ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday approved Rs3 billion in emergency relief for flood victims in Gilgit-Baltistan, while also sanctioning partial financial assistance for the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and authorising a settlement framework for recovery of petroleum levy arrears. The meeting, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad […]
TEHRAN: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, has said that Iran is prepared to eradicate terrorism and secure its common border with Pakistan through joint measures. Speaking to Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, over the phone on Tuesday, Gen Mousavi […]
GAZA: As the war in Gaza entered its 689th day, Israeli forces carried out fresh strikes on hospitals and aid distribution centres, killing at least 75 Palestinians and wounding 370 others in the past 24 hours, Arab media reported on Monday. Two separate attacks on Al-Nasr Hospital claimed 21 lives, […]
KARACHI: Police investigators have identified suspects involved in a multi-million-rupee dacoity at the bungalow of a senior police officer in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), officials said on Monday. The Dacoity took place in the early hours of Saturday near Khayaban-i-Mujahid, where armed men stormed the residence of SSP Touheedur Rehman. […]
QUETTA: At least three coal miners lost their lives after toxic gas filled a coal mine in the Degari area of Mach on Monday, according to local sources. The incident occurred when workers were engaged in mining operations deep underground and suddenly inhaled poisonous gas that had accumulated in the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday said that India had communicated the imminent flood threat in eastern rivers through diplomatic channels rather than via the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), raising concerns over procedural violations. The IWT, signed in 1960 under World Bank mediation, requires India to regularly share all data […]
ISLAMABAD: A sports card signed by basketball legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has set a new world record, selling for over PKR 36.36 crore (approximately $2.1 million), making it the most expensive sports collectible card ever sold. The auction took place on the Heritage Auctions platform and featured a […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday halted the government’s move to deport 18 Afghan nationals, issuing notices to the Ministry of Interior, NADRA, DG Immigration, FIA, and police while seeking their responses. A written order, released by Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar, was in response to a petition filed on […]
LAHORE: Punjab police have arrested stage actress Samar Rana on charges of torturing and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old domestic worker. According to officials, a rape case has been registered at Nawab Town police station. Police said the teenager was allegedly raped by five individuals at the actress’s residence. Read More: […]
KHAN YOUNIS: At least 19 people, among them four journalists working with international media outlets, were killed when Israeli strikes hit the Nasser Hospital compound in Khan Younis on Monday, according to Palestinian health officials. Dozens of others were wounded in what witnesses described as two consecutive explosions. The victims […]