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KARACHI, 27 August 2026 (Kamran Raja): Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Dr. Kabir Ahmed Siddhu has welcomed the establishment of a regional office in Pakistan by Mobiz, a Pakistani-owned technology company based in Silicon Valley, United States.Mobiz has established its regional office at the National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) in Karachi, marking another significant development in Pakistan’s growing technology and digital services sector.The company provides technology solutions in various countries around the world, with expertise in cloud computing, data services, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Welcoming Mobiz’s expansion into Pakistan, Dr. Kabir Ahmed Siddhu said the country’s talented youth possessed immense potential to pla...

 ISLAMABAD, 27 August 2026 (Nosheen): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised Barrister Iftikhar Gilani as its candidate for the office of Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), following consultations on the formation of a new government in the region. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. The meeting discussed the formation of the new PML-N government in Azad Kashmir and reviewed the future parliamentary strategy. Senator Rana Sanaullah, Khawaja Saad Rafique, PML-N Azad Kashmir President Shah Ghulam Qadir and former AJK prime minister Raja Farooq Haider attended the meeting. Newly elected Speaker Chaudhry Tariq Farooq, Deputy Speaker Ahmed Raza Qadri and Barrister Iftik...

QUETTA, 27 August 2026 (Kamran Raja): Security forces have killed 11 militants in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to security sources.The operations were conducted in Bannu and South Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Sasool area of Khuzdar district in Balochistan against militants affiliated with Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan. According to the sources, two militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Bannu. Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the area, while the militants’ hideout was also destroyed using explosive material. In Ladha area of South Waziristan, security forces launched an operation after receiving intelligence about militant activity. F...