The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced a time-bound facilitation for first-time CNIC applicants. In a statement, the authority said while Pakistan has achieved approximately 98.3 per cent adult registration in the national identity system, a residual gap of nearly 1.7 per cent remains. It said the gap was more pronounced among females and, […]
The mother of Abdul Moez, a young man who was murdered a few days ago in the Deval area of Tehsil Murree, also passed away after suffering severe trauma on Sunday. According to family members, she had been under intense mental stress and grief following the brutal killing of her son and had remained in […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday rejected the post-arrest bail application of an accused in an attempted murder case, observing that once the trigger of a pistol is pulled and the shot hits its target, the accused’s intent becomes evident. The court held that an accused cannot seek leniency in bail on the basis […]
Security situation in Balochistan’s remote Barkhan district turned tense once again after unidentified armed men carried out a brazen nighttime assault on the crush plant (stone-crushing facility) of Zarghoon Construction Company. According to police and local sources, the attackers opened heavy fire on the plant late Saturday night, partially damaging machinery and halting operations. They […]
Despite recurrent devastation by monsoon rain and climate change, the provincial government remains without a sustainable flood mitigation strategy, relying instead on outdated procedures, post-disaster relief measures, and ad hoc compensation schemes. Last year, the country was jolted when nearly 18 tourists drowned in the Swat River, while over 500 people lost their lives in […]
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position. Hamas recently completed the formation of a new Shura Council, a consultative body largely composed of religious scholars, as well as a new political […]
The Ministry of Finance on Sunday categorically rejected claims regarding the country’s external debt and associated interest payments, calling the reports misleading and stating that the nation’s external debt profile remains predominantly concessional and long-term. “Pakistan’s total external debt and liabilities currently stand at $138 billion, while public external debt interest outflows increased from $1.99 […]
Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly member Raja Mujahid Khan and his supporters have left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party said on Sunday. PML-N held a formal induction ceremony in AJK attended by Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Maqam, Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron recently wrote to his US counterpart Donald Trump asking him to lift sanctions placed on several European figures, including former European commissioner Thierry Breton and ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, according to extracts of a letter seen by AFP. In the letter, Macron says he is making a personal appeal to Trump […]
The Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) on Sunday demanded immediate free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and proper medical treatment for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside PTI leader and former provincial minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar criticised the government’s governance and economic policies, warning that the […]