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Iftikhar A. Khan

Articles by Iftikhar A. Khan

Pakistan, UK agree to expand cooperation on counterterrorism, illegal migration

News June 17, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Wednesday agreed to enhance cooperation in counterterrorism, combating illegal migration and human smuggling, institutional collaboration and police train...

Naqvi vows crackdown on sectarian content online as Muharram Peace Committee meets in Islamabad

News June 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry on Tuesday chaired a special meeting of the Paigham-i-Aman Committee to discuss arrangements for Mu...

PTI’s Ali Zafar rejects budget, says it achieves neither growth nor public welfare

Business June 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s parliamentary leader in the Senate, Barrister Syed Ali Zafar, rejected the budget for 2026-27 as a document that achieves neither public welfare nor long-term growth, calling it a �...

Senators raise alarm over rising debt amid lack of roadmap for economic stability

Business June 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Members of the Senate from both sides of the aisle on Monday raised alarm over the burgeoning debt of Pakistan, sans a roadmap for economic stability. On June 12, the government presented t...

PPP links AJK election to peace in region

News June 15, 2026

• Bilawal urges protesters to call off sit-ins• Party’s AJK wing wants election schedule withdrawn as PML-N insists on elections without delay• Two deaths reported from Rawalakot ISLAMABAD: In...

FIA foils alleged attempt to travel abroad using fake NOC in Multan

Health June 14, 2026

MULTAN: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Immigration Wing on Sunday foiled an alleged attempt by a government employee to travel abroad from Multan Airport using a fake no-objection certific...

PPP-AJK urges election commission to withdraw polling schedule for 12 refugee seats amid unrest

News June 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: PPP’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter on Sunday urged the region’s election commission to immediately withdraw the election schedule for 12 refugee seats, stressing the need for di...

Fafen calls for overhaul of KP Right to Information Act

News June 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Twelve years after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became Pakistan’s first province to enact a Right to Information (RTI) law, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) notes the pioneering framework...

Finance Bill 2026 laid before Senate amid opposition uproar

Business June 13, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minis­ter Mu­ham­mad Aurangzeb on Fri­day laid a copy of the Finance Bill 2026 containing the Annual Bud­get Statement before the Se­­nate amid a noisy protest by opposition ...

NA suspends PTI MNA Iqbal Afridi for budget session over alleged misconduct with staff, police

Business June 11, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday suspended PTI lawmaker Muhammad Iqbal Khan Afridi for the entire upcoming budget session, with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq accusing him of repeatedly vi...