- Ahsan Iqbal says government received project demands worth Rs4 trillion ($14.3 billion) against allocation of Rs1.126 trillion ($4.0 billion)
- Planning minister says existing commitments leave “hardly anything” for new schemes under federal development program
- First flight carrying government-sponsored pilgrims arrives in Islamabad after annual pilgrimage
- Pilgrims praise Saudi Arabia’s cooling systems, transport services and crowd management measures
- Exporters lower target to 80,000 tons from 110,000 tons, citing Gulf tensions, higher freight costs and lower yields
- Industry expects export earnings to fall to $75-80 million as climate change cuts production by at least 20 percent
- Volunteer workforce deployed across holy sites, borders and cities
- Unified command center linked 16 entities to support 1.7m pilgrims
- Iran warns it plans to completely block Hormuz and "activate other fronts," including the Bab El-Mandeb Strait
- Report demands end to Israel's "aggressive and brutal" military operations in Gaza and Lebanon
- Ship linked to petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani
- President Macron says It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions
- Kingdom’s startups attracted around $5 billion in startup funding across 211 deals in 2025
- The 30-year-old injury-prone Schick scored 16 goals in 28 German Bundesliga games last season
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Eid Al Adha 2026
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- Hamza Ali spent last Eid alone in Islamabad after being unable to afford journey home
- Delivery rider says people with disabilities need opportunity and dignity, not pity
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Islamabad Talks
- Kaja Kallas, EU’s foreign policy chief, co-hosted Strategic Dialogue with Pakistan’s deputy PM in Islamabad today
- Kallas says due to Islamabad’s efforts, there is a “tenuous diplomatic opening” to extend ceasefire, reopen Hormuz strait
