Pakistan optimistic on resumption of US aid after Trump orders 90-day halt

Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan addresses weekly press briefing on January 30, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/@ForeignOfficePkFO says I…

PTI rejects PM Shehbaz's offer to resume dialogue as govt slams 'non-democratic' move

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan. — Reuters/AFP/File The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sha…

Two convicts sentenced to death over blasphemous social media posts

A representational image of a gavel in a court. — Unsplash/File ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday sentenced two conv…

Meta to pay Trump $25m to settle social media ban lawsuit

This combination of pictures shows Mark Zuckerberg , CEO of Meta, on January 31, 2024, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate…

Trump proposes detaining undocumented criminal migrants at Guantanamo Bay

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 20, 2021. — Reuters WASHINGT…

Canada braces for tariffs, promises relief for businesses and workers

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon. — The Canadian Press/File OTTAWA: The Canadian government says it will roll out pandemic-era financial support for…

US-born girl shot dead by father in Quetta over TikTok videos: police

People stand behind a crime scene tape. — AFP/File Suspect confesses to killing teenage daughter: police."We have her phone. It is locked,&quo…

Sanaullah dismisses speculation surrounding dialogue between PTI, establishment

Interior Minster Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference at Pakistan Information Department in Federal Capital on October 17, 2022. — APP/FilePo…

Pakistan-Bangladesh direct flights to begin in next few months: envoy

Airport Security Force personnel wearing a mask stand guard at the international arrivals area at Islamabad Airport. — X/@mophrd Envoy says direct …

PTI won't attend fourth round of talks with govt today: Gohar

PTI Chairman Gohar Khan talks to the media in Pakistan, on December 2, 2023, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/GeoNewsPTI quits talks over…

Govt open to middle ground if PTI joins talks today

Members of the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's negotiation committees meet under chairmanship of NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on December 23,…

UK police issue 'threat alert' to Sharif family members

'Dear friend': Modi felicitates Trump, says India-US to work together for global peace

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted by former US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. — Reuters/File…

In a first, Denmark files case for desecrating Holy Quran

This undated photo shows a person hold a copy of the Holy Quran in his and during a protest demonstration against the desecration of the holy book. …

Gas tanker explodes in Multan, killing 5 and injuring 31

A representational image of fire blazing. —Unsplash/File LPG tanker fragments destroyed homes, killed livestock.Emergency declared at Nishtar Hospi…

Man arrested for 'insulting' CM Maryam on social media under Peca law

Legal action against Imran Khan to be decided by Pakistani courts: US State Dept

Imran Khan, founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections …

Sindh govt to conduct random drug tests at colleges

A representational image shows a person preparing an injectable substance. — AFP/File In a bid to deal with the menace of drug abuse in educational …

Will make major pardons related to 2021 Capitol attack: Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US January 7, 2025. — Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Mo…

Trudeau's star power dimmed after weathering pandemic and Trump

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters from his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 6, 2025. — Reut…

After 2023 fistfight on live TV, PTI's Marwat, PML-N's Afnan make peace in Parliament

PML-N leader Afnan Ullah Khan gestures while meeting PTI's Sher Afzal Marwat outside Parliament House on January 6, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo N…

Mobile, internet services to remain suspended for two days in Quetta

A representational image of a mobile phone with no network. — AFP QUETTA: The provincial government has suspended mobile and internet service in Bal…

Hindutva violence at England restaurant sparks outrage

Indian national can be seen attacking restaurant worker in this screengrab, in Sheffield, England. X/@Partisan_12 A restaurant in Sheffield, England…

97th birth anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being observed today

Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. — PID/File President says Bhutto cemented Pakistan’s leadership role.…

Kashmiris across globe observing Right to Self-Determination Day today

People of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir observing the the Right to Self-Determination Day. — Facebook@PakistaninJapan/File AJK assemb…

KP govt says 'no leniency' for Kurram DC attackers

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur arrives at CMH Peshawar to inquire after the injured in the Bagan firing incident on January 4, …

Sujawal Police nab robbers who looted foreign cycling couple

Foreign tourists Kowalczyk Jakub Tomasz and Scantamburlo Marie Elisabeth pose for a photo. — Reporter SUKKUR: Sujawal Police on Friday claimed to ha…

Achakzai raises questions over PTI's negotiations with 'mandate-less' govt

Pashtunkhwa Mili Awami Party Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai is participating in a protest in Pishin against alleged rigging in the general elections…

PTI links talks success to 'justice for all' as govt rules out 'executive order' for Imran's release

PTI Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja and Adviser to PM on Political And Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah. — Screengrab/X/@salmanAraja/PID/FilePTI re…

Economic development hinges on political stability, says PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairing 11th Apex Committee meeting of Special Investment Facilitation Council in Islamabad, January 2, 2025. — PID …

Elon Musk shocked after Tesla Cybertruck blasts outside Trump Hotel

The remains of a covered Tesla Cybertruck, that burned at the entrance of Trump Tower, stand behind yellow tape, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January …

Several dead in shooting in Montenegro restaurant, say police

Police and security personnel stand near the scene where a gunman opened fire at a restaurant and killed several people in Cetinje, Montenegro, Janu…

Saudi Arabia executes 6 Iranians for drug trafficking: state media

A view of the flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iran June 17, 2023. — Reuters Saudi Arabia has executed six Iranians sentenced for drug traf…

Endemic of fear: How violent street crimes claimed lives, threatened Karachi in 2024

The tiny living room of Syed Akhtar Hussain’s rented apartment in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood was filled with tangible memories — photog…