Islamabad police on Friday arrested lawyer and rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha near the underpass outside Serena Hotel in Islamabad. Former minister Shireen Mazari wrote on X that Imaan and Hadi “have been arrested and put in separate cars and taken away to unknown locations”. “Fascism at its peak. […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the state is required to act as a model employer, particularly in matters affecting promotion and service entitlements and rights, and cannot justify inaction or delay on the basis of internal inefficiencies. It also noted that where the government acts as an employer, it is held to a higher […]
Even as the embers of the deadly Gul Plaza fire are hardly cooled, the tragedy on Thursday became a bitter political clash between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), reawakening long-running disputes over Karachi’s governance, accountability and control. Seizing the moment, Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal turned his fire on the […]
A cold wave swept across large parts of the country after rain and snow lashed a vast swath of land on Thursday. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), rain and heavy snowfall affected all provinces as well as the northern regions, as the National Disaster Management Authority asked citizens to take precautions. Naran, Kaghan, […]
The Pathfinder Group hosted a focused high-level session titled “Women Empowerment, Financial Inclusion & Family Healthcare” at the Pakistan Pavilion during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, said a press release on Thursday. The session was hosted by Dr Huma Baqai, Senior Vice Chairperson of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) […]
Pakistan’s decision to join the US President Donald Trump-led Board of Peace on Gaza sparked a heated debate in the National Assembly on Thursday, with opposition parties accusing the government of bypassing parliament and questioning the credibility of a forum that includes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers demanded disclosure of the board’s terms and […]
A minor girl, allegedly subjected to rape and a post-rape torture in which she sustained multiple wounds of cuts with a sharp object including one on her tongue, has booked a young man in the rape FIR at Chautiarion police station in Sanghar district. The accused Wazeer Rajar, son of an influential and politically affiliated […]
The Sindh government has announced that it will organise 18 major sports events between January and June this year including the highly anticipated Thar Jeep Rally, which will take place in Nagarparkar during the last week of March. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Sardar Mohammad […]
A century after Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated the first mechanical television system, TVs face mounting competition from a much more recent invention: smartphones. But with a suite of new models boasting massive screens, richer imagery and artificial intelligence enhancementson display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegasmanufacturers don’t plan on TVs being […]
The 2026 Oscar nominations delivered a landmark moment for a new cohort of performers, as a striking number of actors earned their first-ever Academy Award nods, signalling a generational shift alongside the industry’s familiar awards-season heavyweights. At the forefront is Michael B Jordan, finally recognised by the Academy for his dual performance as twin brothers […]