KARACHI: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department has initiated steps to introduce religious textbooks for Hindu students enrolled in government schools for grades three to five, it emerged on Thursday. According to a notification issued on April 29, the Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) had no financial budget available for the publication of the subject religious books…
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the Knesset, West Jerusalem, Israel, Oct, 13,2025.PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump has renewed his “pressure campaign” on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told Axios on Wednesday that Netanyahu had raised his corruption trial…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the groundbreaking ceremony of Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad on July 21, 2024. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the Punjab…
Says paper across Africa, Europe, Middle East, and South Asia was shared prematurely, violating regulations KARACHI: Cambridge International Education (CIE) said on Thursday that the AS Level Mathematics Paper for June 2026 exams, conducted across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan, and South Asia, was shared prematurely in violation of its regulations. “We can confirm…
Says government working on plans to develop modern city dedicated to children with Down syndrome CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah. SCREENGRAB Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said that the provincial government had established nearly 10 Down syndrome centres in Hyderabad, following Karachi. Speaking in Hyderabad, Shah said that the Hyderabad centre reflected…
A displaced woman stands outside her home after returning to Hannawiyeh in southern Lebanon on April 18, 2026. PHOTO: AFP At least nine people were killed and 13 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday despite a temporary ceasefire, Lebanese media reported. The state-run National News Agency said three…
Petition urges SC to strike down judges’ transfers and clarify constitutional rules on judicial appointments Justice Babar Sattar (L), Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz (M) and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. Photos: IHC website ISLAMABAD: A petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenged the transfer of three Islamabad High Court judges, arguing that the move…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has informed Tajikistan that enhanced cooperation with China will remain central to strengthening regional connectivity amid plans to develop an integrated commercial corridor to connect with Central Asia. Pakistan has recently opened six land routes to access Central Asian states through Iran. The move seems to be enabling Iran to carry its 3,000…
Masakazu Shimura, a cleaning professional with three decades of experience opens up a spa-life service for plushies Dry-cleaning professional Masakazu Shimura brushes a soft toy at the facility of Cleaning Yonmarusan in Fuefuki city of Yamanashi Prefecture on April 27, 2026 © Philip FONG / AFP A worn-out Pikachu plushie, tired teddy bear or stained…
Says all injured were given immediate care, shifted to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar for treatment A Pakistan Army soldier stands guard at the Afghan border. PHOTO: FILE Eight civilians, including women and children, were seriously injured after cross-border firing and shelling struck the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan on April 26 and…