Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced a nationwide protest on August 5 to demand the release of their imprisoned leader and former prime minister Imran Khan, and dozens of party activists convicted under anti-terrorism laws. Party spokespersons have framed the rallies as a fight for “justice, not confrontation,” accusing the establishment of orchestrating politically motivated trials to sideline PTI […]
Beijing has evacuated over 70,000 residents and placed all 16 districts on the highest level of alert as authorities brace for another round of heavy rainfall, a week after the capital witnessed its deadliest flooding in over a decade. Between July 23 and 29, torrential rains killed at least 44 people in the city, most […]
Russia said on Monday that everyone should be “very, very careful” about nuclear rhetoric, responding to a statement by US President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines. In its first public reaction to Trump’s comments, the Kremlin played down their significance and said it was not looking to get […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments, according to an official statement. The two leaders exchanged views on a range of bilateral matters as well as current regional and international issues. Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, […]
The Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain has written to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, urging him to take suo motu notice of an alleged sugar industry scandal in which mills reportedly profited by Rs300 billion due to recent price fluctuations. In a letter addressed to the CJP, Vice Chairman Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar called for the formation of […]
At least 68 Ethiopian migrants died after a boat carrying 154 people sank off Yemen’s southern coast in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, local health officials and international agencies confirmed. Another 74 people remain missing, while only 10 survivors, nine Ethiopians and one Yemeni, have been rescued so far. The vessel capsized in rough […]
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Monday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was not a political party but a fascist group that seeks to destabilise the country. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, she accused PTI of promoting unrest and undermining national interests. She claimed that PTI had fled from the Sambrial and Muridke by-elections out of […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday and chaired a high-level meeting to review the damage caused by recent heavy rains, flash floods, and cloudbursts in the region. He was received by Governor Syed Mehdi Shah, who briefed him on the scale of destruction caused by persistent rainfall, including landslides and flooding. Expressing […]
Pakistan on Monday unequivocally condemned the recent storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli ministers, accompanied by settler groups and shielded by Israeli police. “This sacrilege against one of Islam’s holiest sites is not only an affront to the faith of over a billion Muslims, but also a direct assault on international law and the […]
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they will increase production by 547,000 barrels a day in a move which analysts say aims to regain market share amid resilient crude prices. Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, along with the Saudis and Russians — together nicknamed the […]