Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Imran Khan seeks parole to mediate Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions: sister
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has requested to be released on parole to help mediate tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, his sister Noreen Khan said on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after she met the ex-premier at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, Noreen said that the PTI founder was hurt by the recent border clashes between forces from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 — and faces a plethora of cases ranging from corruption to terrorism.Read More
Another cop guarding polio team killed
Bureau Report PESHAWAR: Another security person, guarding polio vaccination workers, was killed in the Nowshera district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday, police said. Pakistan is one of two countries, along with Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. Hundreds of security personnel and health workers were killed by miscreants over the past decade. The policeman was killed in Nowshera on the third day of a nationwide anti-polio campaign targeting 45 million children across the country. “Two armed men targeted a police officer assigned to protect a polio team,” police official BilalRead More
Prof Shoaib Shafi named to Cadet College Hasanabdal Board
The appointment was made by Punjab Governor and Chairman of the Board of Governors, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, in recognition of Prof Shafi’s outstanding services in the fields of medicine and medical education, both nationally and internationally. Prof Shafi, who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP), is also an active member of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). Associated with CPSP since 2007, he has previously held several key positions including President, Vice President, and Director General of InternationalRead More
PM Shehbaz briefs President on Egypt, Malaysia visits
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15: /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr this evening. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar; Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Mr Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary; Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Political & Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan; Minister for Interior & Narcotics Control Senator Syed Mohsin Naqvi; Minister for Law & Justice and Human Rights Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; Senator Saleem Mandviwala; Senator Sherry Rehman; and Syed Nayyar HussainRead More
Qatar appreciates Pakistan’s role in regional peace, security
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 /DNA/ – Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 received a message from H.E. Dr. M. Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, regarding the regional situation. Dr. Al-Khulaifi appreciated Pakistan’s constructive engagement in fostering regional peace and security. The DPM/FM thanked him for Qatar’s consistent support and its positive role in advancing peace in the region and beyond.
IMF staff-level agreement reflects improved macroeconomic indicators: PM
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 (APP/DNA): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the staff-level agreement with the IMF for $1 billion, calling it a reflection of Pakistan’s improved macroeconomic indicators and confidence in the rapidly improving economic situation. The prime minister, in a statement following the agreement under the Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility, said that the IMF’s satisfaction with the pace of Pakistan’s economic growth and institutional reforms was a testament to the confidence in the government’s policies. He praised the federal finance minister, ministerRead More