The Zil Hajj moon has not been sighted and Eid ul Adha will fall on June 7 (Saturday), Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad announced on Tuesday evening.According to the announcement, the first day of Zil Hajj will fall on Thursday, May 29, 2025, while Eid ul Adha will be observed on…
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir met Iranian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri at the General Staff Headquarters in Tehran, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two military leaders engaged in discussions on the evolving…
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to expedite the privatization process of power distribution companies (DISCOs). As per details shared by sources, the premier has directed authorities to complete the process either through full privatization or by transferring management of the DISCOs to the provinces. The directive comes in light of International Monetary…
Pakistan regrets “continued erosion of maturity and decorum in Indian statecraft,” says FO statement.Islamabad has strongly censured New Delhi over the “reckless” and “hate-driven” remarks made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Pakistan, describing them as the product of “the theatrical flourish of a campaign rally rather than the sobriety expected of the leader…
Security forces have killed at least nine Indian-sponsored terrorists in three separate operations carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), an intelligence-based operation was conducted by the security forces in Dera Ismail Khan district, on reported presence of Indian-sponsored…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday expressed a renewed commitment to further deepen the multifaceted cooperation between Pakistan and Turkiye. PM Shehbaz, who arrived on an official visit to Turkiye, held a warm and cordial meeting with President Erdogan. The two leaders pledged to continue working closely for regional…
A senior Pakistani diplomat has denounced India’s “malevolent designs” to impede the flow of water guaranteed to Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and called on New Delhi to refrain from stopping, diverting or restricting rivers going downstream. “We will never accept any such moves,” Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Ambassador…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed on a significant six-day visit to Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Iran and Tajikistan on Sunday. The prime minister is scheduled to arrive in Istanbul via a special aircraft. He is accompanied by a delegation that includes Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to…
He added that there was no pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the finalisation of the budget. Addressing a delegation of engineers led by the Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) Secretary General, Engineer Ameer Zameer, Iqbal said that water-related projects are being prioritised in response to India’s water-related aggression. He added that dedicated…
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Saturday confirmed eight deaths and 45 injuries in separate storm-related incidents across the province. Mostly, deaths were caused by the collapse of dilapidated buildings and exposure to unsafe structures, the PDMA spokesperson stated in an initial report. It further detailed that three deaths occurred in Jhelum, while Rawalpindi,…
