One killed, 8 injured in IED attack on vehicle carrying cement workers in Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: One person was killed while eight others were injured when a vehicle carrying cement workers was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED)...

Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan to start public contact movement from Jan 8

ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) has announced to launch public contact movement from January 8. According to sources, the opposition alliance will...

Cross-examination of key NCCIA witness concludes in social media posts case against Imaan-Hadi

ISLAMABAD: The cross-examination of Anisur Rehman, an official of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and a key witness in the controversial social...

PM directs for expediting measures to provide loans to SMEs on easy terms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the relevant institutions to expedite measures for providing loans to small and medium enterprises on...

Book Review: A valuable archive and an engaging collection of Urdu ‘Mahiye’

A valuable archive and an engaging collection of Urdu ‘Mahiye’ By Syed Afsar Sajid   ‘Officers of the Punjab Commission’ compiled and edited by Ch. Muhammad...

Leaders demand UN-supervised plebiscite to decide Kashmir’s future on Self-Determination Day

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday marked Jan 5 as Right to Self-Determination Day, with the country’s top leadership renewing demands for the implementation of United...

Building on the Past, Embracing the Future: Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Pakistan

Ambassador Jiang Zandong’s New Year Message The turn of the year renews all nature. At the dawn of 2026, on behalf of the Embassy of...

University student critically injured in apparent suicide attempt, campus activities suspended

LAHORE: A 21-year-old female student at the University of Lahore was critically injured on Monday after allegedly attempting suicide by jumping from the fourth...

ATC rejects Aleema Khan’s acquittal plea in Nov 26 D-Chowk protest case

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday rejected the acquittal petition filed by Aleema Khan in connection with a case registered against her...

LHC defers hearing on suspension of lawyer’s licence till Jan 6

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday adjourned until January 6 the hearing of a petition challenging the suspension of advocate Mian Ali...

Pakistan, China to launch CPEC 2.0 to deepen strategic, economic partnership: Joint Communiqué

-- Both countries vow to upgrade CPEC to shift focus from infrastructure to industry, agriculture, mining and sustainable economic growth under BRI -- Beijing dialogue...

Sohail Afridi urges lawyers to stand for ‘independence of judiciary’

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday urged lawyers in Islamabad to rise in defence of an independent judiciary, as he continued...

Major terror plot foiled in Karachi as CTD seizes 2,000kg explosives, arrests three

KARACHI: The Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday announced that a major terrorist attack in Karachi had been successfully foiled following a joint...

Dar, Wang Yi hail Pakistan-China friendship as ‘vital’ for regional peace amid 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Both leaders co-chair 7th round of Pakistan–China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue held in Beijing Leaders reaffirm all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for peace, stability,...

Pakistan reaffirms unwavering support for Kashmiris on Right to Self-Determination Day; calls for UN resolutions’ implementation

PM Shehbaz, President Zardari, and national leaders pledge continued moral, political, and diplomatic support at all international forums for people of Jammu and...