Pakistan

Bolivian president declares state of emergency after weeks of protests demanding his resignation

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency across the Latin American country on Saturday after more than six weeks of road…

7 dead, 3 injured in back-to-back blasts in KP's Bannu

BANNU: Seven people were killed and three others injured in two explosions in Marka Bera, a semi-tribal mountainous area of Bannu’s Wazir…

Budget FY27 sets the foundation to accelerate sustainable growth seen in past 2 years: Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday asserted that the proposed budget for the next fiscal year (FY27) would set the foundation for…

May 9 riots: Lahore ATC acquits Shah Mahmood Qureshi, sentences 4 leaders, others to 10 years

LAHORE: In another case of May 9 riots , an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday acquitted former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while…

Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office , the foreign ministry…

Dar heads to Cairo for quadrilateral foreign ministers' meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday departed for Cairo to participate in a meeting bringing together the foreign…

Trump says Pakistan 'really helped us' with Iran deal

United States President Donald Trump has said that Pakistan “really helped” Washington with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran. He made…

'Flying White House': Trump unveils Qatar-gifted Air Force One replacement

US President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar , which he dubbed a “flying White House”. “This is…

QS university rankings expose regional disparities in Pakistan's higher education

LAHORE: Eighteen Pakistani universities have secured places in the QS World University Rankings 2027 , with Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) retaining…

BUDGET 2026-27 : NA panel rejects FBR bid to access bank account data

• Lawmakers fear access to such data could be misused • Body okays proposed tax rates for salaried class, calls for more relief • Finance minister…