The convoy of the First Lady MNA Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was attacked with stones and sticks near the M9 Motorway’s toll plaza in Jamshoro on Friday however all the passengers remained unscathed. The police later booked more than six dozen people in an FIR besides arresting a few of them. A group of nationalist workers […]
An activist of a Sindhi nationalist party, Irfan Laghari, who was critically injured during a clash between the police and the nationalists in Moro, Noushehro Feroze district, on May 20, passed away during treatment at Liaquat University Hospital in Hyderabad on Friday. Hundreds of political workers gathered outside the hospital to take away the dead […]
A 22-year-old woman was fatally shot by her husband in Maula Essa Goth in Gulshan-e-Maymar, in what appears to be a case of domestic violence. The victim, identified as Ayesha Solangi, was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital but succumbed to her injuries. According to the victim’s maternal uncle, Anwar Ali Solangi, Ayesha had been subjected […]
The Trump administration has dramatically reduced the size of the White House National Security Council (NSC), dismissing over 100 staff members in a sweeping overhaul aimed at consolidating national security authority under the State and Defence departments. The move, carried out on May 23, follows President Donald Trump’s earlier removal of former national security adviser […]
The United Nations chief said Friday that Palestinians were enduring “the cruelest phase” of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted following the partial easing of a lengthy Israeli blockade. Aid was just beginning to trickle back into the war-torn territory after Israel announced it would allow limited shipments […]
India will push the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, to add arch-rival Pakistan back to its “grey list”, and oppose upcoming World Bank funding to Islamabad, a top government source in New Delhi said on Friday. India announced a slew of measures as retribution for what it says are Pakistan-backed […]
Pakistan plans to offer concessions to US companies to invest in its mining sector as part of negotiations with Washington over tariffs, its commerce minister told Reuters, as Islamabad seeks to capitalise on the Trump administration’s interest in boosting trade with South Asia. Pakistan faces a potential 29% tariff on exports to the United States […]
A judge temporarily suspended Friday the Trump administration’s move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional. On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign nationals, throwing the future of thousands of students and the lucrative income stream they […]
The banning of fugitive ex-leader Sheikh Hasina’s party offers a sliver of justice for Bangladeshis demanding she face trial for crimes against humanity but also raises concerns about the inclusivity of elections. “The government has taken the right decision,” said Jahangir Alam, whose 19-year-old son was killed during the mass uprising that forced Hasina into […]
Saba Hamid surprised and charmed fans during her appearance on a local channel’s night show with a candid confession: she is “jealous” of none other than Shehnaz Sheikh. “If there is an artist that I am a fan of and would want to copy, it has to be Shehnaz Sheikh,” Saba said with an affectionate […]