ISLAMABAD: Pakistani feature documentary Moklani — The Last Mohanas has won the prestigious Jackson Wild Media Award, becoming the first film from Pakistan to receive the honour at what is widely regarded as the “Oscars of nature documentaries.” The achievement was announced by Jawad Sharif Films on Instagram, with the […]
KATHMANDU: At least 22 people have been killed and several others reported missing as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal over the past 36 hours, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said that 18 people died in separate landslides in Ilam district, near the […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed for Malaysia on Sunday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, he is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, federal ministers and senior […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in contact with international partners to secure the release and repatriation of its citizens detained by Israeli forces following the interception of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. In a statement, the FO confirmed that former senator Mushtaq Ahmad — who was part […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is considering punitive measures — including blocking mobile SIM cards, suspending CNICs and passports — for parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against poliovirus. Chairing a meeting on polio eradication at the CM House, Murad Ali Shah said such steps were being […]
KABUL: Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India between October 9 and 16, India’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday, following a temporary suspension of his UN-imposed travel ban. If confirmed, it would be the first visit to India by a senior Taliban official since the […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has firmly rejected calls for an apology to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), asserting that it is the PPP’s spokesperson who should apologise for criticising Punjab’s flood relief operations. “Why should I apologise? It is my duty to protect the people of Punjab, their […]
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday said no external power can impose a solution on the people of Palestine and that only Palestinians themselves must decide whether a two-state formula suits them. Addressing a press conference at Jamia Ashrafia, the veteran cleric reiterated Pakistan’s historic refusal […]
DPM and FM Ishaq Dar speaks during a NA session on October 3, 2025.
ISLAMABAD: Federal police have launched an investigation into the incident in which officers forcibly entered the Islamabad Press Club (NPC) and assaulted journalists covering a protest. Inspector General of Islamabad Police, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe the matter. According to sources, the committee […]