PAKISTAN NEWS

 Manama, Bahrain – October 22, 2025(News Desk): Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Yarmook, operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), successfully interdicted narcotics worth over $972 million during Focused Operation AL MASMAK in the Arabian Sea. Over a 48-hour period, PNS Yarmook conducted boarding operations on two suspicious dhows that were neither transmitting on the Automatic Identification System (AIS) nor displaying external markings. Both vessels were later determined to be stateless. During the first boarding, conducted on October 18, the crew seized over two tons of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) valued at approximately $822.4 million. Within the next 48 hours, Yarmook’s boarding team intercepted another dhow, recovering 3...

Sydney, 21 October 2025(Nosheen): Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Ali Pervaiz Malik delivered a keynote address titled “Pakistan’s Energy Transition and Critical Minerals Development: Unlocking New Frontiers for Global Partnership” at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2025, held in Sydney, Australia.In his keynote speech, the Minister underscored Pakistan’s vast mineral wealth and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to advancing a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. He outlined Pakistan’s vision of responsibly developing its geological resources to align economic growth with environmental sustainability, positioning the country as a proactive contributor to the global clean energy transition.Highlighting a key global imbalance, the Mini...

Islamabad, 17 October 2025(Kamran Raja): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the upgraded Geoscience Advanced Research Laboratories (GARL) of the Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP), marking a major milestone in strengthening Pakistan’s mineral research and exploration capabilities.The ceremony was attended by Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), along with Federal Ministers and distinguished foreign dignitaries, underscoring the government’s commitment to developing the country’s mineral sector as a driver of sustainable economic growth.Originally established in 1991, the GARL facility in Chak Shehzad, Islamabad, has undergone comprehensive modernization and upgradation to meet international standards. The revitalized comp...

Islamabad, 18 October 2025(Kamran Raja): Today marks the 34th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On this historic day in 1991, Azerbaijan regained its independence following the collapse of the former Soviet Union, reaffirming its national sovereignty and statehood.On 18 October 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted the Constitutional Act “On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan”. This landmark document was based on the Declaration on the Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 28 May 1918 and the Declaration on the Restoration of State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 30 August 1991. Through this act, the Republic of Azerbaijan legally and historically restored its status as t...

UAE, October 15, 2025(Ghufran): On the third day of GITEX Global 2025, one of the world’s largest and most influential technology exhibitions, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja, visited the Huawei booth, reaffirming the strategic partnership between Pakistan and Huawei in driving digital transformation. Huawei’s booth, themed “All Intelligence,” showcased its latest innovations in AI-powered infrastructure, cloud platforms, smart city technologies, and cybersecurity solutions tailored for public sector modernization. The Minister was welcomed by senior Huawei executives and given a comprehensive tour of the booth. During the visit, Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja praised Huawei’s contributions to Pakistan’s ICT ecosystem,...