Rawalpindi: A most-wanted proclaimed offender, Aamir Shah, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Counter-Crime Department (CCD) team in Taxila on Sunday, police said. His accomplice managed to escape. According to officials, Aamir Shah was wanted in more than a dozen murder cases and had long been a […]
Lodhran: A Peshawar–Karachi bound Awam Express derailed near Lodhran at around 2am on Sunday, leaving one passenger dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said. According to rescue sources, one person died on the spot, while six of the injured are in critical condition. An emergency was declared at […]
Islamabad: The capital police have intensified their crackdown against criminals on the directives of Inspector General of Police, arresting 380 suspects involved in narcotics trade, possession of illegal weapons and other serious crimes over the past two weeks. According to a police spokesperson, the arrested suspects include 213 proclaimed offenders […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday conferred the country’s top civil and military awards on national leaders, senior commanders and government officials in recognition of their services during Marka-e-Haq, in which Pakistan claimed to have inflicted a “humiliating defeat” on India. At a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr, Chief of Army Staff […]
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday, four days after being found unresponsive during competition at the World Games in Chengdu, organisers said. The 29-year-old collapsed during the men’s middle-distance orienteering event on August 8 and was taken to a leading medical facility in China, but could not be […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Philémon Yang, in New York. He used the opportunity to draw attention to India’s violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that such actions pose a […]
Pakistan has signed the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The agreement was signed on behalf of Pakistan by […]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of resolving international disputes through peaceful means. The resolution received full support from all member states, underlining a global commitment to diplomacy and conflict prevention. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, […]
Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has released updated figures on the widespread damage caused by ongoing monsoon rains across the country, reporting that 252 people have lost their lives so far. In the past 24 hours alone, 10 more fatalities were reported, including five children, three women, and […]
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has distributed over 800 motorbikes to the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to improve outreach to under-immunised and zero-dose children in 65 high-priority districts. The initiative aims to enhance the mobility of frontline vaccinators and expand vaccine […]
