The Lahore Sessions Court has granted interim pre-arrest bail to the main accused, Aqeel Rasheed alias Gogi Butt in the high-profile Ameer Balaj murder case, until August 16. The order was issued by Additional Sessions Judge Assad Hafeez during a hearing on Wednesday. Gogi Butt appeared before the court under tight security, accompanied by his […]
The Punjab Government has issued a clear warning to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), cautioning the party against organising rallies or protests on Independence Day, August 14, and stating that any attempt to disrupt national celebrations will be dealt with firmly under the law. Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Zahid Bokhari, addressing a public event […]
China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country’s manned space program said. The lander’s ascent and descent systems underwent comprehensive verification at a site in Hebei province that was designed to simulate the moon’s surface. The test […]
The Punjab government has extended summer vacations for all schools across the province until August 31, with institutions now scheduled to reopen on September 1. According to a notification issued by the School Education Department of the Punjab government, the decision applies to both public and private educational institutions. “The Competent Authority has been pleased […]
A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares of forest and villages in southern France since Tuesday has lost intensity but is still not under control, officials said on Thursday. France’s biggest wildfire in nearly eight decades has killed one person and destroyed dozens of houses. Plumes of smoke rose over the forest area […]
Police in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) raided bookshops on Thursday after authorities banned 25 books, including one by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy, saying the titles “excite secessionism” in the contested Muslim-majority region. The raids came after the government accused the writers of propagating “false narratives” about Kashmir, “while playing a critical […]
Minister for State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any fresh military operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), maintaining that the ongoing counter-terrorism efforts under the National Action Plan (NAP) would continue without interruption. Responding to concerns raised by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Asad Qaiser and Pakistan Peoples Part (PPP) MNA Shazia […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, calling him “highly conflicted” due to his ties to Chinese firms and raising doubts about the future of the American chip icon. A change in leadership could pile pressure on the company as it pushes through a major strategic […]
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a relief of Rs1.89 per unit in electricity tariff for consumers across the country under the quarterly adjustment charges for April–June 2025. The power tariff cut—expected to bring Rs55.87 billion in relief—will apply across the country, including K-Electric consumers. However, lifeline and pre-paid meter users are […]
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was important that Middle Eastern countries join the Abraham Accords, which aim to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel, saying it will ensure peace in the region. “Now that the nuclear arsenal being ‘created’ by Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, it is very important to me that all […]