Media urged to promote factual reporting as AJK elections enter first phase
Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections…
Media urged to promote factual reporting as AJK elections enter first phase
Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections With the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections set to begin on July 27 across Mirpur Division, the AJK Information Department has called on journalists and media organisations to exercise maximum responsibility in election coverage, urging them…
Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for next two days
Cites non-publication of Platts rates; petrol remains at Rs335.18 per litre while HSD stays at Rs383.46 A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO After an increase for five consecutive days, the government on Saturday announced that petrol prices would remain unchanged for the next two days, citing the non-publication…
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reaffirm ‘brotherly ties’ as Mideast tensions heat up with Houthi involvement
Dar and Prince Faisal underscore diplomacy and peace as regional tensions continue to rise Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reaffirmed their “close and brotherly ties” while underscoring the importance of diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East…
Naqvi chairs high-level security meeting in Quetta, vows support for Balochistan
Naqvi, CM Bugti agree to accelerate security measures, saying peace, progress and prosperity go hand in hand Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti chair a high-level meeting on the law and order situation in Quetta on Saturday. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday vowed support for Balochistan amid a…
India’s Instagram Gen Z dents Modi’s aura ahead of key state polls
Modi’s video failed to quell protests; the education minister quit, handing demonstrators a rare victory Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the press upon his arrival to attend the first day of the monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. REUTERS Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India’s youth Cockroach…
Four terrorists killed as security forces foil suicide attack in South Waziristan: ISPR
Security forces destroy an explosive-laden vehicle; President Zardari, Naqvi hail security forces’ swift response Four terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district after security forces thwarted a major terrorist plot by destroying an “explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the…
Sinner, Djokovic withdraw from Montreal Masters
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon. Photo: AFP MONTREAL: Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have pulled out of next month’s ATP Montreal Masters, organizers Tennis Canada said Friday. In a packed schedule, world number one Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic both had deep runs at Wimbledon earlier this month,…
How an exam scandal in India sparked a student uprising
Her death and exam-related suicides fuelled mass protests demanding accountability from Modi’s government Habibunnisa, mother of Sheikh Sana, 19, an aspirant doctor who took her own life before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam retest, shows a picture of her daughter at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site, a day after thousands…
PTI’s Salman Akram Raja calls for Aug 5 protest, alleges wheat crisis and political victimisation
Accuses government of economic mismanagement and corruption while urging people to join the party’s planned protest PTI Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja addresses a press conference. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Saturday accused the government of corruption, economic mismanagement and political victimisation, urging citizens to participate in the party’s August…
James hopes to bring title magic to 76ers
LeBron James will join his fourth different NBA team after agreeing a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo: AFP/File NEW YORK: LeBron James announced on Friday he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar hoping to transform another franchise into a championship team. James, the NBA all-time scoring leader…
