14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (596+ words) Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved the Automotive and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026-31. The report will now be forwarded to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for review, as it opposes preferential treatment for the auto sector and supports reduced tariff…...

15+ hour, 43+ min ago   (164+ words) How, then, should national development policy be made? Let us take a hypothetical case of a recently formed country, its borders determined by departing colonialists. It is not a ‘civilisational state’ with thousands of years of shared history, so the…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (461+ words) • KP CM to visit deceased PTI worker today• Gatherings of five or more banned across Punjab• 23,500 cops sought for Islamabad security ahead of Sept 27 sit-in• Sanaullah warns against violence, terror threat The PTI had earlier announced a 13-city Punjab tour…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (349+ words) ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s Justice Ayesha Malik has been conferred the International Leader/Lifetime Award at the Justitia Awards 2026 held in Vienna, Austria. The prestigious award recognised her distinguished contribution to the development of law and justice, as well as her…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (817+ words) KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (626+ words) KARACHI: All opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly have jointly rejected the proposed amendments to the Sindh Local Government (LG) Act, calling the draft law “unconstitutional” and an attempt to weaken elected local bodies. The parliamentary committee formed to review…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (770+ words) Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday that Parliament will decide on the matter of creating new provinces. The recent debate regarding new provinces began in late July when Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi called…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (314+ words) Shafqat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s first ambassador to Armenia, presented his letters of credence to President Vahagn Khachaturyan at a formal ceremony at the presidential palace, it emerged on Saturday. President Khachaturyan warmly welcomed Ambassador Khan, congratulated him on his appointment,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (679+ words) GILGIT: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday that consultations on the constitutional and legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) were under way, while the federal government was considering an arrangement to give the region…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (599+ words) • PTI delegation meets Fazl; both sides discuss joint strategy on national issues• Opposition leaders to review conference preparations on 15th ISLAMABAD: The JUI-F on Friday agreed to participate in the multi-party conference (MPC) being organised by the PTI ahead of its…...