The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a reminder to all political parties, urging them to submit their consolidated statements of accounts for the financial year 2024–25 by August 29, 2025 in compliance with the Elections Act, 2017. In an official release, the ECP emphasised that under Section 210 of the Elections Act, 2017, […]
Rawalpindi’s entertainment arena is losing its landmarks as yet another historic venue is being erased. Nishat Cinema, located on Liaquat Road near the historic Liaquat Bagh, has been demolished after 75 years. Built in 1950, during the golden era of Lollywood, the cinema primarily showcased Punjabi films, with occasional Urdu screenings. At that time, a […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the Israeli cabinet’s approval of a plan to take control of Gaza City, calling it an illegal and illegitimate action. In a statement, he described the move as a dangerous escalation in the ongoing war against the Palestinian people. “This amounts to a dangerous escalation in an […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed modestly lower on Friday as investors opted for profit-taking at the end of a robust week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index settling at 145,383, down 264 points, or 0.18%. The market’s consolidation around the 145,000 level came as the State Bank of Pakistan reported a $72 million drop in […]
Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a new plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, drawing swift criticism from inside the country and abroad. Nearly two years into the Gaza war, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure to secure a truce that would ease famine conditions for the territory’s more than two […]
Security forces killed at least 33 terrorists who were attempting to infiltrate through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Sambaza, Zhob District of Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Friday. The movement of a large group of terrorists, identified as Khawarij and belonging to the Indian proxy group Fitna al Khawarij, […]
India has put on hold plans to procure new US weapons and aircraft, three Indian officials said, in its first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump pushed ties to their lowest point in decades. The paused purchases include Stryker combat vehicles, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and several Boeing aircraft, the officials […]
Mobile data services have been suspended in Balochistan since over three weeks to disrupt communications among separatist insurgents behind a recent surge in attacks, officials said on Friday. An order issued on Wednesday and seen by Reuters said services would remain suspended until the end of the month because of the law and order situation in […]
The National Assembly (NA) removed on Friday three Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders from key parliamentary posts following the disqualification of several party lawmakers. Omar Ayub was stripped of the position of opposition leader, while Zartaj Gul lost her role as parliamentary leader and Ahmad Chattha was removed as deputy parliamentary leader. A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) […]
OpenAI unveiled on Thursday its GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, the latest iteration of the technology behind ChatGPT, promising broader access and enhanced enterprise capabilities. GPT-5 will be made available to all 700 million ChatGPT users, OpenAI said, as it seeks to demonstrate significant leaps in performance that justify continued heavy investment in AI infrastructure. The […]