ISLAMABAD: In a move further tightening its crackdown on religious and educational institutions in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the Indian government has declared a famous seminary Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, located in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian district, as an “unlawful entity” under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),…
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan’s (CCP) new cement sector study has advocated tax, logistics, energy and mineral reforms to boost competition, cut structural distortions and unlock long-term growth in one of Pakistan’s key industrial sectors. The report titled “Competition Assessment Study of the Cement Sector in Pakistan,” addresses competition-related challenges in the cement sector….
Karachiites pushed to the brink, with some areas go up to 20 hours without electricity KARACHI: A severe spell of load-shedding has engulfed the city, plunging large parts of Karachi into prolonged darkness amid the sweltering April heat that is typical of the season. As temperatures soar, the power outages have pushed citizens to the…
ISPR says exercise aimed at enhancing professional capabilities through joint training Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Monday kicked off a joint counter-terrorism exercise at Tarbela aimed at enhancing professional capabilities and strengthening longstanding military-to-military relations, the military’s media wing said in a statement According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Shake Hands-II is a…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: File Iran is “serious” about reaching a deal with the United States, but any agreement must prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday. “I think they’re are serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” Rubio said…
Bahrain said revocations followed royal order under Article 10/3 for harming interest or disloyalty Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026.PHOTO:REUTERS Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 69 people over what it described as sympathy with Iran’s hostile acts and collaboration with foreign entities, the kingdom’s interior…
Delays in appointing the female ombudsperson have slowed down justice in harassment and property dispute cases LAHORE: In Punjab, thousands of workplace harassment and women’s inheritance cases have been delayed due to the non-appointment of the Provincial Ombudsperson for the past nine months, leaving many women awaiting justice. The office has remained vacant since May…
Gaza faces massive cleanup, with 61m tonnes of rubble, says UNDP official Alessandro Mrakic Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Palestinians are using war rubble to repave streets destroyed during Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza, crushing concrete and metal into pavement…
Politician and India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi appointed as the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi speaks with the media outside the parliament in New Delhi March 15, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS India named veteran politician Dinesh Trivedi as its next high commissioner to Bangladesh on Monday, in a rare appointment of…
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama throws down a dunk in the Spurs victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game four of their NBA playoff series. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs as San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant…