Monday, November 17th, 2025
PM Shehbaz vows Centre-provinces cooperation to modernise Pakistan Railways
ISLAMABAD, NOV 17: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that the digitisation and modernisation of the Pakistan Railways and the provision of state-of-the-art facilities would play a key role in strengthening the national economy. The prime minister expressed these views while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the new Shalimar Express and the newly upgraded waiting rooms and CIP lounges at Karachi Cantt Railway Station. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and other dignitariesRead More
‘Fully prepared’: Indian Army chief says May conflict was ‘a trailer’ in new warning to Pakistan
New Delhi, NOV 17: Indian army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday issued a pointed warning to Pakistan, comparing the brief May conflict to a “trailer” rather than a full-length film. The Indian army chief’s remarks come a week after an explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi on November 10, leaving 12 people dead in the first such explosion in the Indian capital since 2011. Delivering a speech at a defence conference in New Delhi, Gen Dwivedi said, “I’d like to say that the movie hasn’t even startedRead More
EU Ambassador to Pakistan Raimundas Karoblis Visits FPCCI
KARACHI, 17 NOV (DNA) — Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI; President ECO-CCI and VP CACCI, has apprised that the Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Raimundas Karoblis, accompanied by senior officials, visited the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and held extensive discussions with the business leadership on further strengthening Pakistan-EU economic relations. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh informed that Pakistan and the European Union, celebrating over 60 years of strong diplomatic and economic ties, are hosting the first high-profile European Union-Pakistan Business ForumRead More
Ambassador Galey hails arts council’s role in global harmony
KARACHI, NOV 17 /DNA/ – The Ambassador of France to Pakistan, Nicolas Galey visits the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, along with His Wife, Camelia Galey and Consul General of France, H.E. Alexis Chahtahtinsky, Director of the Alliance française de Karachi, Mr Emmanuel Bruerec, Chairman Alhamra Lahore Arts Council, and Mr Razi Ahmed. A detailed discussion was also held regarding the World Culture Festival. President ACP Mohammad Ahmed Shah warmly welcomed the French delegation and gave them a tour of various sections of the Arts Council, where cultural activities wereRead More
Bangladesh demands India extradite convicted ex-PM Hasina
DHAKA, NOV 17: Bangladesh on Monday demanded India extradite ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, hours after she was sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity. On Monday a court in Dhaka sentenced Hasina as well as former interior minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia, after being found guilty of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown against last year’s student-led uprising. The former minister’s whereabouts are not known, but Bangladesh says he is also in India. “We urge the government of India to immediately extradite the twoRead More
Raja Faisal Rathore becomes new AJK PM as assembly ousts Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
MUZAFFARABAD, NOV 17: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday voted to remove Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq from his post, replacing him with Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Raja Faisal Rathore. PPP’s candidate for the premier’s slot, Rathore, received 36 votes, with two against. Overall, Rathore is the 16th AJK PM and the fourth of the current assembly. Those who have served in the top post during the incumbent assembly’s tenure, apart from Haq, include Abdul Qayyum Khan and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan. Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar presidedRead More