Saudi Arabia wants ‘strong, positive’ relationship with UAE after Yemen row: FM

Saudi Arabia said it hoped to have “strong, positive” ties with the United Arab Emirates, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Monday, but stressed that future relations were contingent on Abu Dhabi’s complete withdrawal from Yemen. Read More: Pakistan backs Saudi-UAE peace efforts in Yemen During a press conference in Warsaw today, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign […]

CM Afridi warns PM delays in NFC transfers pushing K-P into ‘acute fiscal, governance crisis’

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi expressed deep concern to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over the federal government’s persistent failure to release constitutionally guaranteed federal funds, warning that the province faced an acute fiscal and governance crisis. In a letter addressed to the premier, CM Afridi said, “I am compelled to place on record the deep […]

President Zardari signs off on domestic violence bill

President Asif Ali Zardari signed off on the much-debated Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2026, on Monday, along with six other bills that were passed by parliament. According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat, the approved legislation includes the National Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026; Export Development Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2026; […]

Karachi police forms 5-member special team to probe Gul Plaza tragedy, arrest culprits

The Karachi police constituted a five-member special investigation team on Monday to probe the Gul Plaza tragedy and arrest those responsible for the incident. According to a notification issued by South Deputy Inspector General of Police Syed Asad Raza, the special team will be headed by the City superintendent of police (SP) (investigation) and has been tasked […]

Musk’s X investigated by EU over Grok sexualised images after public outcry

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is being investigated by the European Union over whether it disseminated illegal content, following public outcry over the spread of manipulated sexualised images generated by its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. The European Commission, the executive arm of the 27-nation bloc, said on Monday it would examine whether X had […]

Two children injured in Karachi fires as warehouse blaze causes major losses

At least two children were injured in separate fire incidents in Karachi’s Malir Khokhrapar and Landhi Sherpao Colony on Monday, triggering rescue operations and official inquiries into the causes of the blazes. In Malir Khokhrapar, a fire broke out at a school operating inside a residential house. Rescue officials said two children suffered burn injuries, […]