GILGIT: At least five people were killed when a passenger car travelling from Gilgit to Islamabad collided with a speeding dumper near Havelian on the Hazara Motorway late Monday night, police said. According to Havelian police, the dumper rammed into the car at high speed, leaving all five passengers dead […]
KARACHI: A massive fire broke out at a garments factory in the New Karachi Industrial Area on Thursday, leading to the collapse of the building and spreading to an adjacent thread-manufacturing unit owned by the same proprietor. Firefighters rushed to the scene and battled flames that engulfed both floors of […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has prepared draft legislation aimed at strengthening protection of rivers and surrounding ecosystems, with the proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa River Protection Amendment Act, 2025 expected to be tabled before the provincial cabinet soon. According to officials, the bill proposes the designation of a 200-foot buffer zone […]
Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Tuesday after Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned, following days of violent anti-corruption protests that defied an indefinite curfew and left 19 people dead. Oli’s aide, Prakash Silwal, confirmed to Reuters that the prime minister submitted his resignation hours after security forces failed […]
LAHORE: A local court on Monday sent popular YouTuber Saadur Rehman — better known as Ducky Bhai — to jail on judicial remand for 14 days in a case pertaining to the alleged promotion of online gambling and betting platforms. Rehman, who was arrested last month at Lahore airport by […]
Islamabad: Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu arrived in Islamabad on Monday for a two-day official visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. He was received at the airport by Additional Secretary (West Asia) Syed Ali Asad Gillani and other senior officials, the Foreign Office said. Nurtleu is […]
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Monday urged BRICS nations to reject all forms of trade protectionism and defend multilateral cooperation, in remarks seen as a pointed rebuke to US tariff policies that have widened since Donald Trump began his second term. Addressing a virtual BRICS summit, Xi stressed the need […]
KATHMANDU: At least 16 protesters were killed and scores injured on Monday when Nepal police clashed with demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the lifting of a sweeping social media ban and stronger action against corruption. Thousands of mostly young protesters had gathered near parliament, chanting slogans and waving the national flag, […]
ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s mining sector, companies from Pakistan and the United States on Monday signed agreements on critical minerals development and processing — a venture expected to bring in technology transfer, investment, and new jobs. The deal was inked between the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and […]
ISLAMABAD: Four judges of the Supreme Court have written to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, raising strong objections to the approval of the Supreme Court Rules 2025 through circulation instead of collective consultation. The judges also boycotted the full court meeting convened to discuss amendments. The two-page letter, authored by Justice […]
