Pakistani farmers eye €1m climate damages claim against German giants

A couple carries their belongings as they wade through flood waters in the village of Ali Nawaz Khuso, Badin district in Sindh. —Reuters/FileTheir l…

White House tightens journalists' access around senior communications aides

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oc…

AQI monitors in Lahore running without interruption, says Punjab govt

People commute along a road amid dense smog in Lahore on November 28, 2024. — AFP LAHORE: Following social media outcry over disruptions in the air …

Sindh extends deadline for Ajrak-themed number plate

This representational image shows a number plate. — APP/File The Sindh government on Friday extended the deadline for citizens to obtain new number …

Hurricane Melissa's death toll climbs to 44, storm churns north

Jules Marcelin, who says he had two family members die in deadly flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa, shows the damage to his home, in Petit Goave,…

KP CM Afridi's 13-member cabinet to take oath today

PTI backed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s MPAs Meena Khan Afridi, Faisal Turkai, Aftab Alam and Syed Fakhar Jehan. — KP Assembly/File PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtun…

US grants India six-month sanctions waiver to run Iran's Chabahar port, says New Delhi

Aerial view of Iran's Chabahar Port. —AFP/FileIndia says exemption will boost regional trade connectivity.Indian refiners are now cutting Russia…

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to maintain ceasefire: Turkiye

Afghan Defence Minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif sign documents of a ceasefire agr…

New e-challan system in Karachi sees over 4,000 violations booked

Captain and 5 soldiers martyred, seven terrorists killed in KP's Kurram

This collage shows Pakistan Army's Captain Noman Saleem, Havildar Amjad Ali, Naik Waqas Ahmad, Sepoy Muhammad Waleed, Sepoy Aijaz Ali and Sepoy …

Pakistan-Afghan Taliban talks in Istanbul fail, says Atta Tarar

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar addressing a press conference. —APPFile Tarar says Afghan Taliban 'resorted to blame …

'Storm of the century': Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Waves travel towards the coastline, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, October 28, 2025. — Reuters Hurricane Melissa ma…

Final decision on Pakistan troop deployment to Gaza awaits due process: Asif

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025. — ReutersDecision on Gaza t…

Flight delays soar past 4,300 as US govt shutdown hits Day 27

The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport is seen in Newark, New Jersey, US, May 9, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Air trav…

KP CM, Peshawar corps commander discuss security, counterterror strategy

This collage of pictures shows Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Omer Ahmed B…

Govt mulls reviewing 18th Amendment to address governance challenges: minister

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain speaks during a meeting. — X/@MoNFSRChanges to 18th Amendment "ne…

Int'l force in Gaza likely to include Pakistani troops, claims Israeli media

A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood, after the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between…

Venezuela condemns 'military provocation' by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago

The US Navy destroyer USS Gravely approaches Port of Spain for joint training with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to strengthen regional secu…

US, China talks sketch out rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider

US President Donald Trump speaks during the ASEAN-US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. — ReutersChinese official says "prelim…

PPP's AJK govt within reach as PTI forward bloc members jump ship

President Asif Ali Zardari chairs Azad Jammu and Kashmir parliamentary committee meeting at President House, Islamabad, October 25, 2025. — X/@Media…

Kurdish PKK militants announce withdrawal from Turkiye as part of disarmament

Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party walk for a disarmament ceremony marking a significant step toward ending the decades-long conflict be…

East Timor formally joins ASEAN as 11th member

Timor-Leste's Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan and Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuang…

US mulls new Russia sanctions, urges Europe to ramp up pressure over Ukraine war

Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of the flag colours of the US and Russia in this illustration taken Febru…

Dubai to launch floating arts museum

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviews scale model of the Dubai Arts Museum . — Dubai government DUBAI: The city of superlatives is preparing…

Pakistan Navy stands ready to defend 'every inch of maritime frontiers', vows Admiral Naveed Ashraf

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf during his visit to forward posts in Creeks Area, October 25, 2025. — X/@dgprPaknavyAdmiral Ashraf vi…

Putin envoy Dmitriev says US, Ukraine, Russia close to 'diplomatic solution' on war

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, speaks to members of the delegation and journalists after the US-Russia talks in Ri…

After five years, PIA resumes UK flights as fake pilot licence issue cleared

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 comes in over houses to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on June 8, 2020.—AFP Pilot qualificati…

Seventeen dead as migrant boat capsizes in latest Aegean Sea disaster

A body bag lies on the shore as Coast Guard Command members conduct a search and rescue operation following the sinking of a migrant boat off Bodrum…

'Deep sense of abandonment': Gaza journalists disappointed over world's silence

protesters display a memorial sign of slain Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif during a demonstration called by Spanish unions in soli…

Pakistanis among hundreds flee to Thailand after Myanmar scam centre raid

This screengrab from Thai PBS video footage taken in Mae Sot on October 22, 2025 and received by AFPTV on October 23, 2025 shows people crossing a s…

Political analysts weigh in on federal cabinet's decision to ban TLP

Police personnel patrol a street following crackdown on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party activists during an anti-Israel protest in Muridke on Octob…

Pakistani home cook wins top honour at UK National Curry Week

Emerging cooking talent Sunia Imran. — Reporter LONDON: Emerging cooking talent Sunia Imran has been named the Champion of the UK National Curry Wee…

Novacare says Imperial College London not part of its Pakistan ventures

Pedestrians pass by the main building of Imperial College London. — Imperial College London Novacare Hospitals, an emerging private healthcare provi…

Rawalpindi man stripped, brutally tortured by armed men

Group of men torturing a Gawalmandi resident in Rawalpindi. — Screengrab via Geo News RAWALPINDI: A man was stripped and brutally tortured by armed …

Pakistani passports get modern security features

This file photo shows a book of Pakistani passport. — Radio Pakistan The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports announced on Wednesday tha…

‘Music to my ears': Trump dances to his own tune amid White House demolition fury

US President Donald Trump touches his ears in this undated photo. —Reuters/File US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off criticism over the …

5.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Islamabad, KP, AJK

A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/FileTremors felt in Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Chitral, and Swat.Epicentre located in Afghanistan's Hindu…

India 'reopens' embassy in Afghan capital Kabul

This file photo shows India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi. — X/@…

Saudi Crown Prince 'to meet' Trump in Washington next month

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reacts next to US President Donald Trump during the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 1…

Mexico flood toll rises to 76, many still missing

A man wades through floodwaters in the aftermath of a river overflow caused by torrential rains, in Alamo, Mexico, October 17, 2025.— Reuters Mexico…

Naqvi, Bilawal call for unity among political parties for Pakistan's stability

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Bilawal House, Karachi, on October 20, 2025. — X/@Med…

Saudi Arabia hails Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire as key to regional stability

A member of Saudi security forces stands guard at the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. —Reuters/FileTr…

US says it hit Colombian rebel vessel as Trump calls Petro 'illegal drug leader'

US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, — AFP/File US forces attacked vessel linked to Colombian group, says Hegseth.Trump…

Trump urged Zelenskiy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports

US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025. US Presid…

Pakistani smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran

A file photo of a pair of hands in handcuffs. — Reuters/FileUS court sentences Pahlawan after conviction on five counts.Muhammad Pahlawan arrested d…

Protesters out in force for anti-Trump ‘No Kings' rallies across US

People participate in a "No Kings" national day of protest in New York on October 18, 2025. From New York to San Francisco, millions of Am…

WATCH: Lahore Zoo welcomes new pair of giraffes after 'eight years'

The screengrab shows pair of giraffe being transported to Lahore Zoo on Oct 18, 2025.— X/@Maryam Nawaz Sharif Lahore Zoo has welcomed a new pair of …

In talks with Zelenskiy, Trump appears to press pause on fresh support

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC…

Trump says ending Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict would be 'very easy'

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17.…

Yusuf Pathan faces BJP's ire over Adina Mosque photo

Indian cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan poses in front of Adina Mosque in Malda, West Bengal, October 17, 2025. — X/@iamyusufpathan Indian c…

Adviser warns against weaponising water as threat to global norms

Dr Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, Adviser to the Prime Minister, speaks during the Rome Water Dialogue. — APP Dr Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, Adviser to the…