Pakistan

Lahore students turn art into quiet resistance, confronting child marriage, gender violence and denied rights

From Basant skies to dazzling weddings, stars sparkle in romance, music and unforgettable celebrations

'Lali,' Pakistan's first all-local feature to premiere at Berlinale

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Asim Azhar confronts bouncer over crowd treatment, vows fans' safety first

Built on comfort, connection and catchy pop lines, collaboration feels less like a release, more like a conversation

A seven-page report submitted to the Supreme Court by Advocate Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae, has detailed the living conditions and facilities available to former prime minister Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

Not in our name: MQM-P's Anil Kumar asks Muslims to find own way to buy liquor

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Saleswoman disappeared on Feb 1; SHO suspended for facilitating suspects

Viral videos show Prof Azhar Shah 'drunk' on campus; govt says formal inquiry pending

WASHINGTON: Two Pakistani nationals were indicted in the United States for their alleged role in a $10 million healthcare fraud scheme that targeted Medicare and private insurance programmes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday. According to a statement by the DOJ, Burhan Mirza, 31, and Kashif Iqbal, 48, along with several co-schemers, were accused of submitting fraudulent claims for medical services and equipment that were never provided. The alleged scheme operated during 2023 and 2024 and involved nominee-owned laboratories and durable medical equipment providers, it said. The DOJ added that three other alleged co-schemers had already pleaded guilty in the case: Mir Akbar Khan, 57, of West Chicago, who admitted recruiting nominee owners for the fake medical businesses; Fasiur Rahman Syed, 47, an Indian citizen who resided in Chicago; and Navaid Rasheed, 43, a Pakistani citizen who lived in Plano, Texas. All three were awaiting sentencing, it said. The statement quoted the indictment as saying ...

KARACHI: Around 150 people, including elderly people and children, were rescued after a fire erupted in a high-rise building near Karachi’s Baloch Colony on Thursday, according to police and rescue services officials. Bahadurabad Station House Officer Mohammed Nawaz told Dawn that the fire broke out in the Index Palace in Sharifabad, near the Baloch Colony bridge. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan, meanwhile, told Dawn that it was an eight-storey building with two basements, where vehicles were parked. “The blaze took place inside the parking space, ostensibly due to some short circuit failure in a parked car,” he said. “Since the high-rise building had no ventilation, smoke spread and engulfed the building,” he said. Though the fire only spread up to the first floor, smoke engulfed the whole building, spreading fear and panic among the residents. Khan said two rescue teams were on site, with one engaged in rescue operations. “With the help of ladders, residents from three floors — with four flat...

Demand regularisation, revival of leave, pension rules

Internet provider withdraws facility over unpaid dues

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Toddler chasing pet cat falls into 8-foot-deep gutter; contractor among four booked

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