The United Arab Emirates’ chief prosecutor on Thursday ordered an investigation into the incident aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a reported altercation in the cockpit.

Pakistan carried out “well-planned and calibrated” air strikes against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, the information ministry said on Thursday.

LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Thursday warned that it would resume its long march to Islamabad with greater force if the government failed to abolish the petroleum levy, saying that the party was not bound by any commitment to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan had the right to self-defence and “everything that is necessary will be done” in response to terrorism emanating from Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stressed the need to focus on sustainable economic growth, job creation and export promotion, saying the country had successfully restored macroeconomic stability through a collaborative effort.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it lacked the statutory authority to impose mandatory age verification or restrict social media access for minors under the age of 16. It stated this in a detailed report submitted to t...

ISLAMABAD: Consumer inflation eased to 10.3 per cent in September from 11.1pc a month earlier, mainly due to a sharp slowdown in food inflation, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. The slight deceleration in the inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index, reversed the sharp...

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday declared that Pakistan’s fight against terrorism was “paramount” and could not be “sacrificed at the altar of anyone’s politics”. He was addressing a press conference to rebut India’s claims of neutralis...

India will meet defending champions Australia and bitter rivals Pakistan in their first two matches at the 2027 Cricket World Cup, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The India-Australia match, a repeat of the 2023 final, will be in Cape Town on October 7 and the India-Pakistan ...

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A joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, identical statements released by the PPP and the Presidency said. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad. The...

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday the group had attacked a power distribution station in Madina this week, putting one transformer out of service but without affecting the electricity network. The coalition said an investigation and examination of drone wreckage confi...