Lahore authorities have finalised a comprehensive security plan for Basant 2026, dividing the city into Red, Yellow and Green zones to manage risks associated with kite flying. The detailed police report has been submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC) in compliance with court orders. The report was filed in response to a petition by […]
Karachi police have arrested two men accused of sexually abusing multiple children during an operation in the city’s Tipu Sultan area on Saturday. According to SP East Investigation Usman Sadozai, the District East Investigation Wing detained the suspects, identified as Imran and Waqas, after an inquiry into complaints filed between 2020 and 2025. Police said […]
Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the reported profiling of mosques and mosque management committees in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), terming it a grave violation of fundamental religious freedoms. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “this blatant intrusion into religious affairs constitutes a grave violation of the fundamental right to […]
A Norwegian court on Friday found an man guilty of orchestrating a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo’s 2022 Pride celebrations, sentencing him to the country’s maximum term of 30 years in prison. Arfan Bhatti, a 48-year-old Norwegian citizen born in Oslo, stood trial on charges of complicity in aggravated terrorism for planning […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday gave a key role in post-war Gaza to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and appointed a US officer to lead a nascent security force. Trump named members of a board to help supervise Gaza that was dominated by Americans, as he promotes a controversial vision of economic development […]
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured on Saturday after a truck crashed due to dense fog in Punjab’s Sargodha district, rescue officials said. The accident occurred near Ghalapur Bangla in Kot Momin tehsil, where visibility was extremely low because of heavy fog. A mini-truck veered off the road and fell into […]
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday informed the Senate that more than 80 per cent of international pledges made during the 2022 floods were in the form of soft loans rather than grants. Replying to questions during the Question Hour, the minister said Pakistan ultimately received less than 50 per cent […]
The son of Iran’s late shah said Friday he was confident that mass protests would topple the Islamic republic and urged international action, as President Donald Trump holds off on intervening in the unrest. Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the Washington area, has presented himself as leader of the opposition as the cleric-run […]