US President Donald Trump said late on Monday that his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University. “We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” he said in a post on Truth Social, without saying what specific harms the […]
Security forces continued large-scale counterterrorism and sanitisation operations across Balochistan, killing 22 more terrorists during overnight follow-up actions, taking the total number of terrorists eliminated over the past three days to at least 177. Officials said that the operations were launched in response to coordinated attacks carried out on Saturday across several districts of the […]
After weeks of sharp exchanges and hardened positions, Centre and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa tested detente in a rare political thaw on Monday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Sohail Afridi sat across the table for the first time at the Prime Minister’s Office, signalling cautious movement in a relationship long frozen by mistrust, funding rows […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rolled over $2 billion in debt for one month at the existing interest rate of 6.5%, as Pakistan continues to hope for a better deal from the Gulf nation to avoid pressure on its foreign exchange reserves, federal government officials said on Monday. Highly placed sources in the federal […]
In February 1987, Pakistan’s cricket team was touring India amid one of the most serious military stand-offs between the two countries. Under the pretext of the “Brasstacks” military exercises, India had amassed tens of thousands of troops along Pakistan’s borders, a move Islamabad viewed as a direct threat. Against this backdrop, President General Zia-ul-Haq’s aircraft […]
Lawmakers in both the National Assembly and the Senate adopted a firm and uncompromising stand on the escalating security crisis in Balochistan on Monday, following a wave of coordinated attacks across the province that killed dozens of civilians and security personnel. During the debate in the National Assembly, that highlighted a rare consensus on the […]
Unknown armed assailants carried out a major robbery at K Area Market in Korangi after overpowering the lone night watchman at gunpoint and breaking into several jewellery shops, making off with gold and silver ornaments worth millions of rupees, along with cash and safes. The incident occurred early Monday morning in the jurisdiction of Awami […]
Hundreds of college teachers took to the streets of Karachi on Thursday to protest the deteriorating condition of Sindh’s public colleges and call for urgent solutions to their long-standing problems. The rally, organised by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), stretched from Government SM Arts and Commerce College to the Sindh Secretariat, with female […]
The post-mortem reports of a woman and her infant daughter who died after falling into an drain in the Bhatti Gate area, revealed that they suffered severe head injuries. According to the reports, the woman, Sadia had suffered a right shoulder bone fracture and the infant’s neck bone was broken. The reports confirmed that the […]
Work has formally begun on a major sewerage scheme in Hafizabad under the Punjab Development Programme, with an estimated cost of Rs7.5 billion, officials said. The project aims to address long-standing drainage and sanitation problems while improving the city’s urban infrastructure and public health standards. The foundation stone was laid by Coordinator to the Chief […]