The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified nine lawmakers affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including Senate Opposition Leader Shibli Faraz and National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub. Others disqualified include Sunni Ittehad Council head Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Zartaj Gul and Junaid Afzal Sahi. The ECP also disqualified Rai Hassan Nawaz, Rai Murtaza Iqbal, Rai […]
Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother’s grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan’s Indus delta. Seawater intrusion into the delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea in the south of the country, has triggered the collapse of farming and fishing […]
A sudden fire broke out on Raiwind Manga Road near the Social Security Hospital on Monday, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and prompting an immediate emergency response. According to Rescue 1122 officials, the blaze erupted in an open plot being used as a warehouse for shopping bags, raising alarms due to the flammable […]
Applications are now open for Pakistani students aspiring to study in the United Kingdom under the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarships for 2025. The fully funded programme offers one-year master’s degrees at leading UK universities and is open to mid-career professionals with at least two years of post-graduation work experience. The Chevening scholarship covers tuition fees, […]
As Beijing braces for another round of heavy rainfall following the evacuation of over 70,000 residents amid the deadliest floods in more than a decade, a tornado struck a geopark in China’s Inner Mongolia region. Source: Reuters The dramatic footage, obtained by Reuters, showed a narrow brown tornado column cutting across the landscape as powerful […]
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) began mobilising from various parts of the country on Tuesday, responding to party co-founder and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan’s protest call. The movement comes as PTI marks two years since the imprisonment of Imran. More than six PTI members of Punjab assembly have been arrested in Lahore and another […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s longstanding stance that India must grant the people of Kashmir their right to self-determination in accordance with United Nations resolutions. Ishaq Dar addressed participants at a rally held in Islamabad to mark Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Exploitation Day). “We will continue to extend diplomatic, political, […]
Islamabad rejected on Tuesday “baseless and unfounded” allegations of involvement of Pakistani nationals in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistani authorities have not been formally approached by the Ukrainian government, nor has any verifiable evidence been shared to substantiate the claims. “The Government of Pakistan will take […]
The long-awaited visit of Afghan Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Islamabad was postponed at the last minute due to what officials cited as a “technical issue”. Muttaqi was scheduled to begin a crucial three-day trip to Islamabad from August 4, as part of renewed efforts by both sides to reset their troubled relationship. […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a Rs4 billion relief package for Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to help the region cope with recent flood devastation and instructed for establishing an advanced weather alert system to minimise losses in any future eventuality. The prime minister visited G-B to take stock of the devastation caused by persistent heavy […]