LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore has summoned YouTuber and TikToker Rajab Butt and four other suspects on August 18 for the framing of charges in a private complaint filed by social media influencer Ayesha Jutt. Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafaryab fixed August 18 for framing charges against Butt […]
WEB DESK: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accusing the party of resorting to violence following a firing incident on Mall Road in Rawalpindi. Earlier in the day, security forces killed a suspect allegedly involved in the firing during a timely operation, according to security sources. The […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan security forces killed a gunman during a timely operation following a firing incident on Mall Road, Rawalpindi, security sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, the gunman opened fire near Mall Road, prompting security personnel to launch an immediate operation against him. The deceased was identified as […]
KOT ADDU: At least 11 people were killed after a loader rickshaw carrying members of a wedding party plunged into a canal in the Sinanwan area of Kot Addu in Muzaffargarh district. According to Rescue 1122 officials, the rickshaw was carrying more than 24 members of a family, including women […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of additional judges to several high courts, while also confirming some additional judges as permanent members of the judiciary. According to a statement issued by the President’s House, President Zardari approved the appointment of additional judges to the Lahore, Sindh, Peshawar, […]
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) emerged as the leading contenders in the third phase of the 2026 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections, while Muslim Conference chief Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan suffered a major upset in his home constituency. Polling was held […]
DAMASCUS: A Syrian court has sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after finding him guilty of killings, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. The ruling marks the first conviction against Bashar al-Assad, who was removed from power in December […]
BOGOTA: At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, bringing down buildings across several cities and leaving dozens trapped under rubble. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 107 kilometres near San Jose del Palmar in Choco province on Colombia’s Pacific […]
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to initiate the process for appointing a new chief election commissioner and two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) representing Sindh and Balochistan. In a letter to the prime minister dated August 10, Achakzai, […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has said that Pakistan-US relations are currently in a significantly better position than in the past, but cautioned that there is no room for complacency and stressed the need to transform the improved atmosphere into a durable and results-oriented partnership. […]