Malala Yousafzai mourns as terrorism resurges in her hometown of Swat
WEB DESK: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has voiced her sorrow following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Swat Valley that claimed at least 14 lives,...
Rising street crime in Karachi neighborhoods close to police station
KARACHI: A teenage boy was recently robbed of his mobile phone at gunpoint just meters away from Baloch Colony Police Station in Karachi, and the...
Karachi traffic advisory for Chehlum procession: road closures, diversions
KARACHI: The Karachi Traffic Police has released a detailed traffic management plan for the upcoming Chehlum procession scheduled for Tuesday, with certain roads set to...
Saeed Ghani rejects calls for new province in Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh’s Minister Saeed Ghani stated on Saturday that there is no justification for creating a new province within Sindh, During a press conference in...
Religious scholar Mufti Juna Mir martyred in blast in Lower South Waziristan
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Prominent religious scholar and social figure Mufti Juna Mir was killed in an explosion at Rustam Bazaar in Lower South Waziristan on...
Three missing Dadu schoolgirls traced in Mirpurkhas, produced before court
MIRPURKHAS: Police have recovered three schoolgirls from Mirpurkhas after they were reported missing from Mehar in Sindh’s Dadu district. The girls were presented before a...
Pakistan likely to expand coaching staff ahead of England series
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket is poised to bolster its coaching team ahead of the upcoming three-match Test series against England, with reports suggesting the addition of...
Google set to unveil new pixel device at August made by Google event
WEB DESK: An unexpected device might make its debut during Google’s upcoming Made by Google event scheduled for August 12. Alongside the anticipated Pixel 11...
Maheen Siddiqui thanks husband Sheheryar Munawar for her singing debut
WEB DESK: Pakistani actress Maheen Siddiqui has embarked on a new artistic journey by making her debut in singing with the original soundtrack of Dar-e-Nijat....
PTI leader Abdullah Tahir’s killers tracked via drone surveillance, investigation reveals
LAHORE: Authorities probing the murder of PTI leader Chaudhry Abdullah Tahir have uncovered new evidence indicating that the assassination was carefully orchestrated, according to sources...
Gold prices climb by Rs1,700 per tola in Pakistan
KARACHI: Gold prices continued their upward trend in Pakistan on Monday, with the price of 24-karat gold increasing by Rs1,700 per tola to Rs. 428,436...
Full Court SC reference on Aug 7 to honour retiring Justice Hilali
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court to hold full court reference for Justice Musarrat Hilali on Aug 7 .The Supreme Court of Pakistan will organise a full court...
Govt reshuffles officers, appoints Amara Athar to UN police mission in Sudan
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a fresh round of transfers and postings of government officers through a notification issued on Monday. According to the...
Swat suicide bombing death toll reaches 16 after two injured policemen die
SWAT: The death toll from the suicide bombing outside Kabal Police Station in Swat has risen to 16 after two police constables, who were critically...
PM Shehbaz hails PML-N’s strong performance in second phase of AJK elections
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership and its winning candidates after the party emerged as the dominant...
PSX rallies over 2,100 points as easing Middle East tensions lift investor confidence
KARACHI: Pakistan’s stock market posted strong gains on Monday, buoyed by a sharp decline in global oil prices and growing optimism after US President Donald...
PML-N reaches out to PPP leadership after Mohsin Naqvi’s remarks
ISLAMABAD: A senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has established contact with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership following Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s...
Govt mulls new ordinance to strengthen (IHRA)
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services is weighing a proposal to introduce an Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) Ordinance as part of plans to...
PML-N has numbers to form AJK government after election victory: Rana Sanaullah
A.J.KASHMIR: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged with a simple majority in the 2026...
Trump says US, Israel suspend planned Iran strikes pending diplomatic
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States and Israel have decided to postpone planned military strikes on Iran, saying both...
Karachi police nab alleged ringleader of residential robbery gang
KARACHI: Police in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area have arrested the alleged leader of a gang involved in a string of house robberies, claiming the suspect played...
Iranian FM Araghchi, Field Marshal Asim Munir discuss regional security in phone call
RAWALPINDI: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday to exchange views on the latest...
Polling extended by one hour in second phase of AJK elections amid delays, political tensions
MUZAFFARABAD: Voting is underway in the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, with the Election Commission extending polling hours by one...
PPP Sindh calls for Mohsin Naqvi’s resignation over ‘Hybrid System’ remarks
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Saturday called for the resignation of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, alleging that his recent...
Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Khan re-elected as JI AJK Chief for second term
A.J.KASHMIR: The General Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit has unanimously reappointed Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Khan as the party’s Ameer for a...
President, Prime Minister condole losses in Quetta coal mine tragedy
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have jointly expressed their profound sorrow and grief over the devastating coal mine accident...
Murad Ali Shah rejects Mohsin Naqvi’s proposal for new provinces
HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has firmly rejected the proposal put forth by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi regarding the formation of new...
Two policemen martyred in Dera Ismail Khan terror attack
D.I.KHAN: Unidentified militants opened fire on police officers in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, resulting in the martyrdom of a police sub-inspector and a head...
Hamas approves disarmament deal, Israeli Gaza Withdrawal
WEB DESK: Hamas has announced its acceptance of a comprehensive agreement aimed at ending hostilities with Israel, which includes measures to disarm its weapons stockpile...
President honors Fatima Jinnah with tribute on her birth anniversary
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has extended heartfelt homage to Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah on her 133rd birth anniversary. In his statement, he described Mohtarma...
Four climbers found dead as search continues for six missing after broad peak avalanche
WEB DESK: Rescue teams recovered the bodies of four climbers on Friday after an avalanche struck Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, leaving a group...
Gangster Uzair Baloch’s brother shot, seriously wounded in Karachi’s Lyari
KARACHI: Zubair Baloch, the brother of jailed gangster Uzair Baloch, was critically injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on him in Karachi’s Lyari neighbourhood on...
Gold price hikes by Rs 3000 per tola
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan climbed on Friday, July 31, 2026, following an upward trend in the international bullion market. According to the All Pakistan...
PML-N, PPP advance dialogue on AJK election dispute
ISLAMABAD: Negotiations between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) over alleged irregularities in the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...
Motorway police intercept large arms cache on M-5, detain two suspects
MULTAN: In a significant crackdown, the Motorway Police intercepted a substantial shipment of weapons and ammunition on the M-5 motorway, authorities confirmed on Thursday. According...
Arshad Nadeem advances to 2026 Commonwealth Games Javelin Final
GLASGOW: Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem has secured his spot in the men’s javelin throw final at the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games after a...
Bilawal warns of federal action if AJK elections are manipulated, stresses Kashmiri self-determination
MUZAFFARABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), issued a stern warning on Wednesday, stating that any rigging in the Azad Jammu...
Constitutional Court recognizes pension benefits as a fundamental right for retired workers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has affirmed that pension and related retirement benefits are a basic legal right of employees, ruling that such payments must...
Extension of section 144 in Sindh amid ongoing law enforcement measures
KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department has announced the extension of Section 144 across the province for an additional month, citing current concerns over law and...
LHC Bar warns of protest over financial crisis, threatens to encircle Punjab Assembly, CM Office
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has issued a stern warning to the Punjab government, giving a 15-day deadline for the release of overdue...
Six abducted labourers found dead in Balochistan’s Nasirabad
TURBAT: The bodies of six labourers, two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and four from Punjab, who were kidnapped two days ago, have been recovered from...
Pakistan will export 5,000 domestic assembled MG Vehicles to Bangladesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to export 5,000 domestically assembled MG cars to Bangladesh, a historic development announced by Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the...
Islamabad infection disease Hospital, Regional Blood Center handed over to Indus Hospital
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Health has transferred the management of Islamabad Infection Disease Hospital and the Regional Blood Center to Indus Hospital. Speaking at...
House roof caves in Lahore, nine confirmed dead, three hurt
LAHORE: A tragic incident in the Baghbanpura area near Sukh Nehr resulted in the deaths of nine individuals and injuries to three others when a...
Gold prices rise in Pakistan as global bullion market gains
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan moved higher on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in line with an increase in international bullion rates. Data released by the...
Karachi businessman arrested for allegedly faking his death to evade massive debt
KARACHI: Police have uncovered an elaborate scheme in which a Karachi businessman allegedly murdered an innocent man and attempted to fake his own death in...
Gold price drops by Rs.1000 per tola
KARACHI: Gold prices declined in Pakistan on Wednesday after a fall in international bullion markets. According to the latest rates issued by the All Pakistan...
Four terrorists eliminated in Swat operation, Elite Force constable martyred in action
SWAT: In a significant security operation in Swat’s Matta area, security forces managed to kill four terrorists, while an Elite Force constable sacrificed his life,...
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister meets Army Chief to discuss regional security
RAWALPINDI: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, paid a courtesy visit to Pakistan’s Army Chief and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed...
Islamabad excise department fails to collect Rs.11.3 million in traffic fines for 2024-25
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Excise and Taxation Department has fallen short in recovering Rs.11.3 million in traffic fines issued during the fiscal year 2024-25. An official...