The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday announced a 20-man squad for the 2026 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, which will be held in the Netherlands and Belgium from Augugust 15 to 30.
A proposed agreement between Iran and Oman would allow Tehran to oversee ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior Iranian source and two regional officials cited by Reuters on Wednesday.
Pakistan defeated the West Indies by eight wickets in the second Test to level the two-match series 1-1.
Pakistan and Jordan have reaffirmed close coordination at the bilateral and multilateral levels, including at the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to promote regional peace and stability.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday instructed the relevant authorities to adopt an effective and comprehensive strategy aimed at ensuring the participation of world-class investors in the privatisation of power distribution companies (Discos).
Pakistan and the United States on Wednesday acknowledged major progress in negotiations over the proposed reciprocal trade framework, pledging to work towards an early conclusion of the agreement.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Tuesday reassured that the Armed Forces of Pakistan remain fully prepared to extend assistance to the civil administration and NDMA in relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations.
The government on Tuesday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.39 and Rs4.07 per litre, respectively.
The Pakistan Wildlife Protection Awards 2026 ceremony was held in Islamabad to honour wildlife rangers and conservation workers who have rendered exceptional services to protect wildlife in some of the country’s most challenging mountainous regions.
Abdullah Shafique struck his sixth Test century and Babar Azam closed in on a hundred as Pakistan reached 266-2 in reply to West Indies’ 344 on day two of the second Test in Trinidad on Monday.
Former South African cricketer Michael Smith has been appointed as the batting coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team for two years, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday.
The federal government has initiated an accountability process to review the ministries and divisions' performance after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s speech sparked debate over the federal government’s overall performance.
Pakistan and Iran have reaffirmed their commitment to increasing bilateral trade to $10 billion and expanding cooperation in trade, investment and the private sector, said a communique issued after bilateral talks said on Tuesday.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said the federal government’s “countdown has begun” after his party secured fewer seats in the ongoing “rigged” elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
