PTA decides not to block VPNs as November 30 deadline passes

Moscow considers resuming nuclear testing amid ‘hostile' US policies

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Colombian Foreign Minister Luis…

Trump warns BRICS nations of 100% tariffs over plans against US dollar

US President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, Novem…

Court says Imran Khan 'culpable', rejects bail in Jinnah House attack case

Former prime minister Imran Khan. — AFP/FileATC issues seven-page written decision in Jinnah House case.Prosecution links attack conspiracy to Khan&…

Iran, Europeans to keep talking as tensions ratchet up

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. — REUTERSSides agre…

Shots fired, chemical thrown on Bushra Bibi's vehicle, claims spokesperson

Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, and leaders of Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf attend a rally demanding his …

COAS visits NCTC, interacts with Pak-China exercise participants

Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir seeing the ammunitions brought out for the Pak-China joint exercise Warrior-VIII at NCTC, Pabbi, Pakista…

PTI's initial plan was to stage protest at D-Chowk, says Marwat

PTI leader and MNA Sher Afzal Marwat speaks with journalists outside a court in this still taken from a video. — Screengrab via X/@sherafzalmarwat/F…

No consensus in cabinet on PTI ban: Rana Sanaullah

PM's Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah speaks during a press conference in Islamabad. — AFP/File Sanaullah says cabinet de…

Salman Akram Raja, Sahibzada Hamid Raza resign from PTI's key posts

SIC Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja speak during separate press conference in these undated photos. — Face…

FBI says bomb threats made against Trump nominees

Elise Stefanik, a Trump loyalist congresswoman and Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. —Reuters/file Several m…

Faisal Vawda says PTI to be banned after Islamabad protest turned violent

Senator Faisal Vawda addresses a presser at National Press Club in Islamabad in this undated photo. — APP/File Vawda slams PTI leaders for remainin…

Traders move IHC seeking contempt proceedings against PTI over Islamabad protest

A general view of Islamabad High Court building in the federal capital. — Geo News/file ISLAMABAD: The traders' community in Islamabad on Wednes…

Trump cabinet picks targeted with bomb threats, 'swatting', says spokesperson

US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 6, 2024. — Reuters Threats made Tuesday …

Blinken to testify in Congress on 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about US policy towards China during an event hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute at George Wash…

Trump's loyalist Grenell calls for Imran Khan's release amid PTI protest

Former prime minister Imran Khan and Richard Grenell, former US Ambassador to Germany. — Reuters Richard Grenell, President-elect Donald Trump’s loy…

Pakistan, Belarus vow to boost bilateral ties, sign agreements during Lukashenko's visit

PM Shehbaz Sharif and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signing a joint communique in Islamabad on November 26, 2024. — PIDTwo leaders reaffirm…

US Supreme Court rejects tobacco firms' appeal over graphic warnings

A man flicks ashes from his cigarette over a dustbin in Shanghai. — Reuters The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mand…

In pictures: PTI protesters march on Islamabad for ‘do-or-die' protest

In order to pressurise the government to release incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, a convoy of the supporters of the former ruling party led by K…

Wounded Bangladesh protesters receive robotic helping hand

Protesters who lost their arm in July´s students' revolution test out prosthetic arms manufactured by Robolife Technologies in Dhaka on November…

Philippine VP says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed

Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte attends an economic briefing following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's first Stat…

PTI leaders 'courting arrests' to avoid participation in 'illegal' protest: govt

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi , Defence Minister Khawaja Asif , and Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speak during separate news confere…

Three terrorists killed in CTD encounter near Chakri ahead of PTI protest

Trump nominates Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary

Former US President-elect Donald Trump and Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of AFPI and former Director of the US Domestic Policy Council, depart f…

Amid backlash, 'ailing' Bushra Bibi to skip Nov 24 'do-or-die' protest

Bushra Bibi, former first lady and wife of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, speaks in a video message, November 21, 2024. — Screengrab via X/@PT…

Govt, PTI talks hit deadlock on eve of final showdown

PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan and Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar speak during separate press conferences in these undated photos. — AFP/…

PM Shehbaz tasks newly-formed panel with PPP-PML-N 'fence-mending'

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. — PID Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif among members of committee. …

ATC sentences 10 convicts to prison in May 9 riots case

PTI activists and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan clash with policemen during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Islama…

Trump may seek dismissal of hush money case as sentencing delayed

President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, October 29, 2024. — Reuters NEW YORK: Donald Trump may seek d…

PTI protest: KP bureaucracy warned against misusing official resources

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur leads a convoy to Rawalpindi on September 28, 2024. — Online KP chief secretary reminds public …

Belarus President to arrive in Islamabad on Nov 25 for three-day visit

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the Kremlin in …

Overview of major cases against incarcerated Imran Khan

In a major relief, just days before the PTI’s much-hyped “do-or-die protest” in Islamabad, Imran Khan gets bail in a new Toshakhana case but his rel…

Punjab, Islamabad police get ready to thwart PTI protest on Nov 24

The Punjab police personnel stand guard in Lahore on December 8, 2023. — Facebook/DIG Ops Lahore Police Over 10,700 police to remain on standby for…

Ukraine hits Russia with US missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day

United States and South Korean troops utilizing the Army Tactical Missile System and South Korea's Hyunmoo Missile II, fire missiles into the wa…

India to deploy 5,000 additional troops to tackle Manipur violence

People run past burning vehicles of India's Bharatiya Janata Party MLA during a protest to condemn the alleged killing of women and children in …

Govt shows no flexibility as PTI readies for ‘final' agitation

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif , Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Irfan Siddiqui and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. — Online/Senate of Pakistan w…

Where is Biden? G20 leaders take group shot without him

G20 leaders gather for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 18, 2024. — AFP Joe Biden headed for a photo with fellow G20 leaders in R…

Nov 24 protest: Audio of Bushra Bibi addressing PTI members leaked

Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, is seen seated at a registrar office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFPIn audio, Bush…

‘Do-or-die protest': PTI announces giving 'surprise' to govt on Nov 24

PTI workers wave party flags during a rally in Islamabad. — Reuters/File With the ruling coalition and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf devising their respe…

PM Starmer hails importance of 'strong' UK-China ties in Xi meeting

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping, ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Sheraton Hotel…

'Make America healthy again starts TOMORROW': Trump, Musk, RFK Jr feast on burgers

US President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr seen shaking hands.— Reuters/file US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secr…

US missile use by Ukraine could lead to World War three: Russian lawmakers

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference during the World Economic Forum of the Davos Agenda, in Moscow, Russia January 27, …

India tightens vehicle entry restrictions as Delhi's air pollution worsens

Traffic passes by on a road as the sky is enveloped with smog after Delhi's air quality was classified as "hazardous" amidst severe ai…

PTI's 'final call' for protest will fail to derail Pakistan's progress: Nawaz Sharif

Former premier and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif talking to reporters in London in this screenshot taken from a video. — Facebook/@MurtazaViewsEx-PM …

Swedish minister says meeting rooms should be made 'banana free'

The combination of images reflects a picture of Swedish Gender Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg and a bunch of bananas, compiled in the context o…

Taking lead over others, Punjab Assembly approves agriculture tax bill

Newly elected members take oath at the provincial legislature of Punjab Assembly in Lahore on February 23, 2024. — AFPThe bill includes livestock in…

Polio cases reach 49 with new infection in Jaffarabad

A health worker administering polio drops to a child on the outskirts of Peshawar, on October 5, 2024. — AFPPakistan’s polio cases reach 49.Jaffarab…

Pakistan launches first National Climate Finance Strategy to tackle global warming

Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam addresses the launching ceremony of the National Climate Finance Strategy at the…

Six-member constitutional bench to hear pending cases today

The collage shows Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Afghan, Justice Musarrat Hilal…

Italian president tells Musk to quit meddling in Italy's politics

Italian President Sergio Mattarella attends a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, September 27, 2024 …

'No turning back this time', says Gandapur on Imran's Nov 24 final protest call

In a first, constitutional bench to begin hearing cases from Nov 14

'Long-term plan': Punjab proposes 3-month wedding ban to tackle smog

Brides attend a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi. — AFP/File After shutting schools, shifting half of the workforce at public offices to online mode…

Court delays decision on sentencing Trump to November 19

US President-elected Donald Trump convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records — Reuters…