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<p>Pakistan won the toss and elected to field against England in the One-day International tri-series match at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, with all-rounder Shadab Khan returning to the side and Razaullah making his debut.</p> <p>Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi confirmed two changes to the Pakistan side, with Shadab coming in after missing the first two matche

Questioning Islamabad’s record on protecting minority rights even as it sought to criticise India at the UN, Mr. Puri underlined that it is well-documented that Pakistan’s minorities have shrunk dramatically since its independence

<p>ISLAMABAD: Bestway Group on Saturday launched Chinese automaker Geely Auto in Pakistan, acquiring the Proton plant at Port Qasim, Karachi, for assembly.</p> <p>Bestway Automotive, Geely’s sole authorised distributor, will handle sales and after-sales service.</p> <p>The Group Managing Director, Irfan Sheikh, said the company would focus on localisation an

<p>DOES any such initiative exist in our country, or is it a figment of my imagination? For sure, there is an initiative for remittances — but not for exports. One wonders about the presence of one and the strange absence of the other.</p> <p>Exports are stagnating, and <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2036050">remittances are rising</a>. Are exports falli

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with Gulf partner countries narrowed 26.35 per cent to $2.85bn in the first quarter of 2026-27 against $3.87bn a year earlier, largely due to lower imports and moderately higher exports.</p> <p>The steepest declines were 97.46pc and 72.51pc in import payments to Kuwait and Qatar. These two countries accounted for $947.9

<p>• Emergency declared, holidays cancelled for officers until Dec 31<br>• Minister orders removal of operational flaws by year-end<br>• Says health analysis of 1,546 coaches, wagons completed<br>• Deteriorating tracks, faulty rolling stock among causes of accidents</p> <p>LAHORE: In view of repeated derailments and accidents, including a recent incident nea

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rebutted the Afghan Taliban’s stance that it lacked the “capabilities” to fuel insecurity in other countries and criticised it for resorting to “diversionary allegations” instead of preventing the use of Afghanistan’s soil for terrorist attacks against Pakistan.</p> <p>The ministry’s rebuttal comes after spokesperson f

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rebutted the Afghan Taliban’s stance that it lacked the “capabilities” to fuel insecurity in other countries and criticised it for resorting to “diversionary allegations” instead of preventing the use of Afghanistan’s soil for terrorist attacks against Pakistan.</p> <p>The ministry’s rebuttal comes after spokesperson f

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran remains open to talks with the U.S. under a Pakistan-brokered interim deal reached in June to end the conflict, Tehran’s ambassador to Islamabad said Saturday, accusing Washington of undermining diplomacy and prolonging the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

<p>The executive vice president of technology giant Siemens on Saturday met with President Asif Ali Zardari in Berlin and expressed his readiness to enhance support for strengthening existing healthcare infrastructure in Pakistan, the Presidency said.</p> <p>The meeting took place on the third and final day of President Zardari’s <a href="https://www.dawn.co

The Embassy of Pakistan in Egypt celebrated the 500-year legacy of the Mughal Empire with a cultural event highlighting its enduring influence on South Asia’s architecture, arts, traditions, and cuisine. Attended by ambassadors, media representatives, and Egyptian dignitaries, the event showcased the Mughal era’s lasting contribution to Pakistan’s cultural i

<p>Pakistan have dropped former Test captain Shan Masood as selectors turn to youth and domestic performers for the two-match ICC World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka, with Babar Azam retaining the captaincy of a revamped 14-member squad announced by the country’s cricket board on Saturday.</p> <p>Three batters — Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Suleman a

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rejected former United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s “baseless and misleading allegations” that Pakistan was “arming Afghans to fight the Taliban”.</p> <p>The ministry’s response came a day after Khalilzad, who <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1431125">served</a> as special representative to Afghanistan during the

Pakistan telah merampungkan proses ratifikasi Perjanjian Pertahanan Bersama Makkah, kata juru bicara Kementerian Luar ...

<p>Pakistan has strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attack” on a funeral procession at a church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate, reiterating its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.</p> <p>Gunmen<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342/jordan-church-shooting-claims-7-lives"> killed</a> at least seven people and wounded dozens

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<p>German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier praised Pakistan’s “rising diplomatic profile in the resolution of regional and global disputes”, in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Berlin on Friday.</p> <p>President Zardari is currently on a three-day visit to Germany, having <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039000">departed</a> yesterday, as the

<p>Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have completed the ratification processes for the Makkah defence pact while Turkiye was in the process of doing so, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday.</p> <p>Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2021248">signed </a>the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, unde

<p>Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have completed the ratification processes for the Makkah defence pact while Turkiye was in the process of doing so, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday.</p> <p>Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2021248">signed </a>the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, unde

Dışişleri Bakanı Hakan Fidan'ın ev sahipliğinde, İstanbul'da Türkiye-Mısır-Pakistan-Suudi Arabistan Dışişleri Bakanları Yedinci Toplantısı gerçekleştirildi.

Indonesia bersama Qatar, Turki, dan Pakistan menjalin aliansi pertahanan bertajuk &ldquo;Badr&rdquo;, Rabu (21/10). ...

Dışişleri Bakanı Hakan Fidan, İngiltere Dışişleri Bakanı Ed Miliband, Fransa Dışişleri Bakanı Jean-Noel Barrot ve Pakistan Dışişleri Bakanı Muhammed İshak Dar ile İstanbul'da ayrı ayrı bir araya geldi.

Ms. Mangalanandan added that burial rights for terrorists are being justified by indicating that States may restrict funeral rights of terrorists, but only within legal limits

<p><strong>• At annual counterterrorism dialogue, bloc slams recent attacks in Pakistan<br>• Talks cover online extremism, terror financing<br>• Both sides agree to boost cooperation at multilateral forums<br>• FO cites exploitation of water resources by states, terrorists</strong></p> <p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Thursday expressed share

Officers of the Counter Intelligence Cell of Andhra Pradesh, intrigued by a slew of messaging patterns across various social media platforms, busted a major digital honey-trap racket, including the Indian conduits, whose motive was to leak sensitive defence details, specifically Naval intelligence, to the neighbouring country’s Inter-Services Intelligence, w

Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.

<p>Turkiye will host an R-4 and an R-4+E-3 meeting of foreign ministers in Istanbul on October 23, the Turkish foreign ministry <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-203_-r4-ve-r4_e3-disisleri-bakanlari-toplantilari-hk.en.mfa">said</a> on Thursday.</p> <p>The R-4 group, which comprises P

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced that he had issued instructions for direct flights between Pakistan and the Maldives.</p> <p>The premier was addressing the Pakistan-Maldives Business Forum, attended by <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2038736/pm-shehbaz-vows-to-strengthen-maldives-ties-for-all-time-to-come-20-mous-signed">visiting</a

<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa this year due to the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli-led war against Iran</a>, followed by a rebound to 6.6 per cent growth in 2027, while warning that further energy production disruptions

<p>Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have agreed to strengthen cooperation at multilateral forums, including the United Nations, to advance a coherent counterterrorism approach, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday.</p> <p>The agreement was reached during the 10th round of the Pakistan-EU Bilateral Counterterrorism Dialog

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s incomes could triple by 2050 if the country ensures faster implementation of structural reforms, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Pakistan Development Update, titled <em>Attaining Escape Velocity.</em></p> <p>The report says that following progress on macroeconomic stabilisation, Pakistan has an opportunity to achieve faste

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/733870' alt='TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, August 7, 2026. (photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhu

Businesses in Pakistan say the closure of key border crossings with Afghanistan has left goods stranded, disrupted sales and forced exporters to take longer, more expensive routes to Central Asia.

Le Pakistan a affirmé avoir intercepté 23 drones suicides lancés depuis l'Afghanistan en direction de l'espace aérien pakistanais au cours du seul mois de septembre. Alors que les deux pays sont en conflit depuis le mois de février, les Taliban ont intensifié l'utilisation de vecteurs aériens sans pilote pour frapper le Pakistan, ce qui alimente des inquiétu

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar in two separate contempt petitions over alleged non-compliance with an earlier court order concerning two PTI-affiliated Pakistani citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).</p> <p>On September 14, the LHC had<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/20311

<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa this year due to the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli-led war against Iran</a>, followed by a rebound to 6.6 per cent growth in 2027, while warning that further energy production disruptions

<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar in two separate contempt petitions over alleged non-compliance with an earlier order in a matter related to two PTI-affiliated Pakistani citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).</p> <p>On September 14, the LHC had<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news

The two sides turn to proxy groups after eight months of a conflict that has taken a heavy toll on civilians.

Indonesia, Turkiye, Qatar, dan Pakistan telah menandatangani "Memorandum Badr" untuk memperkuat kerja sama ...

De Pakistaanse autoriteiten hebben een man opgepakt omdat hij een netwerk zou hebben opgezet dat vervalste postzegels en verzendlabels verkocht in de Verenigde Staten. Volgens Amerikaanse aanklagers is de postdienst USPS hierdoor 126 miljoen dollar (112 miljoen euro) misgelopen.

De Pakistaanse autoriteiten hebben een man opgepakt omdat hij een netwerk zou hebben opgezet dat vervalste postzegels en verzendlabels verkocht in de Verenigde Staten. Volgens Amerikaanse aanklagers is de postdienst USPS hierdoor 126 miljoen dollar (112 miljoen euro) misgelopen.

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports on the ‘Badr’ Memorandum of Understanding.

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi discusses Pakistan’s first documentary submission for the international feature Oscar race and why the story of six schoolboys stranded above a ravine demanded an action-movie approach.

The National has obtained the full text of the Makkah Defence Pact between Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Pakistan after it was submitted to the Turkish parliament for approval. The text, which had not been made public when the agreement was signed in August, was confirmed as authentic by a Turkish source. Turkey's parliament must approve the pact before it becom

Türkiye'nin, ortak projelerde savunma sanayisi aracılığıyla en büyük payı alması bekleniyor

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) five-day physical remand of a suspect in an alleged Rs35 billion fraud involving the online sale of counterfeit US postage labels.</p> <p>The suspect, identified as a 33-year-old resident of Khanewal, had been <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2034300

Experts say conflicts and uncertainty are accelerating efforts to strengthen regional military capacity.

<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-ads-expands-26-new-countries/">OpenAI</a> said on Wednesday it was expanding advertising on <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1889499">ChatGPT</a> to 26 more countries, including Pakistan, ​bringing the total to 89 as ‌the AI company beefs up its ad

Faheem Akram has been charged with several offences including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3922,w_5900/729518' alt='Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss stability in the region following an interim deal between the US and Iran, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt June 2

<p>Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia on Wednesday signed a multilateral pact to promote cooperation in defence production and capabilities, the Turkish defence ministry said.</p> <p>The signing took place in Qatar, with ministers of the four countries attending the ceremony. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif represented Pakistan at the signing.</p> <p>The F

<p>Pakistan has developed somewhat of a gluttony for all-rounders. And it makes sense.</p> <p>As cricket has evolved, we have increasingly been assessing players and performances based on utility, impact and numbers, instead of drawing decontextualised conclusions based on skill alone.</p> <p>It is important to be good, yes, as it always has been. But now, b

Pakistanlı kaynaklar, Genelkurmay Başkanı Asım Münir'in İran ziyareti sırasında Tahran yönetimine, Suudi Arabistan'ı hedef alan Husilerin saldırılarını durdurmaları için çağrıda bulunduğunu bildirdi.

Milli Savunma Bakanlığı (MSB), Türkiye, Katar, Endonezya ve Pakistan savunma bakanlıkları arasında çok taraflı "Bedir Mutabakat Zaptı" imzalandığını bildirdi.

As Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan comes under strain, India is rebuilding ties with the Taliban in Kabul. Can New Delhi turn this diplomatic opening into lasting strategic gains?

Pakistan continued their upward journey in white-ball cricket as they thrashed England by 87 runs in the second match of the ODI tri-series in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Arafat Minhas put in a record all-round performance to hand Pakistan their second win of the tournament. The hosts batted first and posted 302-9, with contributions from almost their entire line

A man has been arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation costing the US Postal Service $126m (£94m).

<p>ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday warned that Pakistan could review its deployment options to restore strategic balance in South Asia, saying India was moving towards a more prepared, potentially first-use capable nuclear posture.</p> <p>“Pakistan never has and never will accept strategic imbalanc