US Judge blocks Trump Administration’s push for mass agency firings
SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge in California issued a temporary injunction on Thursday, preventing the Trump administration from instructing the U.S. Department of Defense and...
US President Trump unveils new 10% tariff on chinese imports
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will implement a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, effective Tuesday. Additionally, a new...
India ramps up military operations across IIOJK to further tighten illegal grip over territory
JAMMU: India has ramped up military operations across Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a move seen as a calculated effort to intimidate Kashmiris and...
Emotional scenes as over 600 freed Palestinians arrive in Gaza
Gaza: Twelve buses right now have arrived to the European hospital in the city of Khan Younis, Southern Gaza,on Thursday. They are carrying at least...
PM Shehbaz to spend packed day in Tashkent
UZBEKISTAN :Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will spend a busy day in Tashkent on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Tashkent , leading a high-level...
Torkham Border trade crossing closed for fifth consecutive day
LANDIKOTAL: Torkham Border crossing remains closed for fifth consecutive day, resulting in $12 Million trade loss. The Torkham border crossing, a crucial trade route between...
Pakistan calls for immediate and complete ceasefire in Gaza at UN
NEW YORK: During a United Nations meeting, Pakistan emphasized the need for a complete and immediate ceasefire in Gaza, urging the international community to prioritize...
US and Ukraine strike deal for rare earth minerals and natural resources access
WASHINGTON: United States and Ukraine have finalized an agreement allowing access to the European nation’s rare earth minerals and various natural resources, announced former President...
Deal resume to freed 602 Palestinians prisoners
WEB DESK: Hamas said on Tuesday it has agreed during a visit to Cairo on a solution to end the delay of releasing of Palestinian...
Elon Musk will attend Trump’s first cabinet meeting
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk is set to attend Donald Trump’s inaugural cabinet meeting, even though he is neither an appointed nor elected member of the government....
Israel strikes in Southern Syria after demanding demilitarisation
WEB DESK: Israeli jets executed multiple airstrikes targeting military installations near Damascus and in southern Syria, amid warnings from Israeli authorities for their military to...
Taliban detains British Couple
WEB DESK: Recently, the Taliban detained a British couple who were running an educational program in Afghanistan. After taking control of Afghanistan in 2021, the...
Nuclear weapons ‘one-way road to annihilation’:UN Secretary-General
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the risk of nuclear conflict is rising –- as global security arrangements unravel and military spending...
West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance as Israel squeezes Jenin camp
JENIN: Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded...
UN green lights U.S. resolution supporting Ukraine
WEB DESK: United Nations Security Council has approved a U.S. resolution regarding Ukraine, rejecting all amendments against Russia. China, the United States, Panama, Pakistan, Algeria,...
Attack on Russian Consulate in France
WEB DESK: An attack using explosive materials was carried out at the Russian Consulate in the southern French city of Marseille. According to the police,...
Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure
ROME: Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican...
Student activists unite to establish new political party in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s political arena is likely to see the entry of a new party, formed under the initiative of National Citizens Committee and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, next...
Ceasefire talks with Israel contingent on release of prisoners as agreed, Hamas
WEB DESK: Talks with Israel through mediators on further steps in a ceasefire agreement are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being released as agreed, said Hamas official...
PM Shehbaz Sharif received grand guard of honor at presidential palace in Baku
BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived at the Presidential Palace in Zagulba for a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan. Upon arrival, the President...
Zelenskyy proposes resignation as trade for Ukraine’s NATO membership
WEB DESK: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion , that he was ready to quit as Ukraine’s president if it...
Starlink becomes Nigeria’s second-largest internet service provider
WEB DESK: The Elon Musk’s internet company, Starlink, has emerged as Nigeria’s second-largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) by subscriber numbers as of the third quarter...
PM in Baku to hold talks with Azerbaijan’s leadership
BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Baku on two-day state visit to Azerbaijan. Upon his arrival at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, he...
Musk orders US federal employees to justify their jobs or face dismissal
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to US President Donald Trump, has warned that all US federal employees must provide an account of their work...
World Peace and Understanding Day being observed today
Web Desk: World Peace and Understanding Day is being observed today (Sunday) to promote global harmony, unity, and mutual respect among nations and cultures. The...
Israel delays scheduled release of Palestinian prisoners
WEB DESK: Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until...
Hundreds of Islamic books seized from shops in IIOJK
WEB DESK: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of Islamic books have been seized from shops. The reason for the confiscation was that...
Trump Removes Office Desk After Musk’s Son Seen Picking His Nose, Wiping Fingers
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump, who has in the past labelled himself as a germophobe, Removed office desk after musk’s son seen picking his nose wiping fingers,...
Hamas frees two Israeli hostages in latest transfer under truce
WEB DESK: Palestinian militants freed two Israeli hostages, among the last live captives eligible for release under the first phase of a fragile truce that...
Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas’ family identifies returned remains as hers
WEB DESK: Israel’s Bibas family has confirmed that the remains of Shiri Bibas have been returned by Hamas, a day after it announced that the...
Israel gears up for arrival of six additional hostages from Gaza
GAZA: On Saturday, Israel geared up to accept six additional hostages from Gaza as part of a larger exchange involving hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and...
Trump ramps up Zelenskyy attacks as US official says mineral deal close
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said, his administration is “pretty close” to striking a deal with Ukraine for rights to access its natural resources in exchange...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah to bury Nasrallah in mass funeral
WEB DESK: Lebanon’s Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in...
Hamas would pay for failing to release Shiri Bibas body, says Benjamin Netanyahu
WEB DESK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, Israel would make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed....
I don’t know why i being detained, said Gaza hospital director
GAZA: “In the end, I am delivering a humanitarian message, and those receiving treatment at our facility were ordinary civilians,” says Dr. Husam Abu Safiya...
International Mother Language Day being observed today
Web Desk: International Mother Language Day is being observed on Thursday. This year theme of the Day is ” Languages matter: Silver Jubilee Celebration of...
Sonia Gandhi Hospitalized at Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for Abdominal Concerns
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. The hospital, in a statement said that she was...
Pakistan cannot afford another martial law, said Bilawal Bhutto.
Oxford: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, Pakistan cannot afford another martial law. While addressing the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Memorial Lecture...
Saudi Central Bank launches new logo for the Riyal
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has approved the official logo for the Saudi Riyal. According to Arab media, the Governor of the Saudi Central...
Info Minister calls on Saudi media minister in Riyadh
RIYADH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to form a joint committee to produce songs, films and documentaries, Pakistan’s information ministry said, as the two...
Over $50b needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s attacks: UN
GAZA: The United Nations has said that more than fifty billion US dollars are needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclave. According to...
Hamas returns bodies of four Israelis held captive in Gaza
GAZA: Hamas has released the bodies of a woman, her two children and an 83-year-old Israeli man who were taken captive during the October 2023...
2 people dead after small plane collision in Arizona
Marana: At least two people are dead after a midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety Board...
World Day of Social Justice being observed today
Web Desk: World Day of Social Justice is being observed all across the world today as takes place every year on 20 February. It was...
Israel is set to receive first deceased hostages from Hamas
GAZA: Hamas is set to return the remains of four Israeli captives, including individuals from the Bibas family, in Khan Younis, Gaza this morning. This...
Trump tells ‘dictator’ Zelenskiy to move fast or lose Ukraine
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a “dictator” on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to secure peace...
Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Sheikh Hasina calls interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus a “mobster”
Dhaka:Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the South Asian nation’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus a “mobster” and accused him of unleashing “terrorists” and...
Ishaq Dar meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York. According to the Ministry of...
Fear grips Kashmir as young man kills himself after alleged police torture
SRINAGAR: Makhan Din consumes pesticides inside a mosque after a night of alleged beatings in custody, as another civillian is shot dead by the army....
Hamas ready to free Israeli captives in one go for a permanent truce
GAZA: Hamas proposes exchanging all Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners in “one go” during the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, with the aim...