Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday issued contempt notices to the Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet in a petition filed by Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, seeking the repatriation, and release of her sister, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned in the United States of America.

ISLAMABAD - The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday called for the formation of a parliamentary committee to probe the sugar scandal and the alleged influence of ‘mafia’, dealing with the business of the essential commodity, within the country’s power corridors.

ISLAMABAD - Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, said Monday that the Competition Commission of Pakistan’s new management, appointed in August 2023, has introduced key reforms to enhance institutional performance.

PESHAWAR - The oath taking of 25 newly elected opposition members of the KP Assembly on reserved seats, administered by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court on Monday.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during his address at the general debate of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development’s Ministerial Segment.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has said that when superior courts issue remand directions, they are to be complied with faithfully and expeditiously.

American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby’s son Theo on the 1980s ground-breaking television hit “The Cosby Show,” died at age 54 on Monday by drowning, a law enforcement source confirmed to Reuters. Malcolm-Jamal Warner was vacationing in Costa Rica with his family, media reported. The Central American nation’s judicial investigation department (OIJ) confirmed […]

Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey Wednesday as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. While US President Donald Trump has increased the pressure by giving Russia 50 days to agree on a deal or face sanctions, Zelensky spoke […]

SWAT: At least four children lost their lives on Monday as flash floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, caused widespread destruction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district. Torrential rains led to landslides and powerful flood currents across various areas of the district, resulting in the deaths of four children and leaving one child missing. Rescue efforts […]

NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering and resolute commitment to multilateralism. During the meeting, Ishaq Dar reassured Antonio Guterres of Pakistan’s focus on strengthening the UN’s role in conflict resolution, in promoting sustainable development, and in […]

Diamer: At least three tourists have been confirmed dead and 15 are reported missing on Monday following severe landslides and flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst at Babusar Top, a mountainous pass in Gilgit-Baltistan. The cloudburst caused intense flooding and landslides across a 7 to 8-kilometre stretch around Babusar Top, blocking roads at 14 to […]

NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting ongoing efforts to bolster financial security and expand educational access. Speaking at the UN’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) Ministerial Segment in New York, Ishaq Dar said that with only five years until […]

Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks on Wednesday as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. “Today, I discussed with [Ukrainian Security Council chief] Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side. Umerov reported that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,” Zelensky said in his daily address on Monday. He added that more details would be released on Tuesday. The rival sides met in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2 amid US pressure to agree on a ceasefire. Despite the urging of US President Donald Trump, no breakthrough was made. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have so far only agreed to hold prisoner exchanges. And Russia has since launched intense air attacks on Ukraine and seized more frontline territory. Russia has demanded that Ukraine give up four regions, on top of Crimea, which it annexed in 2014. The Kremlin also insists that Ukraine give up any idea of j...

A group of 25 Western countries including Britain, France, and Canada said on Monday Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticised what they called the “inhumane killing” of Palestinians, including hundreds near food distribution sites. The countries in a joint statement condemned what they called the “drip feeding of aid” to Palestinians […]

At least 20 people were killed and 171 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off, according to a military statement. The F-7 BGI jet took off at 1:06pm (0706 GMT) from the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola, Dhaka, as part of a routine training mission, but encountered a mechanical failure, said the spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury. “The pilot … made a valiant attempt to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas. Despite his best efforts, the aircraft … crashed into a two-storey building belonging to Milestone School and College,” he said. The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate its cause. The F-7 BGI is the final and most advanced variant in China’s Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft family, according to Janes Information Group. Bangladesh signed a contract ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on Monday, said he was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the aircraft crash at Milestone School in Dhaka.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday stated that Pakistan is targeting using 60 per cent renewable energy by 2030 during his address to the General Debate of the Ministerial Segment of the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York, according to a statement from the Foreign Office (FO). Pakistan assumed the UNSC Presidency for the month of July 2025, making it the country’s eighth term on the Security Council as a non-permanent member. Islamabad began its current two-year term as a non-permanent member in January 2025 and will serve through the end of 2026. The presidency involves a focus on multilateralism, peaceful dispute resolution, and regional cooperation. According to the FO, Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and outlined key policy measures driving growth, climate resilience and economic reform in his address. “The compounding effects of the pandemic, the food, fuel, and finance crises, as well as intensifying climate im...

At least three tourists were killed, four others were injured and 15 went missing after floods triggered by heavy rain swept through Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) Babusar area in Diamer district on Monday. Monsoon rains, which fall across the region from June to September every year, continue to lash many parts of the country, prompting authorities to release an urban flooding warning for several cities. According to Faizullah Firaq, spokesperson for the GB government, three bodies were recovered from flood debris today, while four injured people were transported to a hospital in Chilas. “Fifteen other tourists have gone missing, as eight tourist vehicles were washed away in the raging flood,” Firaq said in a statement. “Medical assistance for the injured is ongoing, with one individual in critical condition.” The spokesperson added that communication systems were disrupted due to a fibre optic break, while thousands of tourists were stranded and communication with their homes had been cut off. “The government has ...

ISLAMABAD: Gold rates have continued to rise in Pakistan, with a further increase recorded on Monday, 21 July 2025, according to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association. The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs3,600 and was traded at Rs361,200 on Monday as compared to its sale at Rs357,600 on […]

The Punjab government has approved a major development package worth over Rs29.