Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has introduced a remote biometric verification facility through the National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) PakID mobile application, allowing eligible users to complete the mandatory verification process through their smartphones. The new facility removes the need for users to physically visit a Nadra e-Sahulat Centre for biometric verification linked to PSW…
Backchannel talks between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and government officials have failed to produce a breakthrough as differences remain unresolved over the party’s planned September 27 protest and its future protest strategy. According to sources familiar with the discussions, a major focus of the contacts was whether the political situation could be eased if PTI…
Two sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, have been detained in Lahore amid heightened political tensions ahead of the party’s planned September 27 protest and march towards Islamabad. The development followed the detention of another of Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan, who was taken into custody a…
Pakistan and the United States have stepped up discussions on digital asset regulation as Islamabad works to establish a clearer framework for the country’s rapidly developing virtual assets sector. US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker met Minister of State and Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) chief Bilal Bin Saqib in Islamabad on Sunday. The meeting…
Environmental surveillance has detected the presence of poliovirus in samples collected from five districts of Sindh during August, prompting health authorities to strengthen vaccination and preventive measures in the affected areas. According to the Sindh Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), one environmental sample each from Karachi’s West, Korangi, Central and South districts tested positive for poliovirus….
Pakistan has warned the Afghan Taliban authorities to take concrete and verifiable action against militant networks that Islamabad says are being used to plan and carry out attacks inside Pakistan, following the deadly attack at Kohat Police Lines. The warning came after an attack on Friday at the old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to arrive in New York ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to attend the high-level segment of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Dar’s early arrival is aimed at allowing Pakistan to hold preliminary diplomatic consultations and prepare for an intensive…
Pakistan’s religious leaders have expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and pledged support for the protection of the Haramain Sharifain following the reported attempted Houthi drone attack near Makkah. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, along with religious scholars and leaders of major religious parties, made the statements during an All Parties Conference on…
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is scheduled to visit Tehran for bilateral discussions with Iranian officials as Islamabad continues diplomatic engagement with its neighbouring country. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that the visit is focused primarily on Pakistan-Iran relations and the follow-up of understandings reached between the two countries, particularly agreements made at…
Turkey and Qatar are again engaging with senior Taliban officials as diplomatic efforts continue to address tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration. Recent meetings in Kabul and Kandahar involved Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Qatar’s deputy national security adviser Hamad bin Khamis Al-Kubaisi. The officials held separate discussions with senior Taliban figures,…
