MUZAFFARGARH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission (AJKEC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, announcing that the polling will now be held in three phases to ensure peaceful, transparent and secure elections across the region. Announcing the revised election programme at a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd)…
CARRIED AWAY: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown against student protests calling for reforms in…
Stresses peace, stability in region Momeni lauds Pak diplomatic role Iran interior minister also meets CDF BACK TO DIPLOMACY: Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during a call by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, on Tuesday emphasised that Pakistan…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speaking at the inauguration of the Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence in Arifwala. SCREENGRAB FAISALABAD: A surprise inspection ordered by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has led to the arrest of six people, including a contractor and officials of the Punjab Rural Municipal Services Company (PRMSC), over alleged corruption and…
. LAHORE: Five men were arrested on the charge of allegedly attacking a police team during a raid to arrest a proclaimed offender in Hayer. According to an FIR, the police raided an under-construction gurdwara after receiving information that proclaimed offender Muhammad Ilyas was hiding there. During the operation, a man allegedly alerted the suspect,…
KARACHI: Veteran Pakistani actress, filmmaker, and director Sangeeta has made surprising revelations about actress Naeema Butt, saying she was initially cast in her upcoming Punjabi film but was later removed due to her attitude and interference in the casting process. Speaking in a recent interview, Sangeeta revealed that Naeema Butt was originally selected for an…
. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik met Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President Tareq Ebrahim to discuss expanding cooperation in Pakistan’s petroleum sector, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. Malik described Kuwait as one of Pakistan’s closest friends and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the more than…
Budget strain cuts military training as renewed Iran fighting threatens to drive defence costs even higher The Pentagon is confronting an urgent funding shortfall driven largely by the war in Iran, with key military accounts expected to run dry within weeks as US President Donald Trump expands the conflict, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday,…
US and Mexico begin first formal USMCA talks since Washington declined to extend the trade pact on July 1 A drone view shows trucks crossing into the United States via the Zaragoza-Ysleta border bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 2, 2025. REUTERS US and Mexican trade negotiators will meet for a third round of bilateral…
Group of seven was by Ohio river when swimmer struggled, triggering rescue attempts that killed five, sheriff says A file image of Ohio River. PHOTO: PIXABAY Two women and three men were confirmed dead on Monday in an apparent mass drowning in Ohio after two people entered a river to help a struggling swimmer, followed…