Pakistan, Libya boost Defence Partnership amid regional challenges

RAWALPINDI – Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Thursday during an official visit to the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. …

Diljit Dosanjh, Hania Aamir’s ‘Sardaar Ji 3’ sets new box office record in Pakistan

LAHORE – Punjabi Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh and actress Hania Aamir’s film Sardaar Ji 3 has set a new box office record in Pakistan. The film is enjoying tremendous success in Pakistan and has made history at the box office. Despite facing a ban in …

Pakistan beat India to reach Asian U-16 Volleyball Championship final

Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India in the semi-final of the Asian Under-16 Volleyball Championship, reaching in the final. The final will be held on Saturday against Iran, who beat Japan in the other semi-final. The Pakistani junior team reached the final …

Pakistan Establishes Ties With El Salvador, With Bitcoin Front and Center

Pakistan records $2.1bn current account surplus after 14 years

First annual surplus in 14 years, driven by remittances. Textile and IT exports rose 7.4% and 18%, respectively. Remittances hit record $3.4bn in June, fueling surplus boost.   Pakistan posted a full-year current account surplus of $2.1 billion in fiscal …

Pakistan detains Five Afghan Nationals in alleged Suicide Bombing Attempt

WANA – Pakistani security forces detained five suspected suicide bombers, thwarting fresh infiltration attempt by militants as all five suspects are Afghan nationals, who are aged between 15-18. Reports in international media said the attempted …

WATCH | Pakistan's monsoon death toll climbs after 63 die in one day

Heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan’s Punjab province killed at least 63 people and injured nearly 300 in the past 24 hours, provincial officials said on Thursday, bringing the nationwide death toll from the rains to at least 159 since late June. It was …

Auto financing jumps by 20pc: State Bank of Pakistan

Pakistan’s occupation chokes free press in PoJK: Journalists unpaid, silenced, fired while owners pocket state funds

PoJK [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): In Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), once echoed with journalistic voices, a silent crisis is unfolding: the collapse of the print media. Once printing over 10,000 copies a day, newspapers in Muzaffarabad now …

Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Insaf slams Imran Khan’s “death cell” jail confinement

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly criticised the treatment of its jailed founder and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming he is being kept in a "death cell" and denied basic rights, …