LAYYAH: A two-year-old boy lost his life after falling into an open sewage pit in Punjab’s Layyah district, highlighting ongoing safety hazards caused by the absence of a proper drainage system in rural areas. According to the child’s father, the toddler was playing outside his house in Kakkar Wala village […]
WASHINGTON: The FBI has foiled a bomb plot targeting multiple sites, including immigration agents and vehicles, in Los Angeles and Orange County, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday. According to Bondi, a group calling itself the Turtle Island Liberation Front was allegedly preparing a series of bombings in California […]
NEW DELHI: India on Monday took a major step towards ending decades of state control over nuclear power by introducing a bill in parliament that would allow private companies to build and operate nuclear plants, as the government seeks to make atomic energy a key pillar of its clean energy […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned a brutal attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Kadugli, Sudan, which claimed the lives of six Bangladeshi personnel serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei and left several others injured. According to the UN mission, at least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were […]
SIALKOT: Three children were injured after a Ferris wheel cabin broke mid-ride at a fair in Kotli Loharan area of Sialkot, officials said on Sunday. A disturbing video of the incident, which later surfaced online, showed the cabin snapping while in motion, leaving the children hanging briefly from the ride’s […]
NEW YORK: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced that the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held from March 26 to May 3, 2026. Speaking during the PSL roadshow in New York, Naqvi said rewarding players helps boost morale and stressed that the PCB […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday emphasised that Daanish University would focus on promoting technology and modern scientific disciplines, as he chaired a meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees. According to a Prime Minister’s Office news release, the meeting discussed the university’s development, future plans and the establishment […]
Major cities including Berlin, London and New York stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following a deadly attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which Australian authorities have described as a targeted antisemitic assault. In Germany, Berlin police said security measures were being intensified around […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday night conferred the country’s highest civilian honour, Nishan-e-Pakistan, on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at a special ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad. Prabowo was in Pakistan on a two-day official visit from December 8–9, during which he held meetings with Prime Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has confirmed his participation in the upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) Award meeting, saying the decision was taken after consultations within the parliamentary party. Afridi said the tribal districts, merged with KP in 2018, have still not received the funds pledged to […]