Pakistan

QUETTA - The Balochistan Assembly has taken a major legislative stride by passing a landmark amendment bill aimed at protecting women from workplace harassment, marking a significant step toward building safer and more equitable work environments across the province.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Turkiye yesterday reaffirmed their strong and united stance on the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory continues to escalate.

ISLAMABAD - In an impressive ceremony, the Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday bid farewell to Justice Tariq Masood and Justice Mazahar Alam Khan Miankhel, who laid down the robes of office as Additional Judges of the Supreme Court.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday demanded an immediate and impartial inquiry into the alleged incident of firing on protestors in Khyber district’s Tirah Valley.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, reaffirming diplomatic and legal support to Aafia Siddiqui, on Monday said the remarks of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar about her was taken out of context.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) will today take up former prime minister Imran Khan’s appeals challenging a Lahore High Court (LHC) order rejecting his bail in May 9 cases.

Four people, including a police officer, were killed on Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said. A fifth victim was also in critical condition after being shot, while the gunman apparently took his own life, Mayor Eric Adams told a late-night briefing at a hospital near the scene of the shooting. The gunman was caught on camera exiting a black BMW carrying an M-4 rifle, then entering the building, immediately opening fire on a police officer before “spraying the lobby” with bullets, police commissioner Jessica Tisch told the press conference. He then took an elevator to the 33rd floor of Rudin Management, which owns the building, where the man continued his spree before apparently shooting himself. He was later discovered by officers next to his weapon. The office tower block at 345 Park Avenue is also home to hedge fund giant Blackstone, auditor KPMG and the National Football League. Tisch told the briefing that the suspect was bel...

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched a Cadet Pilot Program endeavoring to recruit 24 new pilots to reinforce its operational capacity and deal with an ongoing shortage of cockpit crew, ARY New reported. As part of this project, selected candidates will be recruited for two years on contractual basis, with the prospect to start […]

KARACHI: Three corrections officers have been suspended at Karachi’s Landhi Jail due to accusations of harassment and bribery involving female visitors, ARY News reported. Suspended officers in the Landhi Jail Harassment case have been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Azizullah, Constable Abbas Abro, and Constable Ali Sher Soomro. The incident was revealed after Ramsha Tariq, […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, departed for the United States (U.S.) on Monday to conclude the Pakistan-U.S. Trade Dialogue, a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties. During the visit, final discussions will be held on a prospective trade agreement aimed at enhancing the economic relations between the two countries. […]

The mother of inventor Julian Brown, who was reported missing after a disturbing video, has broken her silence on her son’s whereabouts and safety. Social media users raised concerns about the safety of the 21-year-old who gained notoriety over his claims of turning plastic waste into usable fuel such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. […]

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday firmly rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s claim regarding the status of three disqualified lawmakers, emphasizing that their convictions have not been set aside. In an official statement, the ECP clarified that the disqualifications of Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, MNA Ahmed Chattha, and Punjab […]

United States Chargé d’Affaires in Pakistan Elizabeth Horst on Monday met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad, according to a press release by the Finance Division. The US State Department appointed Elizabeth Horst the acting ambassador to Pakistan on Thursday. Horst, a senior career diplomat, was serving as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs before arriving in Pakistan to take charge of her position. “Horst welcomed the economic progress and the government’s reform-driven approach, emphasising the US commitment to strengthening economic and trade ties with Pakistan,” the press release said. The meeting served as an opportunity to exchange views on matters of mutual interest and to reaffirm the positive trajectory of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the US. The finance minister expressed appreciation for the longstanding support extended by the US towards Pakistan’s economic development. He particularly lauded the continued US support...

Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials met in Stockholm on Monday for more than five hours of talks aimed at resolving longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war between the world’s top two economies, seeking to extend a truce by three months. U.S. Treasury Chief Scott Bessent was part of a U.S. negotiating team […]

Jerusalem: Rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a “genocide” against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs. Both organisations are frequent critics of Israeli government policies, but the language in their reports issued on Monday was their most stark yet. […]

KARACHI: The bodies of a man and a woman, both riddled with bullets, were found on Monday in the Boat Basin area of Clifton, Karachi. According to police, the deceased were identified as Sajid Masih and 17-year-old Sana Asif. The couple hailed from the same village in Gujranwala. A kidnapping case was registered against Sajid […]

NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met with Foreign Minister of Egypt Dr. Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Two-State Solution in New York and discussed matters of bilateral interest. Reaffirming the deep-rooted and historic bilateral ties, the two leaders emphasized the importance of […]

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday said Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was “in contact” with the relevant administration over the incident of protesters being shot in Khyber district’s Tirah Valley. Seven people were shot on Sunday after a demonstration outside the Brigade Headquarters in Bagh-Maidan Markaz against the death of a minor girl in a mortar strike in Tirah’s Zakhakhel. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the “firing on peaceful citizens by khawarij” — a term the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). However, according to sources and protesters, security personnel guar­ding the installation reportedly had opened fire to control the crowd. Besides the seven killed, at least 16 others also received bullet injuries, sources said. There has been no official statement from the local administration or the military about the mortar strike or Sunday’s killings. “The chief minister is in constant contact with the relevant administration,” CM Gandapur’s public rel...

HYDERABAD, INDIA: Residents of Hyderabad’s historic Golconda region got fear and terror, after the leopard sighting in Hyderabad near Ibrahim Bagh, a military zone located next to the Taramati Baradari road. CCTV footage recorded the leopard, while it was crossing the street, instigating immediate action from local police and forest officials. According to eyewitnesses, they […]

The Punjab Assembly session on Monday was thrown into chaos when two brawls erupted between lawmakers, leading to the suspension of a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA), according to a Dawn.com correspondent present at the scene. Earlier today, opposition member Khalid Nisar Dogar struck ruling PML-N’s Hasan Riaz during the session, before the two were separated by other lawmakers. Footage of the incident has since gone viral. View this post on Instagram Acting speaker Zaheer Iqbal Channar called the altercation “highly inappropriate”. According to the correspondent, the session was adjourned until 2pm on Tuesday by Channar, who summoned government and opposition MPAs to his chambers. He suspended Dogar for 15 sessions under Rule 210 (power to order withdrawal of members or suspend sitting) of the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, 1997. Speaking to reporters following the fracas, Riaz called it “a dark day”. “I was addressing the speaker, but an opposition lawmaker was hurling insu...