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ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday said Pakistan was ready for composite dialogue with India.

ISLAMABAD, GILGIT, LAHORE - As monsoon rains continue to lash large parts of the country, Punjab’s flood-hit regions remain in distress, while water levels are rising at major barrages in Sindh with fresh alerts issued for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

LAHORE: Thousands of people from more villages of Taunsa and Layyah had to leave their homes to find safer places on Tuesday due to medium level flood in the Sindh river. The people had to leave different villages in Taunsa, including Mauza Moor Jhangi, Bait Kachhela, Panj Darain, Bait Channar, Bait Ashraf, Jarh Leghari and Mouza Baloch Khan. In Layyah, the people were evacuated from Mouza Lohaj, Thori, Samra Jhok Khan, Basti Kanjo Mohana, Darkhan Khokhar, Panwar, Alliyani Basti, and Rakhwan. A double-storey police check post built in Rakhwan was also submerged completely by floodwater and all its structure demolished. A high school in Basti Alliyani also submerged by water and cracks appeared in its building. In Karor Lal Esan, Bait Mongar was also flooded and all its houses and mosque were also destroyed. The floodwater entered cultivated lands, making it a part of the river in Layyah and Karor Lal Esan. In Dera Ghazi Khan, several villages were submerged by floodwater including Jhok Utra, Kot Chuta, Malkan...

Omar Ayub says ‘integrity of Pakistan’s judicial process is under grave threat as these trials, which are supposed to exemplify justice, have instead become a means of political persecution”.

ISLAMABAD - Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, has announced a landmark initiative to open personal bank accounts for beneficiary women across Pakistan, aimed at ensuring the transparent, efficient, and dignified delivery of financial assistance.

ISLAMABAD - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur surrendered before a local court in Islamabad in connection with a case related to alleged possession of alcohol and illegal weapons.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday deferred the hearing of PTI founder Imran Khan’s bail pleas in eight May 9 cases until August 12 without issuing notices as requested by the ex-premier’s lawyer.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday expressed concerns over violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

ISLAMABAD - Under the directive of Prime Minister, the Government of Pakistan has approved the urgent dispatch of critical humanitarian assistance to support the people of Palestine in distress.

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of National Health Services signed an agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide free cancer medication to children under a new global initiative.

ISLAMABAD - A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday ordered to club Komal Ismael’s ICA with Rao Abdul Rahim’s ICA against Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan’s decision in blasphemy cases.

• No notices issued to respondents • Omar Ayub complains to CJP about ‘procedural violations’ in May 9 trials ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of a set of challenges instituted by PTI founder Imran Khan over being denied post-arrest bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, the two-judge bench took up the matter on Tuesday, but adjourned proceedings until Aug 12, although PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja informed the bench that senior counsel Sal­man Safdar, who had filed the app­eals, had requested an adjournment until next week. Mr Raja also asked the bench to issue notices to the respondent, mainly the state, through Punjab’s prosecutor general. However, the court adjourned the case for Aug 12, ignoring both requests to push the hearing date to next week and for the issuance of notices to the respondents. In his plea, Imran Khan had argued that contrary to the prosecution’s accusatio...

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued a Senate ticket to Mashal Yousafzai for the by-election on a reserved seat that fell vacant after the resignation of Sania Nishtar, ARY News reported. According to sources, the party ticket was issued on the directives of PTI founder Imran Khan. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar has released the […]

Ubisoft released the Assassin’s Creed Shadows Title Update 1.0.7 on Tuesday, finally introducing the New Game+ mode. Along with additional content, the update along brings numerous bug fixes, including corrected Naoe’s Kata dialogue in Wakasa, and the addition of a ‘Mark all as Read’ option for the Codex menu, among others. However, the highlight of […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday hailed the reduction in power distribution companies’ (DISCOs) losses as an exceptionally positive milestone, unseen in decades. The prime minister led an important session of the Cabinet Committee on Energy at the Prime Minister’s House, according to a Prime Minister’s Office news release. Prime Minister Shehbaz […]

The federal government has decided to provide 116,000 electric bikes through a two-year installment plan as part of the upcoming National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025–2030.