Hajj preparations in full swing to provide a seamless pilgrimage experience in Makkah
MAKKAH, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (WNP): Director General (DG) Hajj, Abdul Wahab Soomro is leading comprehensive preparations for the upcoming Hajj season in Makkah, with arrangements reaching their final stages ahead of the arrival of pilgrims. Accompanied by Makkah Coordinator Zulfiqar Khan, Director Hajj Makkah Azizullah Khan, and other officials, he conducted an inspection visit to residential buildings designated for...
AlUla, UNESCO champion documentary heritage for sustainable development at Paris Conference
RIYADH, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (WNP): The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), successfully concluded the international conference "Innovating Documentary Heritage for Sustainable Development in AlUla and Saudi Arabia", held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Held from April 29 to 30, 2025, under the framework of UNESCO’s Memory of...
Turkish, Omani ambassadors call on naval chief, discuss defence cooperation
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 05, 2025 (WNP): The Ambassadors of Turkiye and Oman, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu and Fahad Sulaiman respectively, met Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf at Naval Headquarters on Monday to discuss regional security and bilateral defence collaboration. According to a statement issued by the Directorate General Public Relations of the Pakistan Navy, the meeting focused...
Iranian FM Araghchi visits Pakistan, backs diplomacy amid regional tensions
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 5, 2025 (WNP): Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad late Sunday on a one-day official visit, during which he held wide-ranging talks with Pakistan’s top civil and political leadership on regional security, bilateral relations, and efforts to defuse tensions in South Asia. Araghchi was received at the airport by Additional Secretary for West Asia...
Eight terrorists killed in KP operations; soldier martyred; say security forces
RAWALPINDI, Monday, May 05, 2025 (WNP): Pakistani security forces killed eight terrorists during a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while one soldier embraced martyrdom, the military’s media wing said on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operations were conducted in North and South Waziristan, Bannu, and Khyber districts, targeting militants affiliated...
UN Chief Guterres, PM Shehbaz hold second call in a week amid regional tensions
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 05, 2025 (WNP): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday to discuss the evolving security situation in South Asia, marking their second such exchange within a week. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the prime minister appreciated the UN chief’s continued engagement and diplomatic...
Pakistan, Azerbaijan explore defence, green energy partnerships
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 05, 2025 (WNP): Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation across key sectors, including defence production and green energy, during back-to-back high-level meetings held in Islamabad. Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Farhadov met separately with Federal Minister for Defence Production Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj and Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik to explore...
PM Shehbaz urges UK to join neutral probe into Pahalgam incident, rejects India’s baseless allegations
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 05, 2025 (WNP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday categorically rejected India’s attempts to implicate Pakistan in the recent Pahalgam attack without providing any credible evidence, and reiterated his call for an impartial international investigation into the incident — inviting the United Kingdom to join the proposed probe. The statement came during a meeting with British...
Pakistan urges UN Security Council to convene emergency session amid escalating tensions with India
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 5, 2025 (WNP): Amid rising tensions in South Asia following the deadly April 22 attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir, Pakistan has formally requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), citing India’s aggressive posture and inflammatory rhetoric as a threat to regional and international peace. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar...
President Zardari, Chinese envoy discuss regional stability amid tensions with India
ISLAMABAD, Monday, May 5, 2025 (WNP): Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong met with President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday to discuss key bilateral and regional developments, with a sharp focus on the recent escalation in Pakistan-India tensions following the Pahalgam incident. According to the Presidency, the two sides held a detailed exchange on matters of mutual interest, reaffirming their...