K-P CM orders immediate start of Swat Motorway Phase II

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has directed the immediate start of construction on Swat Motorway Phase II, declaring it a flagship project of the provincial government and assuring priority provision of all required resources to ensure timely completion. Chairing a high-level meeting on major road sector projects on Saturday, the chief minister instructed relevant […]

Chief Justice Afridi urges fast-tracking of high-value tax cases

Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi has called for better coordination between tax authorities and the judiciary and stressed the need to prioritise and fast-track high-value, long-pending tax cases. He also emphasised establishing a permanent institutional framework to resolve such disputes, according to an official Supreme Court statement. The chief justice made these remarks on […]

Army captain, three others martyred in Burzil Pass snow removal operation

Three security personnel lost their lives in glacier slide during snow removal operation at Burzil Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to the ISPR, the operation was being carrying out on the night of January 2–3, 2026, using heavy machinery, to open Burzil Pass and facilitate the operational […]

FIA busts visa fraud racket, arrests agent over UK job scam

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man accused of running an illegal visa consultancy and defrauding citizens by promising overseas employment, Associated Press of Pakisan reported on Saturday. The suspect, identified as Asif Nadeem, was taken into custody by the FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Islamabad for allegedly operating an unauthorized agency under the […]

WSJ opinion warns of rising attacks on Christians, minorities in India

A recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal has warned of what it described as a sustained rise in violence, intimidation and hostility toward Christians and other religious minorities in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. The article said that while Muslims have faced widespread discrimination and targeted attacks, Christians […]