The United Nations insisted on Friday there was no safe place for Palestinians ordered to leave Gaza City, and that Israeli-designated zones in the southern Gaza Strip were “places of death”. Since launching its air assault on Gaza City in August ahead of its ground offensive there, the Israeli military has repeatedly told Palestinians to […]
The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump’s Republicans that has little hope of success. Federal agencies have been out of money since Wednesday — with a wide range of public services crippled — as a […]
Japan’s ruling party elects its fifth leader in as many years Saturday, charged with reviving its flagging fortunes as a new anti-immigration grouping snaps at its heels. The frontrunners for the Liberal Democratic Party’s top seat are Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk who would be Japan’s first woman premier, and the youthful but potentially out-of-his-depth […]
A case has been registered regarding the assault of a young man from the marginalised Hindu Bagri community, who was tied up and physically assaulted for ‘daring to eat at a dhaba’. Seven individuals have been named in the case, however, no suspect has been arrested. Dolat Bagri, had gone to a roadside eatery to […]
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has uncovered a massive fraud at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, where high-value electronic consignments were being removed illegally without filing Goods Declarations (GDs) or paying customs duties and taxes. The total estimated value of evaded duty and taxes involved in the illegal removal of the five consignments is […]
The Consumer Court of Jehlum has ordered Leopard Courier Service to pay Rs50,000 in damages after a resident’s valuables were damaged due to the company’s poor service. The case was among 12 transferred from Gujrat following the Punjab Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2025, which empowered district and additional session judges to function as consumer courts […]
The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) gifted two modern sports facilities to girls’ colleges in Islamabad on Wednesday, creating new opportunities for youth engagement, physical activity, and personal development. A newly constructed pedal tennis court was inaugurated at Islamabad College for Girls (ICG) F-8/1, alongside a state-of-the-art futsal ground at IMCG F-7/4. The initiative reflects […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed on Friday the bail petitions of two accused individuals, including Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)’s former Executive Director Adnan Akram Bajwa, in connection with the ongoing APP mega corruption case. Following the court’s ruling, officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immediately detained both suspects within the court premises. […]