Pakistan

The body of a popular student leader who was assassinated returned home to Bangladesh on Friday, as the country’s interim government urged people to resist violence as protests erupted across Dhaka and other cities. In a post on X, the interim administration wrote that a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Sharif Osman Hadi’s remains landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:48pm local time (4:48pm PKT) after departing from Singapore, where he was undergoing medical treatment. Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, the youth leader who died, was a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha (Platform for Revolution) and participated in the protests that overthrew Hasina. He was shot in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka last Friday while launching his election campaign. Hadi, an outspoken critic of India, was initially treated at a local hospital before being flown to Singapore for advanced medical care, where he died after spending six days on life support. Meanwhile, the United States Embassy in Dha...

LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday warned the PTI that the KP government’s non-cooperation with federal institutions might lead to the imposition of governor’s rule in the province. The talks of governor’s rule in KP emerged after Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik said that the imposition of governor’s rule in KP was being “seriously considered”, linking the need for this potential move to the “security and governance issues” in the province. “The PTI cannot end the sentence of its party founder Imran Khan by attempting to forcibly shut down Islamabad or Peshawar, as protests and sit-ins cannot secure his release,” Kundi said, referring to the opposition party’s multiple attempts to march to the federal capital and its protests in Peshawar to put pressure on authorities for the release of the former prime minister. Speaking to the media, the KP governor said Imran, who is currently serving his sentence in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, was enjoying “VVIP f...

SHEC will hold university admins accountable in case of non-compliance

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House also passes Sindh Safe Cities Authority Amendment Bill

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Culture ministries of both nations vow sustained partnership to promote art, traditions

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Members cite delays in Sector E-12, fault CDA for failing to meet uplift schedule

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Officials term 2025 drive successful despite renewed environmental detection

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Committee blames systemic, institutional failures for denial of justice

Constable narrowly escapes injury due to bulletproof jacket

ISLAMABAD: A heated exchange was witnessed between Minister for Communications Aleem Khan and Senator Palwasha Khan on Friday during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Communications over a question related to the construction of a road project. The confrontation began when the PPP senator raised a question about a road she alleged was benefiting a private housing society in Lahore. Pulwasha maintained that it was her right to “seek clarification on a project funded with public money and question whether the road had been built to benefit a specific private entity”. A bitter exchange then took place between the minister and the senator. “I cannot stand the allegations set against me; I consider this offensive,” the minister said. Senator Palwasha responded that the minister became furious over being “just questioned.” View this post on Instagram “I just asked a question whether you sought any benefit from it or not; it was not an allegation,” the senator clarified. Aleem then reportedly said he would respon...

US ‘very grateful to Pakistan’ for the offer, says US Secretary of State

Severe rainfall has caused major disruptions to air travel between Pakistan and the UAE, resulting in widespread flight cancellations and delays across multiple airports.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Sherry Rehman has said that India failed to submit a response to the United Nations despite being given time, cautioning that what she described as Indian-backed terrorism could pose a serious threat to regional peace.

An earthquake was felt across several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, causing tremors in multiple districts of the province.

The Sindh government has launched a women-focused scooter training program to promote safe, independent, and confident mobility across the province.