House Lahore: AzmaPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:23 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has strongly refuted reports claiming the withdrawal of security from Bilawal House Lahore. In her statement, she said tha... Read More


Tensions halt Afghan transit trade at Karachi portsPublished on: October 16, 2025 3:23 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Afghan transit trade from Karachi has been suspended indefinitely, causing long queues of containers at the port. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has ordered an immediate halt ... Read More