Hasaan Ali Khan

1 day ago | arab.news | Muhammad Ibrahim |Hasaan Ali Khan |Ismail Dilawar |Naimat Khan

ISLAMABAD: The head of a delegation visiting Washington DC to present Islamabad’s position following a recent military standoff with New Delhi said on Thursday India shutting down Pakistan’s water supply would be tantamount to laying the “foundations for the first nuclear water war.” Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India are high after they struck a ceasefire on May 10 following the most intense military confrontation in decades.

2 days ago | arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed on Thursday on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman to strengthen bilateral relations between the two longstanding allies, the premier’s office said. During his stay on June 5 and 6, Sharif will celebrate Eid Al-Adha in the Kingdom and hold a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

2 days ago | arab.news | Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan

ISLAMABAD: Around 450 prisoners in Pakistan’s populous Punjab province have been granted a special 90-day remission in their sentences ahead of Eid Al-Adha, the Punjab government announced on Thursday. Pakistani leaders traditionally announce sentence remissions for prisoners on religious festivals and other special occasions like Independence Day.

2 days ago | arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon

Pakistan PM orders tighter polio surveillance after northern Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case /node/2603454/pakistan June 05, 2025 11:13 Pakistan PM orders tighter polio surveillance after northern Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case Pakistan has confirmed 11 polio cases in 2025 compared to 74 last year Pakistan, Afghanistan are only countries where polio remains endemic ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered that polio immunization efforts be enhanced after the...

2 days ago | arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan |Uroosa Jadoon |Ismail Dilawar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered that polio immunization efforts be enhanced after the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region reported its first case of the virus in seven years this week, the premier’s office said on Thursday. Polio is a paralyzing disease that has no cure. Multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of 5 are essential to provide children high immunity against the disease.