Pakistan

The 'Single Use Plastics Ban Regulation 2023' has been approved by the Federal Cabinet to kick-start Pakistan's 'journey towards reducing plastic waste', Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced

Pakistan's Supreme Court has declared Imram Khan's arrest 'illegal' on Tuesday, with the former premier was charged with corruption; after violent protests that shook the country, Khan will now have to be released from jail

A 15-member National Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has been formed by the Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives to achieve national development goals in the areas of economy, development, governance, education and health

Naila Kiani has become the first Pakistani woman to climb the 8091-metre-high Annapurna I mountain in Nepal

The completion date of Pakistan's first digital census has been extended for the third time by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics until 20 April, with work to continue in more than 20 districts

Pakistan Army is resolved to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country against all kinds of threats, said Chief of Army Staff General

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated two coal-fired power plants in Tharparkar, describing them as a testimony to the enduring partnership between China and Pakistan

The country has reported its first polio case of 2023, at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease

Textile exports fell for the fifth consecutive month in February, down 28% to USD 1,2 billion, according to data from the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association; textiles are most important sector of the economy in terms of employment

A case has been registered against unknown assailants after Marvia Malik, Pakistan's first transgender TV presenter, escaped a gun attack in Lahore on Thursday night

Former army chief and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf’s funeral was held at Polo Ground in Karachi’s Malir Cantonment, with thousands of worshippers present and many political leaders absent

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan denied involvement in the suicide bomber attack who struck a mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar killing over 100 people, saying acts against religious sites would also be condemned under TTP rules

As government struggles to arrest deepening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to allay concerns sayid that the country is the only one founded in the name of Islam "and Allah Almighty cares for its development and prosperity"