Pakistan

A mysterious illness has killed dozens of camels in the Cholistan desert, prompting an urgent investigation by the Punjab Livestock Department, officials confirmed.

Amid reports regarding the arbitrary offloading of passengers travelling abroad, an official from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday clarified that people were only being offloaded or denied boarding if they did not have valid documents or authorities suspected them of working with migrant smugglers. Over the past few months, numerous incidents have been reported of travellers being offloaded from flights at various airports, despite possessing valid travel documents. The actions came after a crack down on migrant smuggling after last year’s Greece boat tragedy that claimed several Pakistani lives. Earlier this month, FIA Director General Riffat Mukhtar acknowledged that incidents of people being offloaded had been reported at Lahore and Karachi airports, and that investigations were underway. In a video statement shared today, FIA Lahore Zone Director Captain (retired) Muhammad Ali Zia addressed the recent issue of “misleading AI-generated videos and false information circulating on social me...

Three police personnel were martyred as law enforcers responded to a terrorist attack on a checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu on Wednesday night, according to an official statement from the provincial Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). The statement, issued late last night, said terrorists carried out a “cowardly attack on the Qazi Talab checkpost in the dark of the night”. Responding to the attack, Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Khan Zeb Mohmand led the operation against the terrorists, the statement said. It added that while the operation was underway, police personnel “surrounded the area and stood firm against the enemy like a wall of lead”. “Eventually, police foiled the attack,” the statement added. However, three policemen, Head Constable Wahid Shah, Head Constable Hikmat Khan and Abdul Samad, were martyred during the operation. The CTD statement detailed that “intense fighting” had continued between police and the terrorists for two hours, and there were reports of several deaths among the ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has issued strict directives for the immediate enforcement of all provincial decisions and ensured that every citizen’s property will be protected.

In welcome news for power consumers, electricity prices in Pakistan are expected to decrease by 65 paisa per unit for one month under the monthly fuel price adjustment (FPA) mechanism.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has scheduled the hearing of the case concerning the academic degree dispute of Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri for 1 December 2025.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that smog and fog conditions are expected to intensify across the country’s plain areas in the coming days due to prolonged dry weather.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has reinstated Serene Air’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC) as part of efforts to help the airline move toward restoring its operations, officials said on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD - Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani yesterday said that the recent 12-day conflict “imposed on Iran” was the outcome of what he described as a long-term “US-Israeli conspiracy,” allegedly designed and planned many years in advance.

Pakistan and Bahrain prioritised expanding trade, investment, sectoral cooperation under advancing Pak-GCC framework

COAS Munir, Larijani discuss regional security

SBP governor says current growth model unsustainable for Pakistan's economy

Copper, gold mining scheme expected to secure funding of $3.5b

Initiative aimed at promoting agri-innovation, improving healthcare via research

Tough migration rules, belittling treatment, offloading add to workers' misery

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Despite domestic gains, economy remains vulnerable to external shocks

Over 90% of metal is traded outside formal channels; dealers are not registered with SECP

T-bills oversubscribed amid stable yields; gold up Rs2,300/tola

KSE-100 index jumps nearly 1,500 points on institutional buying