WEB DESK: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Monday claimed it suffered losses of up to Rs15 billion during month-long strikes staged by the banned Public Action Committee, accusing the group of attempting to disrupt peace and stability in the region. Addressing a joint press conference alongside Azad […]
GILGIT: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said local government elections in Gilgit-Baltistan would be held before the onset of winter, while reaffirming his party’s commitment to securing constitutional rights for the region. Speaking after the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain, […]
KARACHI: A Karachi district and sessions court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to five suspects, including an 11-year-old boy, in the Gul Plaza fire case that claimed 72 lives on January 17. Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) approved the bail applications of Gul Plaza Management Committee President Tanveer Pasta, […]
BEIJING: China on Monday test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, drawing concern from regional powers including Japan, Australia and New Zealand over Beijing’s growing military presence in the strategically important region. According to state-run Xinhua news agency, the People’s Liberation Army Navy launched the missile […]
WEB DESK: At least 25 people were killed and around 100 others injured after violent clashes erupted between two groups of prisoners at a prison in Sri Lanka’s coastal town of Negombo, police and hospital sources said on Monday. The violence began on Sunday at the prison, located about 35 […]
ISLAMABAD: Police on Sunday arrested the suspect accused of killing a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officer who intervened to save a woman during an alleged abduction attempt in Islamabad, police sources said. According to the sources, the suspect was arrested from the Soan Zone area of the federal capital late […]
TEHRAN: Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran on Sunday to attend the funeral prayers of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after he was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike. The Grand Mosalla complex in the Iranian capital was filled with mourners carrying red flags, traditionally […]
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Sunday threatened to quit the federal coalition government, warning that its lawmakers would move to the opposition benches if its long-standing demands were not fulfilled. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM-P senior leader Dr Farooq Sattar issued what he described as a […]
LAHORE: Pakistan on Sunday appointed Babar Azam as captain of the national Test team for the upcoming tours of the West Indies and England. At a press conference in Lahore, Director High Performance Aaqib Javed and former captain Misbah-ul-Haq announced the touring squad, with Babar returning to lead the side […]
ABBOTTABAD: Two young men drowned after falling into a waterfall in the Bara Gali area of Abbottabad on Saturday, police said. Police identified one of the victims as Rizwan, a resident of Bara Gali, who drowned while bathing at the Jandar Bari Waterfall. According to initial reports, the youths slipped […]