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1 week ago | 
arab.news | Shahjahan Khurram |Hasaan Ali Khan |Saima Shabbir |Muhammad Ibrahim
Pakistani minister, FIFA president discuss football’s growing popularity in country /node/2605157/pakistan June 20, 2025 12:47 Pakistani minister, FIFA president discuss football’s growing popularity in country Football has been growing popular over the years in Pakistan, particularly among young fans Mohsin Naqvi invites Gianni Infantino to Pakistan, discusses potential of sports in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday to discuss...
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1 week ago | 
arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Muhammad Ibrahim |Naimat Khan |Mehreen Zahra-Malik
Islamabad’s first woman to lead men’s police station takes on drug lords, land mafia /node/2605126/pakistan June 20, 2025 06:23 Islamabad’s first woman to lead men’s police station takes on drug lords, land mafia Misbah Shahbaz is SHO of Phulgran, Islamabad suburb long a magnet for drug and land-grabbing gangs Only about 3.2% of officers in Pakistani police are women, just 15,509 women out of 489,645 total ISLAMABAD: Tucked amid the dust and bustle of Islamabad’s fringes, the suburb of...
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Muhammad Ibrahim |Fatimah Amjad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani pilgrims on Saturday heaped praise on the government of Saudi Arabia for undertaking “impressive” arrangements for pilgrims during this year’s Hajj. The comments by Pakistani Hajj pilgrims were shared by the country’s Ministry of Religious Affairs on Saturday as Muslims marked the beginning of Eid Al-Adha in Pakistan and other parts of the world.
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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Dalal Awienat |Diana Farah |Muhammad Ibrahim |Fatimah Amjad
ISLAMABAD: With sacrificial goats commanding million-rupee price tags this Eid Al-Adha, many in Pakistan’s capital are seeking solace not in the livestock markets, but in a humbler tradition: a chilled bowl of falooda — a silky, rose-scented dessert layered with ice cream, nostalgia, and just enough sweetness to lift a heat- and inflation-weary soul.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Diana Farah |Rebecca Proctor |Fatimah Amjad |Muhammad Ibrahim
As goats get pricier, Pakistan’s capital turns to falooda dessert to keep Eid Al-Adha spirit alive /node/2603738/lifestyle June 07, 2025 16:47 As goats get pricier, Pakistan’s capital turns to falooda dessert to keep Eid Al-Adha spirit alive Falooda is made with vermicelli in cold milk, softened basil seeds and generous scoops of vanilla or kulfi ice cream Final touch is a fragrant pour of rose syrup, turning concoction into a pink-hued celebration of summer and Eid ISLAMABAD: With...
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Ismail Dilawar |Muhammad Ibrahim |Hasaan Ali Khan
KARACHI: Pakistan is facing the flight of capital, with local industrialists shifting their factories to investor-friendly Middle Eastern countries like the United Arab Emirates due to the lack of favorable industrialization policies at home, Kamran Arshad, chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said on Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Muhammad Ibrahim |Hasaan Ali Khan |Ismail Dilawar
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Thursday, to thank the Kingdom’s leadership for its support to Pakistan during its recent conflict with India, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said. Saudi Arabia was actively involved in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan as the two countries engaged in four days of intense fighting last month before agreeing to a ceasefire on May 10.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Kashif Imran |Muhammad Ibrahim |Hasaan Ali Khan |Naimat Khan
ISLAMABAD: Dubai-based Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani has scaled 8,586-meter-high Kanchenjunga, the tallest peak in India, her organizer said on Friday, as the climber posed with a Pakistani flag at the summit. Kiani has become the first Pakistani woman to scale 12 of the world’s 14 peaks above the height of 8,000 meters, according to Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), which arranges various expeditions.
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1 month ago | 
arab.news | Muhammad Ibrahim |Ismail Dilawar |Saima Shabbir |Naimat Khan
Pakistan seeks World Bank’s technical help to fast track $20 billion development framework /node/2601744/pakistan May 22, 2025 16:33 Pakistan seeks World Bank’s technical help to fast track $20 billion development framework The Country Partnership Framework was approved by the World Bank’s executive directors in January It aims to support Pakistan’s development by promoting private sector-led growth, climate resilience KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday sought the World Bank’s technical assistance...
