Tariffs on eight Pak-Afghan agricultural commodities slashes up to 60%
Tariffs on 8 agricultural commodities between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been reduced by 60% to 27%, which would contribute to lower prices of these commodities in the local market of both neighbouring countries. According to customs officials, the commodities exported from Afghanistan include grapes, pomegranates, apples and tomatoes, while the
US increases visa fee for skilled workers up to $ 100000 under new policy
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 19, 2025, under which the annual visa fee for foreign skilled workers coming to the US for work has been increased from $1,500 to $100,000. It should be noted that skilled workers from India, China, Pakistan and other countries go
PM Shehbaz to leave for US today to attend UNGA session
LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to leave for the United States today at 11:00 AM (UK time). According to details, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is to hold a meeting with US President Donald Trump, to discuss regional security, global peace, and bilateral relations. While addressing the Overseas
Barrister Saif slams Maryam Nawaz over criticism of PTI
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Information Advisor Barrister Dr Saif has said that Maryam Nawaz’s criticism of PTI and Imran Khan regarding the Pak-Saudi agreement is a reflection of her incompetent mind. This agreement is not between two parties but between two states. The Information Advisor said that the entire
Prime Minister embarks on three-nation tour before US visit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart the United Kingdom today for New York to participate in the 89th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He is scheduled to address the General Assembly on 26 September, where he will outline Pakistan’s position on Palestine, Kashmir, climate change, economic
Khawaja Asif: Saudi defense pact will boost Pakistan’s economy
ISLMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif has said that the recent agreement with Saudi Arabia will also boost the Pakistan’s economic stability. During an interview with private news channel Defense Minister said that the agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is historic and credited it as a result of
CNICs, travel history, Hajj data available online for Rs. 500
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major General (R) Hafeezur Rehman has made a shocking revelation, that the sensitive personal data of Pakistani citizens is now available for sale on dark web. During the standing committee meeting, PTA Chairman informed that mobile SIM records, copies of national
No casualties, but big delays: Cargo train derails near Karachi
KARACHI: Six wagons of a freight train traveling from Karachi to Lahore derailed between Meting and Bolarai. The incident disrupted the schedule of several up-country passenger trains. Pakistan Railways told that the cargo train went off the track approximately 157 kilometers from Karachi. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in
7 killed including 5 children as academy roof crashes in Hafizabad
HAFIZABAD: As many as seven persons including five children were killed in a tragic incident occurred in the town of Sukheke located in the tehsil of Pindi Bhattian of Hafizabad district as the roof of an academy collapsed. According to the rescue official report, the heartbreaking incident happened when the
PTI’s ‘Mission Noor’ flops amid public, leadership indifference
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) much-hyped “Mission Noor” campaign has ended in failure, as citizens across the country did not come out on their rooftops to give the call to prayer at the designated time. Following the lack of public participation, the party was forced to circulate AI-generated videos on social
