A recent Gallup Pakistan survey reveals that while awareness of vaping and chewing tobacco products is growing, it remains relatively low among the general population, with urban areas exhibiting more knowledge compared to rural regions. According to the report, there are 1.2 million vape users across the country, though only 17% of Pakistanis have heard […]
An unusual fish brought from a dhund, or shallow pond, near Sukkur to the Karachi Fish Harbour on January 4, 2026, has been identified as an Amazon sailfin catfish, officials and experts said. The foreign species, which is not native to Pakistan, is believed to have accidentally entered natural water bodies and has now spread […]
The Lahore High Court on Monday deferred until January 6 the hearing on a petition challenging the suspension of advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq’s licence by the Punjab Bar Council. The petition was heard by Justice Malik Awais Khalid, during which counsel for the petitioner, including Shahzaib Mirza, appeared before the court. The court issued a […]
Following Pakistan’s successful participation in the Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) 2025, applications have now officially opened for the FACI Project 2026, offering renewed opportunities for Asian chess federations to benefit from international-level training, grants and institutional support. The Kazakhstan Chess Federation has announced the opening of the application process for FACI 2026. FACI is […]
Pakistan and China agreed to align their development strategies and build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, known as CPEC 2.0, during wide-ranging talks in Beijing that also covered political ties, security cooperation and regional and international issues. The Seventh Round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was co-chaired in Beijing on […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the “world’s judge” after the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. “We have never believed that any country can act as the world’s police, nor do we accept that any nation can claim to be the world’s judge,” Wang told his […]
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US might launch a second military strike on Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro if remaining members of the administration do not cooperate with his efforts to get the country “fixed.” Trump’s comments to reporters aboard Air Force One raised the possibility of further […]
New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week. At least 12 people including members of the security forces have been killed since the protests kicked off with a shopkeeper’s […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted in an interview Sunday he will complete his five-year term amid speculation his centre-left Labour party could oust him after upcoming local elections. Starmer, who won power in July 2024, also argued Britain should pursue further alignment with the EU single market, saying it was in the country’s “national […]
Three out of four of Moscow’s airports shut to air traffic on Sunday after Ukraine launched dozens of drones at the Russian capital, authorities said. The attacks led to multiple flight delays, including at Moscow’s second-busiest airport of Vnukovo, Russian media reported. Ukraine, which has itself endured waves of Russian drone strikes throughout the nearly […]