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Karachi, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has declared plans to modernize the Pakistan Coast Guards, aiming to bolster their capacity to combat smuggling. The announcement was made during a meeting with the Pakistan Coast Guards in Karachi, where the mi...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the two-day 15th OIC Summit being held in Banjul, the Gambia on Saturday. According to the Foreign Office, the Deputy Prime Minister will also attend ...

The MQM-Pakistan delegation headed by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi today. Matters relating to law and order situation was discussed during the meeting. Source: Radio Pakistan

New Delhi, India successfully test-fired the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system today, a development from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha's coast, raising alarms over a potential arms race in South Asia. According to...

Islamabad, The government has announced reductions in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel for the next fortnight, citing a downward trend in international petroleum product prices. The price of petrol has been cut by 5.45 rupees per litre and h...

Srinagar, As International Workers' Day celebrations highlight the famous 1886 labor protests in Chicago, a historic event from Kashmir gains attention for its earlier impact on labor rights. The Shawl Baaf Tehreek, or Shawl Weavers' Uprising, which o...

Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari has instructed the Sindh government to intensify efforts against criminal activities, particularly street crime in Karachi, and to expedite the completion of development projects within the province. This directive ...