Lawmaker responds to TikToker claiming to have bought a Civic through live stream earnings Punjab Women Protection Authority Chairperson and Punjab Assembly Member Hina Pervez Butt. Photo: File A post on X claiming a young woman earned enough through TikTok Live to buy a Rs5 million Honda Civic reignited debate over social media’s growing influence,…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Under-16 Boys Volleyball Team, which made history by winning the gold medal at the 2nd Asian U16 Volleyball Championship 2025 in Thailand, was honored with cash rewards under the Federal Government’s sports incentive policy during a ceremony held in Islamabad. The young national team achieved a landmark success by securing Pakistan’s first-ever…
CM Bugti promises compensation, jobs and education for victims’ families; all abductees recovered QUETTA: The five-day protest sit-in on Quetta’s Airport Road against the Hanna Urak tragedy was peacefully called off on Friday following successful negotiations between Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and the protest committee. Participants immediately removed their protest tents and camps after…
Grants investigators more time to recover weapons, cash, and other alleged case property A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted police a further four-day physical remand of three suspects allegedly involved in the abduction and rape of two foreign women, accepting the investigating agency’s request to complete the recovery of weapons and other case property. Judicial…
QUETTA: Police in Chaman have registered a case against the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and other party figures for allegedly delivering inflammatory remarks during a public rally. The first information report (FIR) of the case was registered at the Chaman police station on the complaint from a Gulistan resident, Abdul…
Selling pressure across key sectors drags KSE-100 lower as investor sentiment weakens KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday came under sustained selling pressure as geopolitical concerns prompted investors to offload their holdings, which dragged the benchmark KSE-100 index sharply lower during intra-day trade. At close, the index lost 1,525.24 points, or 0.89%, to settle…
Russia’s FSB says ISIS-K is recruiting militants and Central Asian migrants working in Russia. ISIS-K recruitment stretching from Central Asia into migrant communities inside Russia demonstrates how Afghanistan is increasingly functioning as regional hub for extremist mobilization, manpower generation and cross-border terrorist networking. PHOTO: APP The Vilayat Khorasan branch of the Islamic State is actively…
DPM Dar leads high-level review of port connectivity, trade facilitation. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday emphasised the need to improve port connectivity to maximise the benefits of Pakistan’s strategic geographical location. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), FM Dar chaired a high-level meeting on improving port connectivity,…
Funeral ceremonies held on Wednesday for the remains of 32 girls among 168 children killed in the Minab school attack This file image shows Islamic Revolutionary Guard during a parade. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Wednesday that it targeted two air bases in Jordan used by US forces, claiming its…
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly’s budget debate on Sunday was dominated by sharp criticism from the opposition and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), describing the document as a collection of misleading statistics and expressing reservations over development priorities and allocations for South Punjab, agriculture, health and education. On the other hand, the treasury members defended the government’s performance…