Government and Jamaat-e-Islami form committee on fuel relief, but JI says Islamabad march still on
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman gave the government seven to 10 days after meeting Shehbaz Sharif, saying JI wants the petroleum levy scrapped, not phased out.
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Bilawal calls ‘full stop’ on new province debate, says only Sindh’s people decide
The PPP chairman said the Sindh Assembly had settled the question, denied being consulted on a 28th Amendment and accused Karachi’s federal ministers of doing nothing for the city.
India rushes forces to Arunachal as 69 held under anti-terror law over dam protests
Protesters torched a police station and a state power company office in Pasighat over a planned mega-dam on the Siang that Adi villagers say will drown their ancestral land.
Pakistan marks Kashmir Black Day, urges world to press India over rights violations
The National Assembly unanimously reaffirmed support for Kashmiris as Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Ishaq Dar marked 79 years since Indian troops landed in Srinagar.
Israelis turn out in record numbers as Netanyahu’s political survival hangs on the vote
Turnout hit 66.7 per cent by 6pm, the highest at that hour in decades, as Netanyahu accused Arab citizens of trying to “steal” the election.
Maryam Nawaz says she told assault victims to hit back, vows no party will shield offenders
The Punjab chief minister cited a beaten scooty rider in Lahore and an attendant thrashed at a petrol pump, and said she would go to the chief justices if suspects kept walking free on bail.
SBP raises remittance forecast to $45bn, sees reserves at $25bn by June
Governor Jameel Ahmad said Pakistan is “out of the danger zone” on its external account, crediting a better exchange rate and exchange company reforms for pulling remittances into formal channels.
Indian court orders takedown of documentary on Gautam Adani and Narendra Modi
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia, sued for defamation by Adani Enterprises, says his film The Friendship Files has struck a nerve at the highest levels.
Pakistan warns UN against more permanent Security Council seats and wider veto
Pakistani diplomat Gul Qaiser Sarwani told the veto debate that new permanent seats would deepen inequality and risk paralysing the Council. "Reform for all. Privilege for none!"
Pakistan and China launch information corridor to counter misleading narratives
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar called CPIC the voice of CPEC, with a fact-check mechanism, a Karachi business office, think-tank work and a Xinjiang to Gilgit-Baltistan tourism corridor.
